Johnson Ave Road Diet
Join us on Tuesday, July 19th, 6:00 pm at San Luis Obispo City Hall, 990 Palm St, to show your support!
This project has been carefully thought out by City staff for nearly six years, and is important to improve visibility and safety of bicyclists and pedestrians near this dangerous intersection of Johnson Ave and San Luis Drive.
View the proposed plan in a detailed graphic showing the benefits of the project: Johnson Ave Road Diet Infographic
View the proposed plan in a detailed graphic showing the benefits of the project: Due to it’s proximity to SLO High School, Cal Poly and downtown SLO, this area is high traffic, and high speed. The combination of young drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists from the high school, and people using Johnson Ave to get to downtown, is extremely dangerous for all road users. A ‘road diet‘ will greatly calm traffic, and provide increased visibility for vulnerable users.
In the past, San Luis Obispo has created a similar ‘road diet’ on South St, which received a statewide award for it’s efficiency in calming traffic in the neighborhood. Borrowing on techniques and successes from this project, the Johnson Ave proposal is sure to provide similar results.
The Coalition asks that you join us at the next City Council hearing to express your support for this project in order to increase the safety of biking and walking in this area!
Check out a video of Johnson Ave to see how fast vehicle traffic is in this area, without a bike lane!
View our detailed Johnson Ave Road Diet Infographic
Anyone know what the Council decided?
The council unanimously decided to move forward with the Johnson Ave Road Diet as previously planned! Special thanks to everyone who showed up to the council meeting and wrote in to express their support (this includes you Dan!)
Further proof that SLO County really does love bicycles.