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@comcast.net

On Nov 23, 2017, at 12:58 PM, Ben Wasserott <bwasserott@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