Your input is needed. This is a meeting for community input THERE ARE TWO IMPORTANT MEETINGS OCT 19 at 5:30 pm and ANOTHER ON OCT 20 6:00 pm It is important to come and give input on the streets you do not want parking removed from. On the draft for the Active Transportation Plan (ATP) it currently reads removal of parking on Fairmont Ave. in Santa Cruz. Parking is needed on Fairmount. (Day and night cars utilize the parking due to deep lots and more than one residence on some lots.) The draft states putting in bike lanes on this busy street in which cars exit from Hwy 1 and removing parking on both sides of the street. See Page 87 Item 77. THERE ARE OTHER STREETS THAT WOULD BE SAFER FOR BIKE LANES THAT RUN THE SAME DIRECTION AS FAIRMOUNT. ONE STREET SHOULD NOT HAVE ALL ITS PARKING REMOVED. WITH SIGNAGE DIRECTING BIKE RIDERS ONE STREET COULD HAVE EASTBOUND BIKE LANES ON ONE SIDE OF THE STREET AND ANOTHER STREET COULD HAVE A WESTBOUND BIKE LANE TO ALLOW PARKING ON EACH OF THE STREETS. STREETS THAT ARE NOT AS BUSY AS FAIRMOUNT WOULD BE SAFER FOR BIKE RIDERS AND CARS. PLEASE SEE PAGE 87 iTEM 77 CHECK FOR YOUR OWN STREET. Here is the document: http://www.cityofsantacruz.com/home/showdocument?id=53186 The City of Santa Cruz Invites Community to Active Transportation Plan Open Houses on Oct. 19 and 20. If you cannot make the meeting please email Claire Fliesler cfliesler@cityofsantacruz.com Claire is the Transportation Planner, on this project (831) 420-5107 Wednesday, Oct. 19, at Bayview Elementary School from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and Thursday, Oct. 20, at Gault Elementary School, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. THE MEETING IS DESIGNED FOR US TO GIVE OUR FEEDBACK. IF WE DO NOT COMMUNICATE THERE COULD BE CHANGES TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD OR NEIGHBORHOODS THAT YOU TRAVEL ON THAT YOU WOULD NOT WANT IN SANTA CRUZ. IMPORTANT COME AND SHARE YOUR OPINION. LOOK CAREFULLY AT THE CHANGES THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED. BE ACTIVE. THIS IS YOUR TOWN AND YOUR CHANCE TO VOICE YOU CONCERNS. Thank you. Public feedback is encouraged at the open houses where comments can be added to large-scale city maps. The goal of the Active Transportation Plan is to identify an integrated network of walkways and bikeways that connect the City of Santa Cruz neighborhoods and communities to employment, recreation, education, and other destinations that meet their daily needs. http://www.cityofsantacruz.com/home/showdocument?id=53186 The draft Active Transportation Plan prioritizes a list of bicycle and pedestrian projects that, when fully implemented, will increase walking, biking and non-motorized opportunities throughout the City of Santa Cruz and increase safety, mobility, connectivity, and access for all roadway users. The plan will also help to position the City for future grant opportunities and funding for infrastructure improvements.The draft Active Transportation Plan will be reviewed for a third time by the Transportation and Public Works Commission on Nov. 21 along with all public comments collected at the October open houses and earlier community meetings. Â Map of the Santa Cruz Active Transportation Plan to be presented to the Transportation and Public Works Commission on Nov. 21, 2016.Transportation Planner Claire Fliesler speaks with a community member about the draft Active Transportation Plan at City Hall. THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO SHARE WHAT YOU WANT IN SANTA CRUZ. SPEAK UP. IF YOU WANT MORE BUS AVAILABLITY AND IMPROVEMENTS SPEAK UP. BE ACTIVE. NOW IS THE TIME.