[DB!-Announce] Fifth Street Redesign on the Agenda of This Tuesday's Council Meeting

[Davis Bicycles Announcements]

Dear Davis Bicycles! Supporters,

We now have more than 2,300 signatures on our petition supporting the
redesign of Fifth Street, enough to demonstrate to the Council that there is
significant community support for this important project.


 The Fifth Street Corridor Workplan is on the agenda
<http://cityofdavis.org/meetings/councilpackets/20090908/Agenda%20CC-RDA%2009-08-09.pdf>of
the City Council meeting *this Tuesday* at City Hall. It is the second item
after the consent calendar and so could be heard as early as 7:30pm, but
there could be delays. Your attendance at this meeting will show the council
the depth of community support for the redesign.  *This is THE best meeting
for you to attend to help us move the Fifth Street issue to a successful
conclusion.  *Please join us for cold drinks and cookies in the City Hall
breezeway before the meeting, we'd love to see you there!

City staff is recommending that council re-affirm the approved workplan and
timeline to continue evaluating options for the Fifth Street Corridor. But
the city manager has assured us that the council can vote, if they so
choose, to select the redesign as the preferred option, in order to support
the funding proposal to SACOG (see the staff
report<http://cityofdavis.org/meetings/councilpackets/20090908/05%20Fifth%20Street%20Corridor%20Workplan.pdf>for
details). SACOG funding is unlikely if this project isn't approved at
Tuesday's hearing.

Speak up at the public comment opportunity if you like, but we hope to have
a few "designated" people speaking, who will ask for a show of hands in
support.  The Council will appreciate this efficiency, and it will let them
get to their discussion of the project sooner.

Points to make if you speak include:

   - The ongoing accident toll, while we wait out this long public outreach
   process.
   - The missed opportunity for federal stimulus funding, and now the
   possibility that Davis will not get SACOG funding.
   - The overwhelming evidence of how successful this solution is in
   improving streets like Fifth Street.
   - The clear evidence, now from TWO traffic simulation studies, that
   traffic flow will not be hindered, but in fact improved.
   - The large number of policies and action items in the adopted General
   Plan that guide this decision.
   - The opportunity to show leadership and a concern for public safety.

 Regards,

   Leo Rainer
   President, Davis Bicycles!
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