Attachment C <br />O10ELL0 Nick R <br />Attachment B <br />Pram: Julia Siporin <jsiporin@mac.com> <br />Sent: Monday, December 18, 2017 147 PM <br />To: GIOELLO Nick R <br />Subject: Capital Hill Proposed Project - BAD IDEA! <br />Greetings Nick, <br />I live on Malabar Dr, just above Spring Blvd near the proposed Capital Hill project that would build 38 homes <br />adjacent to Hendricks Park. <br />I am strongly opposed to this project for safety reasons. <br />• I walk, bike, and drive on this road frequently. In most places there are no sidewalks, and if folks walk <br />on the uphill side of the street, it's especially dangerous as there is often nowhere to step off the road <br />save for the 6" of curb itself with an adjacent rock wall. <br />I've seen many close calls with pedestrians as cars careen into the wrong lane in a rush to act home or <br />go to work. <br />• I've seen at least one car accident on Spring Blvd. as cars careened into each other negotiating nearly <br />blind curves. <br />• I've seen a mom walking with a double-wide stroller carrying her twins on the the uphill side of the <br />street. It's deadly! I often stop to tell people as I drive past them to move to the other side of the <br />street. <br />• During the summer months especially, there are numerous drivers, -lost, looking for Steve Prefontaine's <br />rock - stopping on the road asking for directions. They are unaware how many people walk or bike or <br />skateboard on this narrow curvy road. We already have absent-minded drivers wrecking havoc with <br />neighborhood drivers bustling to and fro. <br />• Did I mention SKATEBOARDERS? Super bad idea made worse with increased traffic. <br />• During the winter months, there are always those days where the black ice and snowy roads make travel <br />prohibitive, yet people will slide their way down these steep and curvy roads to get to and from <br />work. It's even steeper up the hill where this project is proposed. <br />® During the winter, when the usual blowout of transformers all along Spring St. go out due to high winds <br />or the weight of heavy ice on the power lines, city work crews are often blocking the roads. While a car <br />can pass around the work crews, a large emergency vehicle probably could not. SO, if a firetruck had to <br />try to come up the back way, there are other obstacles -steeper; narrower roads, tight curves which I <br />question how well a fire truck could navigate in bad conditions. <br />Given these conditions, an additional 38- 80 cars on these already overused curvy lanes heavily used by . <br />pedestrian and bike-riders is just asking for trouble. During winter and summer months, there are increased <br />dangers to all who use the curvy narrow roads in this area. It's an unnecessary and unwise proposal. <br />Perhaps Hendricks Park could be extended into this land parcel. Or build an orchard like what used to be here <br />or some other day use area. <br />The folks who provided the land for Hendricks Park are considered heroes; their vision and legacy will last for <br />many many years to come. In the long run; it's not about how much money you can make on the deal, but how, <br />we can use our resources wisely in a safe and sustainable way for the benefit of all. <br />Page 357 <br />