By Jonah Kanner
Everyone wants to live on a safe, quiet street, and this proposal to reduce speeding is widely supported. Over 1,000 people have signed petitions backing safe Greenways, and 18 local organizations have endorsed the project. Ahead of Monday’s meeting, the City Council received about 200 emails in support of the design contract and heard public comments from roughly 35 speakers in favor of the project, with five speakers opposed. Some supporters brought signs that read, “SLOW DOWN! Speeding is nuts!”—echoing a message seen on yard signs across the city.
District 3 resident Andrew George called for safe Greenways, saying, “I want residents to open their windows to hear beautiful parrots rather than closing them to keep out road noise … Let’s get started on building some Greenways.”
Aubrey Schonoff told the City Council, “We need immediate action to improve the safety of our streets … When I lived on El Molino, taking a walk was just as dangerous because people run stop signs constantly and speed. I was almost hit by cars many times just walking to the gym or walking to CVS.”