[Neighbors] Building a coalition: Lead and Coal

[Ben Wasserott via Neighbors_nobhill-nm]

I am happy to discuss the desired baseline study in person and any other
concerns. Please let me know if I can attend a meeting in January or not.

On Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 1:26 PM, Robert L Anderson <citizen at comcast.net>
wrote:

> Adrian can you put Mr. Wasserott on our December 11 agenda, or January?
> We need to support this quickly.
>
> Also Ben, in the baseline study we need an air quality monitor network
> along the Led/Coal/Zuni corridor.  (I am not for two way streets as a
> solution as that would only increase the air quality and noise problem -
> just look at Zuni now.  There are other solutions like enforcements,
> inspections, roundabouts, dead-ends, bumps, etc. imo.  We can explore
> these.)
>
> Air quality here is an increasing problem as my family and friends can
> testify.  Our young  kids, who are more susceptible to asthma complain of
> breathing problems in the rush hours of traffic produces a steady stream of
> CO plus when the increasing amount of big diesel powered vehicles pass by
> our house at Coal and Richmond it is gaging. If prospective buyers knew of
> all this before probably might not move to this area of Nob Hill.  I have
> to clean the ceiling fans blades of the soot more often now than before the
> rebuild.  We are breatbreathinging in that stuff daily.
>
> Our location is on an upgrade of Coal where vehicles are in a steady
> acceleration mode (often drag racing) which produce much more pollution
> than normal.  Add to that our corner is a busy turn onto Coal which means
> the acceleration increases as vehicles move from a stand still to a higher
> speed in three directions.  The pollution is bad here.  We need to include
> this problem in the baseline study.
>
> Sincerely,
> Bob Anderson
> Albuquerque, NM
> citizen at comcast.net
>
>
>
>
> On Nov 23, 2017, at 12:58 PM, Ben Wasserott <bwasserott at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello Nobhill NA board,
>
> I am board member and property owner within the University Heights
> Neighborhood Association boundaries.
>
> I would like to open a dialogue about improving Lead and Coal for safety
> and walkability of our neighborhoods including all properties adjacent to
> Lead and Coal from San Mateo to Broadway. As they stand the impacts of the
> traffic from these roads are untenable and something has to change.
>
> Firstly, we are seeking a baseline survey of multiple variables about the
> impact of Lead/Coal being arterial roads such as auto collisions, safety,
> walkability, noise and property values etc. Secondly, we wish to have all
> remedies for decreasing the negative impacts of the traffic on Lead and
> Coal to be realized as soon as possible. Thirdly, it is our position (and
> recommendation
> <http://www.greatercentralave.org/diary-updates/were-rolling-out-the-draft-report-here-are-the-first-releases/>)
> that businesses, residents and pedestrians alike would benefit from Lead
> and Coal being converted into two-way residential streets (just like
> downtown).
>
> Here is a link to our letter to Pat Davis
> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwlKWVSoWWsjYU05amQxdHpxdDg/view?usp=sharing>
> .
>
> Here is a link to our letter to the Public
> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k-CffS7lXuYl489Mp1t_B6IQDOPelfBSGpAl8XUEQvs/edit?usp=sharing>
> .
>
> I would be more happy to stop by your NA meeting in January (or at your
> convenience) to get your members unique perspective on these issues and
> give you ours.
>
> Thank you and happy Holidays!
>
> --
>
> *Ben Wasserott*
>
>
>


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*Ben Wasserott*
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