RESOLUTION OF THE
BARRON PARK ASSOCIATION (BPA)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
January 9, 2004
The Board
of Directors of the Barron Park Neighborhood Association supports the proposed
Charleston/Arastradero Corridor redesign plan in the 12/10/2003 Staff Report as
it was recommended by the Planning & Transportation Commission on that
date. We believe that the
Charleston/Arastradero School Corridor is currently unsafe for pedestrians and
bicyclists, particularly for school-bound children and senior citizens. Safety must be our first priority. The Board supports a trial study of the
following design changes:
a. Installation
of coordinated and adaptive traffic signals along the Corridor to improve the
flow of traffic, to maintain or improve travel times, and to give priority to
emergency vehicles,
b. Implementation
of a three-lane reduction the full length of the Charleston/ Arastradero school
corridor with the exception of sections where it is clear that four lanes are
needed to accommodate queuing. This
three lane configuration will provide the needed room for wider bike lanes, for
the construction of medians, and for additional right and left turn lanes which
will improve the flow of traffic by eliminating the back-ups currently caused
by the turning movements of cars. This
reconfiguration will reduce speeding on the school corridor, thereby
significantly lessening the number
and severity of
injuries,
c. Implementation
of a continuous bike lane along the entire corridor, the widening of the bike lane, and the colored painting of the
bike lane for increased visibility,
d. Implementation
of bulb-outs and median strips with pedestrian refuges to improve the safety of
pedestrians and bicyclists needing to cross the road,
e. Addition
of more crosswalks and “smart crosswalks” to improve the safety of pedestrians
and bicyclists needing to cross the road,
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Douglas Moran, President