Public Records Request

Bellevue/Grand Request #769 10/14/2013

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"c! .lasso/s0'$ .lad, Patton$ 1ason, (velino$ 2arian, (t 3ar+e, .an+$ 1oe, %antana$ 2eanna, Blac0/ell$ Fred, %anc#e4$ (rturo ), )c5l#ane'$ 3'nette, Gerard$ 1ennie, Ban#$ *oan+, P.( "all "enter, Paula 1o'ce %/iat0o/s0i 6 7F8%9 :ei+#bors, Rac#el Broad/in, 2., *eidi %c#isel, Ruben %undeen 7F8%9 :ei+#bors, Barbara :e/co be 7F8%9 :ei+#bors, (velino$ 2arian, .an+$ 1oe %ub;ect! R5! 3a0e )erritt/Grand 3ac0 o< "ross/al0 %a<et' "oncerns "ascade *ei+#ts :ei+#bors$ &#an0 'ou <or 'our e ail= &#e "it' is s>eci<icall' loo0in+ at t#e crossin+s on Grand at Bellevue and /ill be #a>>' /or0 /it# t#e :ei+#bors on 'our concerns at t#is intersection and ot#er areas= .e #ave /or0ed /it# an' o< t#e :ei+#bor#ood +rou>s all alon+ Grand (venue corridor= Please >rovide us one or t/o >oints o< contact 7and t#eir in<o=9 t#at /e can <urt#er discuss 'our concerns= ?ou a' contact e b' e ail or t#e nu ber belo/= &#an0 'ou a+ain$ Peter Peter "#un$ &=5= &rans>ortation %ervices 2ivision "it' o< 8a0land 7@109 23A67774 Fro ! "ascade *ei+#ts B ailto!#ausrat911C+ ail=co D %ent! .ednesda'$ Februar' 20$ 2013 6!39 P) &o! -erni+#an$ Pat "c! .lasso/s0'$ .lad, "#un$ Peter, Patton$ 1ason, (velino$ 2arian, (t 3ar+e, .an+$ 1oe, %antana$ 2eanna, Blac0/ell$ Fred, %anc#e4$ (rturo ), )c5l#ane'$ 3'nette, Gerard$ 1ennie, Ban#$ *oan+, P.( "all "enter, Paula 1o'ce %/iat0o/s0i 6 7F8%9 :ei+#bors, Rac#el Broad/in, 2., *eidi %c#isel, Ruben %undeen 7F8%9 :ei+#bors, Barbara :e/co be 7F8%9 :ei+#bors %ub;ect! Re! 3a0e )erritt/Grand 3ac0 o< "ross/al0 %a<et' "oncerns t#an0s <or t#e quic0 <eedbac0= .e sent t#is <ar and /ide #o>in+ to reac# t#e ri+#t >eo>le= .e also believe t#at t#e dots /ould be ore disru>tive to buses and bic'cles/ otorc'cles t#an t#e ru ble stri>s$ and >ossibl' ore eE>ensive= *o/ever$ /e believe t#is is an i >ortant >ro>osal since lives #ave alread' been lost and ost drivers /ill need a serious /a0e u> call to F/a0e u>F to t#e <act t#at not >a'in+ attention to our >oorl' lit cross/al0s is dan+erous and li<e t#reatenin+= .e /ere advised to >rovide a >ro>osal and >ossible solution >rior to t#e ont# /#ere bud+ets are discussed and set in t#e cit'= (+ain t#an0 'ou= 8n .ed$ Feb 20$ 2013 at 4!@1 P)$ -erni+#an$ Pat GP-erni+#anCoa0landnet=co H /rote!

2ear Feet on t#e %treet +rou>$ I see t#at 'ou #ave addressed 'our request directl' to t#e tra<<ic en+ineers in t#e Public .or0s &rans>ortation %ervices 2ivision$ /#ic# is t#e ri+#t >lace to +o= I a #ereb' addin+ ' voice to t#e request t#at t#e' eEa ine t#e s>eed and sa<et' issues t#at 'ou raise concernin+ t#e len+t# o< 3a0es#ore (venue neEt to t#e 3a0e= 7.#ic# is actuall' in "ouncil e ber )c5l#ane'Js district$ but I drive it <requentl'=9 I /ant to let 'ou 0no/$ #o/ever$ t#at t#ere are unli0el' to be an' Fquic0 <iEes=F It ta0es ti e <or t#e to evaluate bot# t#e eEistin+ issues and >ossible solutions= Re+ardin+ t#e Fru ble stri>sF or Fbot dotsF$ t#ere are >ros and cons to doin+ t#at= &#e dots t#at I a <a iliar /it# are quite nois' /#en cars +o over t#e and t#us nearb' nei+#bors usuall' ob;ect to t#e = It a' also be an issue /it# t#e buses t#at use 3a0es#ore= In an' case$ t#e en+ineers are >re>ared to do t#e required anal'sis o< all t#e issues= Patricia -erni+#an 8a0land "it' "ouncil President and "ouncil e ber <or 2istrict 2 1 Fran0 8+a/a Pla4a$ 2d Floor 8a0land$ "( 94612 @10623A67002 >0erni+#anCoa0landnet=co ///=>at0erni+#an=co

Fro ! "ascade *ei+#ts B ailto!#ausrat911C+ ail=co D %ent! .ednesda'$ Februar' 20$ 2013 3!0A P) &o! .lasso/s0'$ .lad, "#un$ Peter, Patton$ 1ason, (velino$ 2arian, (t 3ar+e, .an+$ 1oe, %antana$ 2eanna, Blac0/ell$ Fred, %anc#e4$ (rturo ), )c5l#ane'$ 3'nette, -erni+#an$ Pat "c! Ban#$ *oan+, P.( "all "enter, Paula 1o'ce %/iat0o/s0i 6 7F8%9 :ei+#bors, Rac#el Broad/in, 2., *eidi %c#isel, Ruben %undeen 7F8%9 :ei+#bors, Barbara :e/co be 7F8%9 :ei+#bors %ub;ect! 3a0e )erritt/Grand 3ac0 o< "ross/al0 %a<et' "oncerns Feet on t#e %treet :ei+#bor#ood Grou> re+ularl' addresses local li+#tin+ sa<et' on our streets in "leveland *ei+#ts and t#e surroundin+ area= .it# t#e encoura+e ent o< *oan+ Ban#$ our local P%($ /e are noti<'in+ t#e cit' o< t#e ur+ent need <or i ediate attention to >edestrian sa<et' at cross/al0s around t#e entire 3a0e )erritt >ar0 roads$ includin+ Grand (venue near 3a0e )erritt= &#is noti<ication is ins>ired not onl' b' t#e 2ece ber accident in /#ic# t/o >edestrians /ere #it crossin+ Grand at Bellevue /it# one deat# resultin+$ but also <ro a series o< ulti>le si ilar incidents 7near isses9 involvin+ ourselves and our nei+#bors= Researc# /e #ave >ersonall' underta0en as a co unit' sa<et' +rou> indicates t#at /#ile t#ere are an' reasonable s>eed li it si+ns >osted around t#e 3a0e in bot# directions$ drivers are lar+el' not obe'in+ t#e = &#e' also i+nore t#e /ide /#ite cross/al0 lines in ulti>le locations /#ere t#ere are :8 tra<<ic li+#ts=

.e believe t#at t#e installation o< Ftransverse or in6lane ru ble stri>sF is a viable solution to en#ance cross/al0 sa<et'= &#ese stri>s eEtendin+ across <ull lane /idt# several 'ards in <ront o< eac# cross/al0 area /ould be a re inder to drivers t#at a cross/al0 is co in+ u>= ( co on use o< ru ble stri>s is to /arn inattentive drivers o< so et#in+ uneE>ected$ in t#is case$ cross/al0s= &#e stri>s can #ave s all s>aces in t#e >attern so t#at bic'cles can >ass t#rou+# uni >eded alt#ou+# ridin+ across a stri> is not >roble atic as t#e' are quite narro/= .e #ave c#ec0ed cost and it see s <airl' econo ical 7K@006 K3000 >er ile9 co >ared to s>eed bu >s and e bedded cross/al0 352 li+#tin+= "osts <or ru ble stri>s installed as a stand6alone >ro;ect a' var' and it is di<<icult to co >are unit >rices as so e a' include onl' cost <or illin+ t#e ru bles$ /#ile ot#ers include t#e cost o< lane closures or ot#er incidentals o< cit' road /or0= ( #el><ul lin0 to address questions about ru ble stri>s <ollo/s! #tt>!//sa<et'=<#/a=dot=+ov/road/a'Lde>t/>ave ent/ru bleLstri>s/<aqs=c< I #ave co>ied so e o< our Feet on t#e %treet e bers#i> 6 /e /ill be <or/ardin+ t#is essa+e to an' and all cit' o<<icials /e believe /ill be concerned as /ell as our local re>resentatives /#o are interested in t#is >ro;ect beco in+ <unded success<ull' and co >leted as soon as >ossible= &#an0 'ou <or 'our consideration and >lease ac0no/led+e recei>t o< t#is e ail= %incerel'$ Feet on t#e %treet )e bers#i> Francesca (ustin #ausrat911C+ ail=co Paula 1o'ce %/ia0o/s0i PaulaL1o'ceCatt=net Barbara :e/co be Barbara:e/co beC%B"Global=net Rac#el Broad/in "#e4rac#elC'a#oo=co (dditional na es and e ails o< e bers#i> su>>lied on request

66 %i+ned$ "#es0a on *ill+irt F3i<e is not about /#at #a>>ens to 'ou$ but /#at 'ou do /it# /#at #a>>ens to 'ou$M 2orot#' Rod#a 66 %i+ned$ "#es0a on *ill+irt F3i<e is not about /#at #a>>ens to 'ou$ but /#at 'ou do /it# /#at #a>>ens to 'ou$M 2orot#' Rod#a

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Fro ! .lasso/s0'$ .lad

%ent! )onda'$ )arc# 04$ 2013 @!27 P) &o! J"ascade *ei+#tsJ "c! Ban#$ *oan+, P.( "all "enter, Paula 1o'ce %/iat0o/s0i 6 7F8%9 :ei+#bors, Rac#el Broad/in, 2., *eidi %c#isel, Ruben %undeen 7F8%9 :ei+#bors, Barbara :e/co be 7F8%9 :ei+#bors, "#un$ Peter, Patton$ 1ason, (velino$ 2arian, (t 3ar+e, .an+$ 1oe, %antana$ 2eanna, Blac0/ell$ Fred, %anc#e4$ (rturo ), )c5l#ane'$ 3'nette, -erni+#an$ Pat, Gerard$ 1ennie, Far er$ "ase' %ub;ect! N>date and Res>onse to! 3a0e )erritt/Grand 3ac0 o< "ross/al0 %a<et' "oncerns &o our "oncerned "iti4ens in t#e Grand63a0e$ (da s Point and nei+#borin+ co unities!

Recentl'$ in a s>an o< t/o ont#s$ t/o auto6>edestrian collisions occurred at t#e intersection o< Grand (venue and Bellevue (venue t#at resulted in t#e deat#s o< t/o >edestrians= &#e <irst incident too0 >lace on 8ct 12$ 2012 /#en a >edestrian /al0in+ in t#e ar0ed cross/al0 across Grand (venue /as struc0 b' a car= (lt#ou+# t#e >edestrian /as released <ro t#e #os>ital$ #e died da's later= &#e second incident occurred on 2ec 17$ 2012 /#en a cou>le /as crossin+ Grand (venue in t#e sa e ar0ed cross/al0= &#e' /ere bot# stuc0 b' a car and seriousl' in;ured= &#e <e ale victi died as a result o< #er in;uries= 8ur sta<< in &rans>ortation %ervices 2ivision et /it# t#e 8P2 &ra<<ic Investi+ations Nnit o<<icers to discuss t#e details o< t#e collisions= Fro t#eir >reli inar' investi+ation$ t#e' conclude t#at t#e <irst incident /as caused b' driver inattention and t#e second incident /as caused b' driver inattention and li+#tin+ conditions 7t#e incident too0 >lace earl' in t#e evenin+ a<ter sundo/n9= Bot# drivers did not a>>ear to atte >t to sto> be<ore t#eir ve#icles collided /it# t#e >edestrians= In t#e a<ter at# o< t#e incidents$ /e received e ails <ro t#e co unit' requestin+ sa<et' en#ance ents= Bot# e ails identi<ied a list o< cross/al0 locations alon+ Grand (venue <ro /#ere t#e >edestrians /ere struc0 to t#e entrance to "#ildrenOs Fair'land <or our consideration= I /ould li0e to re>ort t#at /e are in t#e >rocess o< revie/in+ t#ese locations alon+ /it# all ot#er cross/al0 locations on t#e Grand and 3a0es#ore corridors <or >otential i >rove ents= %o e o< 'ou #ave eE>ressed an interest in convenin+ a eetin+ to discuss >edestrian sa<et' and access on t#ese streets= .e are available to eet /it# 'ou and discuss our >reli inar' <indin+s$ and #ear 'our t#ou+#ts$ o>inions and ideas <or i >rove ents= IOve s>o0en /it# "ouncil e ber )c5l#ane' and -erni+#anOs o<<ice and t#e' #ave bot# eE>ressed interest in >artici>atin+ in suc# a eetin+= .e /ill coordinate /it# bot# t#eir o<<ices and sc#edule a eetin+ to discuss >edestrian sa<et'= Please sta' tuned$ and /e /ill be in touc#= &#an0 'ou a+ain <or 'our concerns and a0in+ 8a0land better and sa<er <or all our road/a' users=

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Fro ! "ascade *ei+#ts B ailto!#ausrat911C+ ail=co D %ent! .ednesda'$ Februar' 20$ 2013 3!0A P) &o! .lasso/s0'$ .lad, "#un$ Peter, Patton$ 1ason, (velino$ 2arian, (t 3ar+e, .an+$ 1oe, %antana$ 2eanna, Blac0/ell$ Fred, %anc#e4$ (rturo ), )c5l#ane'$ 3'nette, -erni+#an$ Pat "c! Ban#$ *oan+, P.( "all "enter, Paula 1o'ce %/iat0o/s0i 6 7F8%9 :ei+#bors, Rac#el Broad/in, 2., *eidi %c#isel, Ruben %undeen 7F8%9 :ei+#bors, Barbara :e/co be 7F8%9 :ei+#bors %ub;ect! 3a0e )erritt/Grand 3ac0 o< "ross/al0 %a<et' "oncerns Feet on t#e %treet :ei+#bor#ood Grou> re+ularl' addresses local li+#tin+ sa<et' on our streets in "leveland *ei+#ts and t#e surroundin+ area= .it# t#e encoura+e ent o< *oan+ Ban#$ our local P%($ /e are noti<'in+ t#e cit' o< t#e ur+ent need <or i ediate attention to >edestrian sa<et' at cross/al0s around t#e entire 3a0e )erritt >ar0 roads$ includin+ Grand (venue near 3a0e )erritt= &#is noti<ication is ins>ired not onl' b' t#e 2ece ber accident in /#ic# t/o >edestrians /ere #it crossin+ Grand at Bellevue /it# one deat# resultin+$ but also <ro a series o< ulti>le si ilar incidents 7near isses9 involvin+ ourselves and our nei+#bors= Researc# /e #ave >ersonall' underta0en as a co unit' sa<et' +rou> indicates t#at /#ile t#ere are an' reasonable s>eed li it si+ns >osted around t#e 3a0e in bot# directions$ drivers are lar+el' not obe'in+ t#e = &#e' also i+nore t#e /ide /#ite cross/al0 lines in ulti>le locations /#ere t#ere are :8 tra<<ic li+#ts= .e believe t#at t#e installation o< Ftransverse or in6lane ru ble stri>sF is a viable solution to en#ance cross/al0 sa<et'= &#ese stri>s eEtendin+ across <ull lane /idt# several 'ards in <ront o< eac# cross/al0 area /ould be a re inder to drivers t#at a cross/al0 is co in+ u>= ( co on use o< ru ble stri>s is to /arn inattentive drivers o< so et#in+ uneE>ected$ in t#is case$ cross/al0s= &#e stri>s can #ave s all s>aces in t#e >attern so t#at bic'cles can >ass t#rou+# uni >eded alt#ou+# ridin+ across a stri> is not >roble atic as t#e' are quite narro/= .e #ave c#ec0ed cost and it see s <airl' econo ical 7K@006 K3000 >er ile9 co >ared to s>eed bu >s and e bedded cross/al0 352 li+#tin+= "osts <or ru ble stri>s installed as a stand6alone >ro;ect a' var' and it is di<<icult to co >are unit >rices as so e a' include onl' cost <or illin+ t#e ru bles$ /#ile ot#ers include t#e cost o< lane closures or ot#er incidentals o< cit' road /or0= ( #el><ul lin0 to address questions about ru ble stri>s <ollo/s! #tt>!//sa<et'=<#/a=dot=+ov/road/a'Lde>t/>ave ent/ru bleLstri>s/<aqs=c< I #ave co>ied so e o< our Feet on t#e %treet e bers#i> 6 /e /ill be <or/ardin+ t#is essa+e to an' and all cit' o<<icials /e believe /ill be concerned as /ell as our local re>resentatives /#o are interested in t#is

>ro;ect beco in+ <unded success<ull' and co >leted as soon as >ossible= &#an0 'ou <or 'our consideration and >lease ac0no/led+e recei>t o< t#is e ail= %incerel'$ Feet on t#e %treet )e bers#i> Francesca (ustin #ausrat911C+ ail=co Paula 1o'ce %/ia0o/s0i PaulaL1o'ceCatt=net Barbara :e/co be Barbara:e/co beC%B"Global=net Rac#el Broad/in "#e4rac#elC'a#oo=co (dditional na es and e ails o< e bers#i> su>>lied on request %i+ned$ "#es0a on *ill+irt F3i<e is not about /#at #a>>ens to 'ou$ but /#at 'ou do /it# /#at #a>>ens to 'ou$M 2orot#' Rod#a

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