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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The idea of a bike path along the railroad
right of way has been around for a long time, and considerable work has already
been done in some areas. It’s called the Coastal Rail Trail The problem for
Encinitas is that the North County Transit District is requiring that a fence
be constructed along with the bike path, and many Encinitas residents who are used
to crossing the tracks to get to PCH and the beach oppose the path for that
reason. The city council, caught between a rock and a hard place have sided
with the residents. There are solutions, but it will take al lot of work and
political will to either get legal crossings approved or to get everyone to
agree that the bike path is not going to increase illegal track crossings so a
fence shouldn’t be required.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Showing up and letting them know you care
is an essential part of the process of finding a solution.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Stephan Vance<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Danette Hoffert
[mailto:danettehoffert@gmail.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, February 17, 2008
8:24 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> John Eldon<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> Kathy Keehan;
sdcbc@bikesandiego.org; sdcbcboard@calvin.ucsd.edu<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [SDCBC] specific
information about Encinitas community meetings re: <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">Coast Highway</st1:address></st1:Street></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>John E. and Kathy, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>My 3 cents worth.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>So glad you will be attending. I will try but often work late.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>1. Riding a bike along the coast is a very desirable ride by all types
of bicycle riders. Bicyclist are a reality of the PCH!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>2. The PCH from North to South is dangerous. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sometimes the bike lane just vanishes and a
bicyclist is caught in the "gauntlet." It reminds me of
the crazy motorcyclists flying in between lanes. Yet I have no
choice and am put in a crazy motorcycle type position. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> I have traffic on my left and parking on my
right. If you are dealing with SUV, trucks, buses, tourists driving
on the left, you have enough to contend with. The mirror on a RV
once came within inches of my head. This is the reality of the ride
along the PCH especially in parts of <span style='background:yellow'>Encinitas.</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Traffic on the right is even more
dangerous. Car doors, runners, pedestrians, strollers, pets,
etc.. I used to try the three foot rule for avoiding the car doors
which swing open at random, but you need the five foot rule for some of
the bigger trucks and SUVs. I attempt to look at cars/trucks to see
if someone is in the drivers seat and may swing open a door, but with
tinted windows, cars hidden behind SUVs/trucks, this is often difficult.
This then makes the cars on your left angry so some come dangerously close
or stay behind and get angry. It is a lose/lose.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>I saw a bicyclist with a camera on her
helmet riding along the PCH. I think a picture is worth a
thousand... you know. <em><i><font face="Times New Roman"> If we
could find someone to </font></i></em><strong><b><i><font
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-style:italic'>video tape </span></font></i></b></strong><em><i><font
face="Times New Roman">the riding experience
through Encinitas on a week-end morning they might get an
idea of the chaos and danger. I think it would be powerful.</font></i></em><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Vulcan offers a lot to planners. There is
an option for a huge bike trail along side Vulcan and the dirt along the
railroad tracks. <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">San Diego</st1:place></st1:City>
has so much to offer. We could create a hundred mile loop if we
created a decent bike path up and down the coast and linked it to some of
the others, 56 to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hodges</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Bridge</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, etc..
I am dreaming a little big here. But what a draw and money maker for
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">San Diego</st1:place></st1:City>,
a city that offers year-round cycling. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Some ideas for the upcoming meetings. Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Danette Hoffert <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On Feb 11, 2008 1:34 P , John Eldon <<a
href="mailto:j.eldon@sbcglobal.net">j.eldon@sbcglobal.net</a>> wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I'll attend at least the Saturday morning workshop, and possibly one or
both evening events, as well. If anyone who cannot attend has any concerns or
requests, please forward them to me. This week's meeting is probably the least
important of the three, in the sense that public input will not be heard --
there will be just a brief project background briefing for the city council. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I am pushing hard for reducing the speed limit from 40 or 45 mph to
30mph and for avoiding door zone bike lanes. I am wary of the proposal to
install parking on the north (railroad frontage) side of the coast highway.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>John E. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Kathy Keehan <<a
href="mailto:execdir@sdcbc.org" target="_blank">execdir@sdcbc.org</a>></span></font></i></b>
wrote: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>I hope many of you can attend, and encourage your bicycling friends to
do so as well! There are three meetings, and we need bicyclists at all three –</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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