[Neighbors] Building a coalition: Lead and Coal

Fri Dec 8 19:08:53 MST 2017

Ben, thank you and the coalition for taking the initiative to help resolve the Lead/Coal traffic issues. I read the letter that you sent to Councilor Davis and as a 43 year resident in Nob Hill, living along Lead, all your points are very valid. As expected, there is more traffic, including the semi-trucks taking Lead & Coal. Construction crews (not affiliated with ART) and other delivery trucks will not have the patience nor the time to deal with Central Avenue.
Over the past several years the issue of making Lead/Coal two-way streets has been debated. I agree with Bob and am not in favor of making Lead/Coal two ways.
 One of the most important concerns has to do with providing emergency vehicles and first responders with a non-congested route for those very important calls. Air quality is definitely worse after ART. I have had to order more filters for my husband's oxygen equipment. When I change the old ones, the proof is there...they are black! 
 Two way streets for Lead/Coal would be totally out of the plan for me based on worse air quality due to more backed up traffic congestion like Zuni as Bob stated. In addition, now that traffic has been diverted  through residential areas, I see more trash on our streets. Residents are stuck cleaning up after the drivers who have no respect or concern for this neighborhood or City. Whatever happened to the program, Keep Albuquerque Beautiful?
Again, thank you for your positive involvement in community affairs.
Flora Silva, Resident

    On Friday, December 8, 2017, 4:44:57 PM MST, Ben Wasserott via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:  

 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 AndersonAlbuquerque, 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) 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.

Here is a link to our letter to the Public.

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!

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Ben Wasserott

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Ben Wasserott

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