Greetings,

I am forwarding this on behalf of Ms. Moran as her computer is having problems.

Anthony T. Coon

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Tony Coon <coont@mac.com>
> Date: November 25, 2007 4:17:53 PM PST
> To: Charles Moran <cfmam@sbcglobal.net>
> Cc: Karen Bertrand <karenbertrand@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: (1) Traffic Problems -- Oak Grove Ave & Pine Street;
> (2) Pine Street Parking Regulations
>
> Mr. Taylor,
>
> Thank you for your prompt reply to my email. I would like to offer
> a couple of clarifications:
>
> 1. On the subject of Traffic Problems at Oak Grove and Pine St.,
> our suggestion as expressed in our 2/8/07 letter was that in case
> the City continues to allow left turns from the Nativity School
> parking lot onto Oak Grove, a metering light be installed at the
> exit from the parking lot to allow cars time to turn from Pine
> Street to Oak Grove, _NOT_ that a traffic light be installed at the
> corner of Oak Grove and Pine St.
>
> 2. The petition of 5/5/07 requests uniform parking regulations the
> entire length of Pine Street, _NOT_ the removal of all parking.
> Currently, parking on half the street from Ravenswood to Cherry is
> allowed in the East side only, whereas along the other half, from
> Cherry to Oak Grove, parking is allowed on both sides. This often
> causes congestion and could cause problems for emergency vehicles,
> as Pine Street is unusually narrow.
>
> We appreciate your consideration of these matters and look forward
> to hearing further.
>
> Regards,
>
> Marie Moran
>
>
> On Nov 14, 2007, at 9:14 PM, Charles Moran wrote:
>
>> So, where do we go from here??? Do we ask Lynn to obtain the
>> signatures of the others down Pine Street???
>> We did NOT suggest a traffic signal at Oak Grove & Pine, rather a
>> metering light for cars exiting the Nativity lot. Marie
>>
>> Note: forwarded message attached.
>>
>> From: "Taylor, Charles W" <CWTaylor@menlopark.org>
>> Date: November 14, 2007 2:28:33 PM PST
>> To: "Charles Moran" <cfmam@sbcglobal.net>, "_Planning Commission"
>> <planning.commission@menlopark.org>
>> Cc: "_CCIN" <city.council@menlopark.org>, "Rojas, Glen"
>> <grojas@menlopark.org>, "_Transportation" <TRANS@menlopark.org>
>> Subject: RE: (1) Traffic Problems -- Oak Grove Ave & Pine Street;
>> (2) Pine Street Parking Regulations
>>
>>
>> Ms. Moran,
>>
>> I wanted to respond to your concerns and provide a path to move
>> forward with your issues. I have grouped my responses based on
>> your bulleted items, they are as follows:
>>
>> 1) Staff did conduct a preliminary field review of your concern as
>> well as reviewed accident data. There did not appear to be
>> significant delays during the AM peak hour and there does not
>> appear to be an accident history at the intersection. Your
>> suggestion related to right turn only from the school parking lot
>> would shift traffic to other intersections and potentially create
>> other issues. These would need to be fully analyzed to determine
>> their impacts. Also, the suggestion to install a traffic signal at
>> Pine Street and Oak Grove would not meet the proper signal
>> warrants (installation guidelines) and would not be a viable
>> option. In light of the new parking lot being constructed for
>> Nativity school, staff will conduct another preliminary field
>> review after construction to determine if any changes have
>> occurred either to delay or accident history, this issue could be
>> revisited at that time.
>>
>> 2) Your second concern related to the parking situation would
>> warrant a more detailed study. The removal of parking on Pine
>> Street from Oak Grove to Ravenswood would have an impact on many
>> property owners in the area. The signatures on the petition
>> represented residents near the Oak Grove section of Pine Street,
>> but not other sections of the street. In order to analyze your
>> concerns and develop alternatives to potentially address your
>> concerns a project would need to be undertaken by the City. The
>> project would need to be approved by City Council through their
>> annual project priority setting process. This project will be
>> listed as a potential project and considered by the Transportation
>> Commission with a recommendation to City Council. The
>> Transportation Commission will consider project priorities for the
>> 2008-2009 fiscal year at its December meeting on Wednesday
>> December 12th at 7:30pm in the City Council Chambers.
>>
>> If you have any further questions please let me know.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Chip Taylor
>> Transportation Manager
>> City of Menlo Park
>> 701 Laurel Street
>> Menlo Park, CA 94025
>> 650-330-6771
>> ctaylor@menlopark.org
>>
>>
>> From: Charles Moran [mailto:cfmam@sbcglobal.net]
>> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 9:29 PM
>> To: _Planning Commission
>> Cc: _CCIN; Rojas, Glen; _Transportation
>> Subject: (1) Traffic Problems -- Oak Grove Ave & Pine Street; (2)
>> Pine Street Parking Regulations
>>
>> Ladies and Gentlemen: I am writing in regard to the two subject
>> matters to request at least an acknowledgement of several
>> communications to the City of Menlo Park Transportation Department.
>>
>> (1) On February 8, 2007, Oak Grove Place Homeowners Association
>> wrote to the Director of Transportation to outline traffic
>> problems at the corner of Oak Grove Ave. and Pine Street (namely,
>> left turns being allowed from Nativity School parking lot on to
>> Oak Grove Ave. in front of Pine Street.) In that communication,
>> we also offered several possible solutions.
>>
>> After follow-up telephone calls to the Transportation Director on
>> March 27, 2007 and June 4, 2007, and a follow-up letter dated
>> August 29, 2007 (with copies to City Manager and City Council), we
>> have yet to receive any acknowledgement from any City department
>> regarding action being taken on our concerns.
>>
>> (2) On May 5, 2007, 23 residents of Pine Street, Menlo Park,
>> signed and sent a petition to the City of Menlo Park
>> Transportation Department requesting that the City extend one-side-
>> of-the-street parking uniformly the entire length of Pine Street
>> because of unsafe conditions (in short, if large vehicles are
>> allowed to park on both sides of Pine Street, it is virtually
>> impossible for emergency vehicles to traverse the street.) To my
>> knowledge, no one has received any indication from the City that
>> any action on this problem is being considered.
>>
>> I will greatly appreciate a response regarding the status of these
>> two safety concerns.
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Marie Moran (Secty to Oak Grove Place HOA)
>> 1160-F Pine Street, Menlo Park
>
> ---
> Tony Coon
> coont@mac.com
>
> "No amount of careful planning will ever replace dumb luck"
>

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Tony Coon
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"No amount of careful planning will ever replace dumb luck"