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. Dear Councilmembers, In addition to the information in the staff report, I'd like to direct your attention to the recently released report by the state's Zero Traffic Fatalities Task Force: https://calsta.ca.gov/-/media/calsta-media/documents/calsta-report-of-findings-ab-2363-zero-traffic...
. Dear Councilmembers, It's exciting to see plans for the Middle Ave undercrossing moving forward. To get the most bang for all the bucks going into this project, I urge you to put Middle Ave bike lanes on your priority list in the work plan that you are scheduled to approve this evening. W...
Dear Councilmembers, While you have many hard budget decisions to make, please do not approve the reintroduction of herbicides as a way to cut costs for landscape maintenance. I believe the city's Environmental Quality Commission put some effort into making the case for natural weed control, and ma...
Dear Councilmembers, You may have heard that Oakland (and other cities) are providing more opportunities for their residents to walk and bike by closing streets to through traffic: Cities Close Streets to Cars, Opening Space for Social Distancing https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/11/us/coronavirus-st...
Dear Councilmembers, During your upcoming goal-setting meeting, I strongly urge you to prioritize the development and adoption of a Climate Action Plan. I know that the Environmental Quality Commission, with the help of the Complete Streets Commission and others, are tirelessly devoting many volunt...
Dear Councilmembers, Recently, I asked an energy consultant about natural gas vs. electricity. Beyond the environmental concerns, his take was that natural gas was so potent a form of energy, we should conserve it for applications like welding and rocket fuel, and that it was a waste to expend natur...
Dear Councilmembers, At tonight's meeting, you will be looking at staff's recommendations to remove on-street parking on Jefferson Dr. and Chrysler Dr. and installing bike lanes. Jefferson Dr. in particular is a key route for students biking to our newest high school, TIDE Academy, from Belle Haven ...
Dear Councilmembers, At this Tuesday's council meeting, you'll be voting on the Transportation Master Plan's goals and how to prioritize projects. The Complete Streets Commission hasn't had a chance to weigh in on this yet, so I'm writing here as a resident. I'm confused as to why, at this stage of...
Dear Councilmembers, You'll be appointing some new commissioners at tonight's meeting. I'd like to suggest that, when you look at an applicant's qualifications, you look at their geographic location compared to the rest of the commission and give them particular consideration if they come from a pa...
Dear Councilmembers, Thank you so much for your work to create this east-west bike route. The professionally collected data, pre- and post-pilot, shows that the Oak Grove Bike Route is a net positive for our community in so many ways--encouraging more bicycling while reducing collisions. However, we...
