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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCT 98-14; Thompson/Tabata; Tentative Map (CT) (103)June 12, 2000 Dear Mayor Lewis: This is to make you aware of our distress concerning the extension of Alyssum Road east to the new Standard Pacific community of Poinsettia Properties. This road will turn into a mini Poinsettia Lane with people entering and exiting at the comer of Snapdragon and Alyssum. (Please refer to attached map). In addition, this road will cause the homes bounded by Poinsettia and Alyssum east of Snapdragon to become detached from the Vista Pacifica development and be virtually an island. Also, it has come to our attention that there is a preliminary plan for Standard Pacific to build high-density moderate income housing off the extension of Alyssum. There will be many children waiking to Pacific Rim Elementary School from this new development. These children will be walking west on Poinsettia and crossing Snapdragon and then Poinsettia as they walk to school. There is no 4-way Stop sign or any safety features at the corner of Poinsettia and Snapdragon. We are aware that there will be traffic signals at Rose and Poinsettia. But the children will take the shortest and easiest route and ignore the danger. The speed limit now on Poinsettia is 45 MPH and cars routinely travel 55-65 MPH west down the hill. The corner of Poinsettia and Batiquitos is currently experiencing a high volume of traffic and has recently been the scene of accidents due to people running red lights. The enclosed article from the Saturday May 20,2000 San Diego Union highlights the current traffic problems in residential areas of Carlsbad. The decision to place the Standard Pacific moderate income housing on the south side of Poinsettia will only aggravate a traffic problem at the expense of our children. Please do not put children at risk unnecessarily. Take these facts into consideration when planning the new Standard Pacific development. Do not put the Alyssum Road extension through. Please put the moderate income housing on the north side of Poinsettia Lane where the children do not have to cross a four-lane major east-west artery. What actions do we take to rectify this situation? We would appreciate a reply. /\ We are registered to vote in the City of Carlsbad .thy Baker, Standard Pacific Sincerely,' Bob and Gail Earnest 7016 Snapdragon Drive Carlsbad CA 92009 V ••'./.-.,, ' •• June 12, 2000 Dear Mayor Lewis: This is to make you aware of our distress concerning the extension of Alyssum Road east to the new Standard Pacific community of Poinsettia Properties. This road will turn into a mini Poinsettia Lane with people entering and exiting at the corner of Snapdragon and Alyssum. In addition, this road will cause the homes bounded by Poinsettia and Alyssum east of Snapdragon to become detached from the Vista Pacifica development and be virtually an island. Also, it has come to our attention that there is a preliminary plan for Standard Pacific to build high-density moderate income housing off the extension of Alyssum. There will be many children walking to Pacific Rim Elementary School from this new development. These children will be walking west on Poinsettia and crossing Snapdragon and then Poinsettia as they walk to school. There is no 4-way Stop sign or any safety features at the corner of Poinsettia and Snapdragon. We are aware that there will be traffic signals at Rose and Poinsettia. But the children will take the shortest and easiest route and ignore the danger. The speed limit now on Poinsettia is 45 MPH and cars routinely travel 55 - 65 MPH west down the hill. The comer of Poinsettia and Batiquitos is currently experiencing a high volume of traffic and has recently been the scene of accidents due to people running red lights. An article in the Saturday May 20, 2000 San Diego Union highlights the current traffic problems in residential areas of Carlsbad. The decision to place the Standard Pacific moderate income housing on the south side of Poinsettia will only aggravate a traffic problem at the expense of our children. Please do not put children at risk unnecessarily. Take these facts into consideration when planning the new Standard Pacific development. Do not put the Alyssum Road extension through. Please put the moderate income housing on the north side of Poinsettia Lane where the children do not have to cross a four-lane major east- west artery. 6 Y' Name Address We are registered to vote in the City of Carlsbad June 12, 2000 Dear Mayor Lewis: This is to make you aware of our distress concerning the extension of Alyssum Road east to the new Standard Pacific community of Poinsettia Properties. This road will turn into a mini Poinsettia Lane with people entering and exiting at the comer of Snapdragon and Alyssum. In addition, this road will cause the homes bounded by Poinsettia and Alyssum east of Snapdragon to become detached from the Vista Pacifica development and be virtually an island. Also, it has come to our attention that there is a preliminary plan for Standard Pacific to build high-density moderate income housing off the extension of Alyssum. There will be many children walking to Pacific Rim Elementary School from this new development. These children will be walking west on Poinsettia and crossing Snapdragon and then Poinsettia as they walk to school. There is no 4-way Stop sign or any safety features at the corner of Poinsettia and Snapdragon. We are aware that there will be traffic signals at Rose and Poinsettia. But the children will take the shortest and easiest route and ignore the danger. The speed limit now on Poinsettia is 45 MPH and cars routinely travel 55-65 MPH west down the hill. The corner of Poinsettia and Batiquitos is currently experiencing a high volume of traffic and has recently been the scene of accidents due to people running red lights. An article in the Saturday May 20, 2000 San Diego Union highlights the current traffic problems in residential areas of Carlsbad. The decision to place the Standard Pacific moderate income housing on the south side of Poinsettia will only aggravate a traffic problem at the expense of our children. Please do not put children at risk unnecessarily. Take these facts into consideration when planning the new Standard Pacific development. Do not put the Alyssum Road extension through. Please put the moderate income housing on the north side of Poinsettia Lane where the children do not have to cross a four-lane major east-west artery. Sincerely, ame Address ' 7 X We are registered to vote in the City of Carlsbad "*"*••, June 12, 2000 Dear Mayor Lewis: This is to make you aware of our distress concerning the extension of Alyssum Road east to the new Standard Pacific community of Poinsettia Properties. This road will turn into a mini Poinsettia Lane with people entering and exiting at the corner of Snapdragon and Alyssum. In addition, this road will cause the homes bounded by Poinsettia and Alyssum east of Snapdragon to become detached from the Vista Pacifica development and be virtually an island. Also, it has come to our attention that there is a preliminary plan for Standard Pacific to build high-density moderate income housing off the extension of Alyssum. There will be many children walking to Pacific Rim Elementary School from this new development. These children will be walking west on Poinsettia and crossing Snapdragon and then Poinsettia as they walk to school. There is no 4-way Stop sign or any safety features at the corner of Poinsettia and Snapdragon. We are aware that there will be traffic signals at Rose and Poinsettia. But the children will take the shortest and easiest route and ignore the danger. The speed limit now on Poinsettia is 45 MPH and cars routinely travel 55-65 MPH west down the hill. The corner of Poinsettia and Batiquitos is currently experiencing a high volume of traffic and has recently been the scene of accidents due to people running red lights. An article in the Saturday May 20, 2000 San Diego Union highlights the current traffic problems in residential areas of Carlsbad. The decision to place the Standard Pacific moderate income housing on the south side of Poinsettia will only aggravate a traffic problem at the expense of our children. Please do not put children at risk unnecessarily. Take these facts into consideration when planning the new Standard Pacific development. Do not put the Alyssum Road extension through. Please put the moderate income housing on the north side of Poinsettia Lane where the children do not have to cross a four-lane major east-west artery. Sincerely, Name Address We are registered to vote in the City of Carlsbad June 12, 2000 Dear Mayor Lewis: This is to make you aware of our distress concerning the extension of Alyssum Road east to the new Standard Pacific community of Poinsettia Properties. This road will turn into a mini Poinsettia Lane with people entering and exiting at the corner of Snapdragon and Alyssum. In addition, this road will cause the homes bounded by Poinsettia and Alyssum east of Snapdragon to become detached from the Vista Pacifica development and be virtually an island. Also, it has come to our attention that there is a preliminary plan for Standard Pacific to build high-density moderate income housing off the extension of Alyssum. There will be many children walking to Pacific Rim Elementary School from this new development. These children will be walking west on Poinsettia and crossing Snapdragon and then Poinsettia as they walk to school. There is no 4-way Stop sign or any safety features at the comer of Poinsettia and Snapdragon. We are aware that there will be traffic signals at Rose and Poinsettia. But the children will take the shortest and easiest route and ignore the danger. The speed limit now on Poinsettia is 45 MPH and cars routinely travel 55-65 MPH west down the hill. The corner of Poinsettia and Batiquitos is currently experiencing a high volume of traffic and has recently been the scene of accidents due to people running red lights. An article in the Saturday May 20,2000 San Diego Union highlights the current traffic problems in residential areas of Carlsbad. The decision to place the Standard Pacific moderate income housing on the south side of Poinsettia will only aggravate a traffic problem at the expense of our children. Please do not put children at risk unnecessarily. Take these facts into consideration when planning the new Standard Pacific development. Do not put the Alyssum Road extension through. Please put the moderate income housing on the north side of Poinsettia Lane where the children do not have to cross a four-lane major east-west artery. Sincerely, Address Y^ We are registered to vote in the City of Carlsbad June 12, 2000 Dear Mayor Lewis: This is to make you aware of our distress concerning the extension of Alyssum Road east to the new Standard Pacific community of Poinsettia Properties. This road will turn into a mini Poinsettia Lane with people entering and exiting at the corner of Snapdragon and Alyssum. In addition, this road will cause the homes bounded by Poinsettia and Alyssum east of Snapdragon to become detached from the Vista Pacifica development and be virtually an island. Also, it has come to our attention that there is a preliminary plan for Standard Pacific to build high-density moderate income housing off the extension of Alyssum. There will be many children walking to Pacific Rim Elementary School from this new development. These children will be walking west on Poinsettia and crossing Snapdragon and then Poinsettia as they walk to school. There is no 4-way Stop sign or any safety features at the comer of Poinsettia and Snapdragon. We are aware that there will be traffic signals at Rose and Poinsettia. But the children will take the shortest and easiest route and ignore the danger. The speed limit now on Poinsettia is 45 MPH and cars routinely travel 55 - 65 MPH west down the hill. The corner of Poinsettia and Batiquitos is currently experiencing a high volume of traffic and has recently been the scene of accidents due to people running red lights. An article in the Saturday May 20,2000 San Diego Union highlights the current traffic problems in residential areas of Carlsbad. The decision to place the Standard Pacific moderate income housing on the south side of Poinsettia will only aggravate a traffic problem at the expense of our children. Please do not put children at risk unnecessarily. Take these facts into consideration when planning the new Standard Pacific development. Do not put the Alyssum Road extension through. Please put the moderate income housing on the north side of Poinsettia Lane where the children do not have to cross a four-lane major east-west artery. Sincerely, Name Address We are registered to vote in the City of Carlsbad /••*. June 12, 2000 Dear Mayor Lewis: This is to make you aware of our distress concerning the extension of Alyssum Road east to the new Standard Pacific community of Poinsettia Properties. This road will turn into a mini Poinsettia Lane with people entering and exiting at the corner of Snapdragon and Alyssum. In addition, this road will cause the homes bounded by Poinsettia and Alyssum east of Snapdragon to become detached from the Vista Pacifica development and be virtually an island. Also, it has come to our attention that there is a preliminary plan for Standard Pacific to build high-density moderate income housing off the extension of Alyssum. There will be many children walking to Pacific Rim Elementary School from this new development. These children will be walking west on Poinsettia and crossing Snapdragon and then Poinsettia as they walk to school. There is no 4-way Stop sign or any safety features at the corner of Poinsettia and Snapdragon. We are aware that there will be traffic signals at Rose and Poinsettia. But the children will take the shortest and easiest route and ignore the danger. The speed limit now on Poinsettia is 45 MPH and cars routinely travel 55-65 MPH west down the hill. The corner of Poinsettia and Batiquitos is currently experiencing a high volume of traffic and has recently been the scene of accidents due to people running red lights. An article in the Saturday May 20, 2000 San Diego Union highlights the current traffic problems in residential areas of Carlsbad. The decision to place the Standard Pacific moderate income housing on the south side of Poinsettia will only aggravate a traffic problem at the expense of our children. Please do not put children at risk unnecessarily. Take these facts into consideration when planning the new Standard Pacific development. Do not put the Alyssum Road extension through. Please put the moderate income housing on the north side of Poinsettia Lane where the children do not have to cross a four-lane major east-west artery. Sincerely, Name . Address We are registered to vote in the City of Carlsbad June 12, 2000 Dear Mayor Lewis: This is to make you aware of our distress concerning the extension of Alyssum Road east to the new Standard Pacific community of Poinsettia Properties. This road will turn into a mini Poinsettia Lane with people entering and exiting at the corner of Snapdragon and Alyssum. In addition, this road will cause the homes bounded by Poinsettia and Alyssum east of Snapdragon to become detached from the Vista Pacifica development and be virtually an island. Also, it has come to our attention that there is a preliminary plan for Standard Pacific to build high-density moderate income housing off the extension of Alyssum. There will be many children walking to Pacific Rim Elementary School from this new development. These children will be walking west on Poinsettia and crossing Snapdragon and then Poinsettia as they walk to school. There is no 4-way Stop sign or any safety features at the corner of Poinsettia and Snapdragon. We are aware that there will be traffic signals at Rose and Poinsettia. But the children will take the shortest and easiest route and ignore the danger. The speed limit now on Poinsettia is 45 MPH and cars routinely travel 55 - 65 MPH west down the hill. The corner of Poinsettia and Batiquitos is currently experiencing a high volume of traffic and has recently been the scene of accidents due to people running red lights. An article in the Saturday May 20, 2000 San Diego Union highlights the current traffic problems in residential areas of Carlsbad. The decision to place the Standard Pacific moderate income housing on the south side of Poinsettia will only aggravate a traffic problem at the expense of our children. Please do not put children at risk unnecessarily. Take these facts into consideration when planning the new Standard Pacific development. Do not put the Alyssum Road extension through. Please put the moderate income housing on the north side of Poinsettia Lane where the children do not have to cross a four-lane major east-west artery. Sincerely, Address We are registered to vote in the City of Carlsbad June 12, 2000 Dear Mayor Lewis: This is to make you aware of our distress concerning the extension of Alyssum Road east to the new Standard Pacific community of Poinsettia Properties. This road will turn into a mini Poinsettia Lane with people entering and exiting at the corner of Snapdragon and Alyssum. In addition, this road will cause the homes bounded by Poinsettia and Alyssum east of Snapdragon to become detached from the Vista Pacifica development and be virtually an island. Also, it has come to our attention that there is a preliminary plan for Standard Pacific to build high-density moderate income housing off the extension of Alyssum. There will be many children walking to Pacific Rim Elementary School from this new development. These children will be walking west on Poinsettia and crossing Snapdragon and then Poinsettia as they walk to school. There is no 4-way Stop sign or any safety features at the corner of Poinsettia and Snapdragon. We are aware that there will be traffic signals at Rose and Poinsettia. But the children will take the shortest and easiest route and ignore the danger. The speed limit now on Poinsettia is 45 MPH and cars routinely travel 55 - 65 MPH west down the hill. The corner of Poinsettia and Batiquitos is currently experiencing a high volume of traffic and has recently been the scene of accidents due to people running red lights. An article in the Saturday May 20,2000 San Diego Union highlights the current traffic problems in residential areas of Carlsbad. The decision to place the Standard Pacific moderate income housing on the south side of Poinsettia will only aggravate a traffic problem at the expense of our children. Please do not put children at risk unnecessarily. Take these facts into consideration when planning the new Standard Pacific development. Do not put the Alyssum Road extension through. Please put the moderate income housing on the north side of Poinsettia Lane where the children do not have to cross a four-lane major east-west artery. Sincerely, U Name Address We are registered to vote in the City of Carlsbad June 12, 2000 Dear Mayor Lewis: This is to make you aware of our distress concerning the extension of Alyssum Road east to the new Standard Pacific community of Poinsettia Properties. This road will turn into a mini Poinsettia Lane with people entering and exiting at the corner of Snapdragon and Alyssum. In addition, this road will cause the homes bounded by Poinsettia and Alyssum east of Snapdragon to become detached from the Vista Pacifica development and be virtually an island. Also, it has come to our attention that there is a preliminary plan for Standard Pacific to build high-density moderate income housing off the extension of Alyssum. There will be many children walking to Pacific Rim Elementary School from this new development. These children will be walking west on Poinsettia and crossing Snapdragon and then Poinsettia as they walk to school There is no 4-way Stop sign or any safety features at the corner of Poinsettia and Snapdragon. We are aware that there will be traffic signals at Rose and Poinsettia. But the children will take the shortest and easiest route and ignore the danger. The speed limit now on Poinsettia is 45 MPH and cars routinely travel 55 - 65 MPH west down the hill. The corner of Poinsettia and Batiquitos is currently experiencing a high volume of traffic and has recently been the scene of accidents due to people running red lights. An article in the Saturday May 20, 2000 San Diego Union highlights the current traffic problems in residential areas of Carlsbad. The decision to place the Standard Pacific moderate income housing on the south side of Poinsettia will only aggravate a traffic problem at the expense of our children. Please do not put children at risk unnecessarily. Take these facts into consideration when planning the new Standard Pacific development. Do not put the Alyssum Road extension through. Please put the moderate income housing on the north side of Poinsettia Lane where the children do not have to cross a four-lane major east-west artery. Sincerely, Name Address y C^A^5 ^**7, LAr- //\ We are registered to vote in the City of Carlsbad June 12, 2000 Dear Mayor Lewis: This is to make you aware of our distress concerning the extension of Alyssum Road new Standard Pacific community of Poinsettia Properties. This road will turn into a mini Poinsettia Lane with people entering and exiting at the corner of Snapdragon and Alyssum. (Please refer to attached map). In addition, this road will cause the homes bounded by Poinsettia and Alyssum east of Snapdragon to become detached from the Vista Pacifica development and be virtually an island. Also, it has come to our attention that there is a preliminary plan for Standard Pacific to build high-density moderate income housing off the extension of Alyssum. There will be many children walking to Pacific Rim Elementary School from this new development. These children will be walking west on Poinsettia and crossing Snapdragon and then Poinsettia as they walk to school. There is no 4-way Stop sign or any safety features at the comer of Poinsettia and Snapdragon. We are aware that there will be traffic signals at Rose and Poinsettia. But the children will take the shortest and easiest route and ignore the danger. The speed limit now on Poinsettia is 45 MPH and cars routinely travel 55-65 MPH west down the hill. The corner of Poinsettia and Batiquitos is currently experiencing a high volume of traffic and has recently been the scene of accidents due to people running red lights. The enclosed article from the Saturday May 20, 2000 San Diego Union highlights the current traffic problems in residential areas of Carlsbad. The decision to place the Standard Pacific moderate income housing on the south side of Poinsettia will only aggravate a traffic problem at the expense of our children. Please do not put children at risk unnecessarily. Take these facts into consideration when planning the new Standard Pacific development. Do not put the Alyssum Road extension through. Please put the moderate income housing on the north side of Poinsettia Lane where the children do not have to cross a four-lane major east- west artery. What actions do we take to rectify this situation? We would appreciate a reply. Sincerely,- Bob and Gail Earnest 7016 Snapdragon Drive Carlsbad CA 92009 We are registered to vote in the City of Carlsbad cc: Mike Grim, City Planner Kathy Baker, Standard Pacific June 12, 2 Dear Mayor Lewis: This is to make you aware of our distress concerning the extension of Alyssum Road east to the new Standard Pacific community of Poinsettia Properties. This road will turn into a mini Poinsettia Lane with people entering and exiting at the corner of Snapdragon and Alyssum. In addition, this road will cause the homes bounded by Poinsettia and Alyssum east of Snapdragon to become detached from the Vista Pacifica development and be virtually an island. Also, it has come to our attention that there is a preliminary plan for Standard Pacific to build high-density moderate income housing off the extension of Alyssum. There will be many children walking to Pacific Rim Elementary School from this new development. These children will be walking west on Poinsettia and crossing Snapdragon and then Poinsettia as they walk to school. There is no 4-way Stop sign or any safety features at the corner of Poinsettia and Snapdragon. We are aware that there will be traffic signals at Rose and Poinsettia. But the children will take the shortest and easiest route and ignore the danger. The speed limit now on Poinsettia is 45 MPH and cars routinely travel 55-65 MPH west down the hill. The corner of Poinsettia and Batiquitos is currently experiencing a high volume of traffic and has recently been the scene of accidents due to people running red lights. An article in the Saturday May 20, 2000 San Diego Union highlights the current traffic problems in residential areas of Carlsbad. The decision to place the Standard Pacific moderate income housing on the south side of Poinsettia will only aggravate a traffic problem at the expense of our children. Please do not put children at risk unnecessarily. Take these facts into consideration when planning the new Standard Pacific development. Do not put the Alyssum Road extension through. Please put the moderate income housing on the north side of Poinsettia Lane where the children do not have to cross a four-lane major east-west artery. Sincerely, / Kame ('•••' Address We are registered to vote in the City of Carlsbad Dear Mayor Lewis: June 12, 2000 This is to make you aware of our distress concerning the extension of Alyssum Road east to the new Standard Pacific community of Poinsettia Properties. This road will turn into a mini Poinsettia Lane with people entering and exiting at the corner of Snapdragon and Alyssum. In addition, this road will cause the homes bounded by Poinsettia and Alyssum east of Snapdragon to become detached from the Vista Pacifica development and be virtually an island. Also, it has come to our attention that there is a preliminary plan for Standard Pacific to build high-density moderate income housing off the extension of Alyssum. There will be many children walking to Pacific Rim Elementary School from this new development. These children will be walking west on Poinsettia and crossing Snapdragon and then Poinsettia as they walk to school. There is no 4-way Stop sign or any safety features at the corner of Poinsettia and Snapdragon. We are aware that there will be traffic signals at Rose and Poinsettia. But the children will take the shortest and easiest route and ignore the danger. The speed limit now on Poinsettia is 45 MPH and cars routinely travel 55 - 65 MPH west down the hill. The corner of Poinsettia and Batiquitos is currently experiencing a high volume of traffic and has recently been the scene of accidents due to people running red lights. An article in the Saturday May 20, 2000 San Diego Union highlights the current traffic problems in residential areas of Carlsbad. The decision to place the Standard Pacific moderate income housing on the south side of Poinsettia will only aggravate a traffic problem at the expense of our children. Please do not put children at risk unnecessarily. Take these facts into consideration when planning the new Standard Pacific development. Do not put the Alyssum Road extension through. Please put the moderate income housing on the north side of Poinsettia Lane where the children do not have to cross a four-lane major east-west artery. Sincerely. We are registered to vote in the City of Carlsbad June 12, 2000 Dear Mayor Lewis: / >^ V This is to make you aware of our distress concerning the extension of Alyssum Road east new Standard Pacific community of Poinsettia Properties. This road will turn into a mini Poinsettia Lane with people entering and exiting at the corner of Snapdragon and Alyssum. In addition, this road will cause the homes bounded by Poinsettia and Alyssum east of Snapdragon to become detached from the Vista Pacifica development and be virtually an island. Also, it has come to our attention that there is a preliminary plan for Standard Pacific to build high-density moderate income housing off the extension of Alyssum. There will be many children walking to Pacific Rim Elementary School from this new development. These children will be walking west on Poinsettia and crossing Snapdragon and then Poinsettia as they walk to school. There is no 4-way Stop sign or any safety features at the corner of Poinsettia and Snapdragon. We are aware that there will be traffic signals at Rose and Poinsettia. But the children will take the shortest and easiest route and ignore the danger. The speed limit now on Poinsettia is 45 MPH and cars routinely travel 55-65 MPH west down the hill. The corner of Poinsettia and Batiquitos is currently experiencing a high volume of traffic and has recently been the scene of accidents due to people running red lights. An article in the Saturday May 20, 2000 San Diego Union highlights the current traffic problems in residential areas of Carlsbad. The decision to place the Standard Pacific moderate income housing on the south side of Poinsettia will only aggravate a traffic problem at the expense of our children. Please do not put children at risk unnecessarily. Take these facts into consideration when planning the new Standard Pacific development. Do not put the Alyssum Road extension through. Please put the moderate income housing on the north side of Poinsettia Lane where the children do not have to cross a four-lane major east-west artery. Sincerely, are registered to vote in the City of Carlsbad June 12, 2000 Dear Mayor Lewis: This is to make you aware of our distress concerning the extension of Alyssum Road east to the new Standard Pacific community of Poinsettia Properties. This road will turn into a mini Poinsettia Lane with people entering and exiting at the corner of Snapdragon and Alyssum. In addition, this road will cause the homes bounded by Poinsettia and Alyssum east of Snapdragon to become detached from the Vista Pacifica development and be virtually an island. Also, it has come to our attention that there is a preliminary plan for Standard Pacific to build high-density moderate income housing off the extension of Alyssum. There will be many children walking to Pacific Rim Elementary School from this new development. These children will be walking west on Poinsettia and crossing Snapdragon and then Poinsettia as they walk to school. There is no 4-way Stop sign or any safety features at the corner of Poinsettia and Snapdragon. We are aware that there will be traffic signals at Rose and Poinsettia. But the children will take the shortest and easiest route and ignore the danger. The speed limit now on Poinsettia is 45 MPH and cars routinely travel 55 - 65 MPH west down the hill. The corner of Poinsettia and Batiquitos is currently experiencing a high volume of traffic and has recently been the scene of accidents due to people running red lights. An article in the Saturday May 20, 2000 San Diego Union highlights the current traffic problems in residential areas of Carlsbad. The decision to place the Standard Pacific moderate income housing on the south side of Poinsettia will only aggravate a traffic problem at the expense of our children. Please do not put children at risk unnecessarily. Take these facts into consideration when planning the new Standard Pacific development. Do not put the Alyssum Road extension through. Please put the moderate income housing on the north side of Poinsettia Lane where the children do not have to cross a four-lane major east-west artery. Sincerely, We are registered to vote in the City of Carlsbad June 12, 2000 V° JDear Mayor Lewis: This is to make you aware of our distress concerning the extension of Alyssum Road east to the new Standard Pacific community of Poinsettia Properties. This road will turn into a mini Poinsettia Lane with people entering and exiting at the corner of Snapdragon and Alyssum. In addition, this road will cause the homes bounded by Poinsettia and Alyssum east of Snapdragon to become detached from the Vista Pacifica development and be virtually an island. Also, it has come to our attention that there is a preliminary plan for Standard Pacific to build high-density moderate income housing off the extension of Alyssum. There will be many children walking to Pacific Rim Elementary School from this new development. These children will be walking west on Poinsettia and crossing Snapdragon and then Poinsettia as they walk to school. There is no 4-way Stop sign or any safety features at the corner of Poinsettia and Snapdragon. We are aware that there will be traffic signals at Rose and Poinsettia. But the children will take the shortest and easiest route and ignore the danger. The speed limit now on Poinsettia is 45 MPH and cars routinely travel 55 - 65 MPH west down the hill. The corner of Poinsettia and Batiquitos is currently experiencing a high volume of traffic and has recently been the scene of accidents due to people running red lights. An article in the Saturday May 20, 2000 San Diego Union highlights the current traffic problems in residential areas of Carlsbad. The decision to place the Standard Pacific moderate income housing on the south side of Poinsettia will only aggravate a traffic problem at the expense of our children. Please do not put children at risk unnecessarily. Take these facts into consideration when planning the new Standard Pacific development. Do not put the Alyssum Road extension through. Please put the moderate income housing on the north side of Poinsettia Lane where the children do not have to cross a four-lane major east-west artery. Sincerely, Address ^ We are registered to vote in the City of Carlsbad June 12, 2000 Dear Mayor Lewis: This is to make you aware of our distress concerning the extension of Alyssum Road east to the new Standard Pacific community of Poinsettia Properties. This road will turn into a mini Poinsettia Lane with people entering and exiting at the corner of Snapdragon and Alyssum. In addition, this road will cause the homes bounded by Poinsettia and Alyssum east of Snapdragon to become detached from the Vista Pacifica development and be virtually an island. Also, it has come to our attention that there is a preliminary plan for Standard Pacific to build high-density moderate income housing off the extension of Alyssum. There will be many children walking to Pacific Rim Elementary School from this new development. These children will be walking west on Poinsettia and crossing Snapdragon and then Poinsettia as they walk to school. There is no 4-way Stop sign or any safety features at the corner of Poinsettia and Snapdragon. We are aware that there will be traffic signals at Rose and Poinsettia. But the children will take the shortest and easiest route and ignore the danger. The speed limit now on Poinsettia is 45 MPH and cars routinely travel 55 - 65 MPH west down the hill. The comer of Poinsettia and Batiquitos is currently experiencing a high volume of traffic and has recently been the scene of accidents due to people running red lights. An article in the Saturday May 20, 2000 San Diego Union highlights the current traffic problems in residential areas of Carlsbad. The decision to place the Standard Pacific moderate income housing on the south side of Poinsettia will only aggravate a traffic problem at the expense of our children. Please do not put children at risk unnecessarily. Take these facts into consideration when planning the new Standard Pacific development. Do not put the Alyssum Road extension through. Please put the moderate income housing on the north side of Poinsettia Lane where the children do not have to cross a four-lane major east-west artery. Sincerely, Name Address We are registered to vote in the City of Carlsbad ••-"=k June 12, 2000 Dear Mayor Lewis: This is to make you aware of our distress concerning the extension of Alyssum Road east to the new Standard Pacific community of Poinsettia Properties. This road will turn into a mini Poinsettia Lane with people entering and exiting at the corner of Snapdragon and Alyssum. (Please refer to attached map). In addition, this road will cause the homes bounded by Poinsettia and Alyssum east of Snapdragon to become detached from the Vista Pacifica development and be virtually an island. Also, it has come to our attention that there is a preliminary plan for Standard Pacific to build high-density moderate income housing off the extension of Alyssum. There will be many children walking to Pacific Rim Elementary School from this new development. These children will be walking west on Poinsettia and crossing Snapdragon and then Poinsettia as they walk to school. There is no 4-way Stop sign or any safety features at the corner of Poinsettia and Snapdragon. We are aware that there will be traffic signals at Rose and Poinsettia. But the children will take the shortest and easiest route and ignore the danger. The speed limit now on Poinsettia is 45 MPH and cars routinely travel 55-65 MPH west down the hill. The corner of Poinsettia and Batiquitos is currently experiencing a high volume of traffic and has recently been the scene of accidents due to people running red lights. The enclosed article from the Saturday May 20, 2000 San Diego Union highlights the current traffic problems in residential areas of Carlsbad. The decision to place the Standard Pacific moderate income housing on the south side of Poinsettia will only aggravate a traffic problem at the expense of our children. Please do not put children at risk unnecessarily. Take these facts into consideration when planning the new Standard Pacific development. Do not put the Alyssum Road extension through. Please put the moderate income housing on the north side of Poinsettia Lane where the children do not have to cross a four-lane major east-west artery. What actions do we take to rectify this situation? We would appreciate a reply. Sincerely, Bob and Gail Earnest 7016 Snapdragon Drive Carlsbad CA 92009 /^ We are registered to vote in the City of Carlsbad cc: Mike Grim, City Planner Kathy Baker, Standard Pacific ^— THE SAN DIEQO UNION-TIUBVNE • SATURDAY. MAY 20, 2000 ! Committee to explore ways to tame Carlsbac 's traffic By Agnes Rotetti STAFF WRTTER CARLSBAD — Do you know the differ- ence between a speed bump and a speed hump? Have you ever encountered a chicane or a choker in your travels around town? You may soon be able to answer "yes" to those questions-and more because they refer to the latest in residential traffic manage- ment, an engineering trend mat mis traffic- choked city is ready to take for a testdrive. Tve lived in Carlsbad for about 40 years, and Fve seen traffic go from none to outra- geous," said Jim Stachoviak, a former mem- ber of the city's Traffic Safety Commission. Stachoviak is one of seven Carlsbad resi- dents appointed by the City Council this week to a committee mat wiE work for one year with city traffic engineers, attorneys, police, fire officials and others to come up with ways to slow and divert traffic on Carls- bad's busiest residential streets. The trend in traffic management is called "traffic calming," and it centers on making physical changes to streets — from con- structing traffic circles to raising road levels at intersections — to slow and divert cars. "As growth in the city has occurred over the last five years, we've gotten an increase in citizen complaints about traffic," said city traffic engineer Bob Johnson. City officials, who have batted about ideas on how to put the brakes on out-of-control traffic on side streets for years, believe if s See TUFTKonPageB-ll CHARUE NEUMAN / Union-Tribune Whoa: Greg Gorgas stood on Plum Tree Road near his home in Carlsbad as he told of the neighborhood problem of too much traffic traveling too fast. Committee will spend looking for answers tin&to consider new tactics. jftpr years, the city has relied on traditional methods such as adding stop signs and posting police offi- cers yrith radar guns to get drivers to slow down. Recently, the Police Department's senior volunteer force has been jotting down license num- bers of flagrant speeders and send- "We havent put any structural devices down to slow or divert traf- fic. But we think ifs time to serious- ly consider mat," Johnson said. Greg Gorgas came before the City Council this week asking for some relief from frequent and speeding traffic in his residential neighborhood off Hidden Valley Road east of Poinsettia Park. He agrees that solutions far more dras- tic than putting in a few stop signs are in order. "I can teO you that my first choice isn't a stop sign," Gorgas said. "I think long-term solutions like roundabouts or gating our commu- nity might be wonderful ideas, though costiy ones. But because safety is the driving force, I think we would take a stop sign for a quick fix." 5 Traffic-calming structures n|a the gamut, from relatively inexpensive and unobtrusive to costly and intru- sive. Speed humps, for example, at 3 inches high and 12 feet wide, mod- erately slow traffic when installed across stretches of road where posted speed limits decrease. On the other hand, bigger speed bumps, like the ones installed in shopping center parking lots, force vehicles to come almost to a com- plete stop. Chokes, which narrow street I widths by extending curbs out into the road, further slow traffic by di- recting it into a funneflike configura- tion. Perhaps the most drastic and ex- pensive traffic-calming structure is the chicane, in which streets are redesigned in a serpentine fashion, i forcing drivers to carefully zig-zag their way forward.