Citizen Comment Document <br />Oakleigh Meadows Tentative Planned Unit Development (PDT 13-0001) <br />Willamette Greenway Permit (WG 13-0001) <br />what appeared to be 40+ mpm to attend one of their meetings. This is unacceptable. OMC states <br />in their application that traffic and safety will not be an issue due to proximity of the area to the <br />bike path, bike lanes and public transportation. Why then is there so much automobile traffic <br />when they have their meetings. Are they suddenly going to become bicyclists? I can tell you <br />that bicycle commuting takes a significant commitment and personal fortitude when it is pouring <br />rain outside. I have an automobile sitting in my driveway that I could drive, but I choose to <br />commute via bicycle. Additionally, our street is'so narrow that when two autos meet, one must <br />pull to the side to let the other pass; especially if there is parl+ing in the street. Increase the <br />number of autos having to choreograph this, throw in bicycles and pedestrians and you have a <br />recipe for disaster. When I commute on my bicycle I have to be conscious of traffic and <br />pedestrians on the quiet lane we live. The increased traffic will force me to play with my <br />grandchildren only in the backyard for their safety; this will decrease my opportunity for social <br />interaction within my current community. The increased traffic will also have an effect on the <br />traffic on River Road. This already is a significant problem during rush hour. During the hours <br />of 7:30am-8:30 you have traffic on foot and bicycles going to the elementary school just across <br />River Road; you have increased commuters via all forms of transportation; there is increased <br />mass transit and school bus traffic and there is the catawampus Marion Lane across River Road <br />from Oakleigh Lane that is always a potential cause of auto and person accidents. The posted <br />speed on River Road is 40mph, but I'm guessing that .if a speed study was conducted.the average <br />speed would be much greater. I travel West in the morning to work on Hwy 99N via Roosevelt <br />and the Chambers Connector. These are all busy streets and I can tell you that the most <br />dangerous part of my journey is entering from Oalleigh Lane onto River.Road to travel South. <br />We ask you to please disapprove this PUD application. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Karen Fleener-Gould <br />Scott Gould <br />123 Oakleigh Lane <br />911 <br />