From joelm at noondaysun.com Mon Sep 7 16:41:52 2009 From: joelm at noondaysun.com (Joel McKinney) Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 16:41:52 -0700 Subject: [OldNorth] Call to Arms - Message that we sent out from Davis Bicycles For Old North Davis Neighborhood Association immediate attention!!! Message-ID: <4D31F42A-B531-48D1-B4F5-9B6F8C8EDABD@noondaysun.com> Dear Davis Bicycles! ( Old North Neighborhood ) Supporters, We now have more than 2,300 signatures on our petition supporting the redesign of Fifth Street, enough to demonstrate to the Council that there is significant community support for this important project. The Fifth Street Corridor Workplan is on the agenda of the City Council meeting this Tuesday at City Hall. It is the second item after the consent calendar and so could be heard as early as 7:30pm, but there could be delays. Your attendance at this meeting will show the council the depth of community support for the redesign. This is THE best meeting for you to attend to help us move the Fifth Street issue to a successful conclusion. Please join us for cold drinks and cookies in the City Hall breezeway before the meeting, we'd love to see you there! City staff is recommending that council re-affirm the approved workplan and timeline to continue evaluating options for the Fifth Street Corridor. But the city manager has assured us that the council can vote, if they so choose, to select the redesign as the preferred option, in order to support the funding proposal to SACOG (see the staff report for details). SACOG funding is unlikely if this project isn't approved at Tuesday's hearing. Speak up at the public comment opportunity if you like, but we hope to have a few "designated" people speaking, who will ask for a show of hands in support. The Council will appreciate this efficiency, and it will let them get to their discussion of the project sooner. Points to make if you speak include: The ongoing accident toll, while we wait out this long public outreach process. The missed opportunity for federal stimulus funding, and now the possibility that Davis will not get SACOG funding. The overwhelming evidence of how successful this solution is in improving streets like Fifth Street. The clear evidence, now from TWO traffic simulation studies, that traffic flow will not be hindered, but in fact improved. The large number of policies and action items in the adopted General Plan that guide this decision. The opportunity to show leadership and a concern for public safety. Regards, Leo Rainer President, Davis Bicycles! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: