tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post5281322977504986829..comments2023-11-28T20:40:14.193-08:00Comments on Fix Pacifica: Anti-Highway 1 Nimbies running out of excuses, fix it!Fix Pacificahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14451072441256706977noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-36498730448055046892015-10-27T22:19:08.181-07:002015-10-27T22:19:08.181-07:00837 Yeah? And I prefer Widener. Gee, such sensitiv...837 Yeah? And I prefer Widener. Gee, such sensitivity from the group that's been calling the anti-widening crowd (and it's a big crowd) nimby, nobee, gang of no, etc. By comparison "Widener" sounds almost poetic. Definitely descriptive. It's a keeper. Wear it with pride!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-18764640185905644652015-10-27T20:37:55.306-07:002015-10-27T20:37:55.306-07:00@608 Kathy came up with Thwarter, but I still pre...@608 Kathy came up with Thwarter, but I still prefer plain old Obstructionist.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-32632133204666543902015-10-27T18:07:24.066-07:002015-10-27T18:07:24.066-07:00528 E for effort to you (well, in truth, more like...528 E for effort to you (well, in truth, more like a D-), but "Narrower" just doesn't have the same resonance as Widener. You know, no tingle. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-86875952226645555192015-10-27T17:33:00.593-07:002015-10-27T17:33:00.593-07:00Send a little enlightenment over to CalTrans. They...Send a little enlightenment over to CalTrans. They're the ones peddling you Wideners an outdated and inadequate solution which just happens to fit your true agenda. Now, that raises some intriguing questions about Caltrans and how it sustains its bureaucracy in the 21st century. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-63695390336509873552015-10-27T17:28:39.919-07:002015-10-27T17:28:39.919-07:00@Todd:
Pot kettle black? Do you likewise see your...@Todd:<br /><br />Pot kettle black? Do you likewise see yourself as a "Narrower"? C'mon Todd, admit it. You would narrow or eliminate Highway 1 if you could just to ensure people stayed away from your private little paradise. You know that's true. Any objective observer can see right through your misdirection. As a matter of fact, I bet every siren that sounds off on Highway 1 gives you the same tingle up your leg as does the cash register ringing to a small business person. If you would just be honest, with yourself and with us, that your only real concern is the possibility of any type of growth here in Pacifica. How fortunate for you and your cohorts that the original denizens of Pacifica weren't that selfish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-76299639704450489652015-10-27T15:18:09.124-07:002015-10-27T15:18:09.124-07:00Todd 211, doing nothing for 60 years to fix anothe...Todd 211, doing nothing for 60 years to fix another known structural problem in this City? <br />Then, our city and regional Nimbies who work against such progress and common sense must be very evolved. <br />(Such enlightenment doesn't make those of us affected appreciate your <a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/thwarted" rel="nofollow">thwarting</a> efforts more.)Kathy "been there" Meehnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-43424771054435405242015-10-27T14:11:23.984-07:002015-10-27T14:11:23.984-07:00Dear, 1:02 Widener, it's okay to be who you ar...Dear, 1:02 Widener, it's okay to be who you are. Being a Widener is just being old fashioned and there's nothing wrong in a person being old fashioned. But don't expect others to be old fashoined just because you and your Widener buddies are. Some folks have moved on and evolved. :)todd brayhttp://fixpacifica.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-1503664483635845742015-10-27T13:02:59.600-07:002015-10-27T13:02:59.600-07:00Todd is trying soooo hard to be the next Curtis. H...Todd is trying soooo hard to be the next Curtis. He's getting close but you gotta admit that Curtis was the King of all bullshit and propaganda.<br />Describing people who want traffic relief as "Widners" who are only after increased development is just another example of the bullshit machine in action. <br />Don't fall for this. They are only seeing an xray of themselves in the mirror. The NOBIES, NIMBIES and "I GOT MINE's" are fooling no one. They have been using traffic as a means to choke the economic life out of Pacifica for decades.<br />They simply do not care about anyone but themselves and if they run out of funds for their campaign they just bring another lawsuit.<br />Sick bastards. Move to Bolinas would you? You'll fit right in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-77033819876885883982015-10-27T12:18:32.437-07:002015-10-27T12:18:32.437-07:00Wrong, 1138. I've argued for a long time that...Wrong, 1138. I've argued for a long time that grade separation is the ideal solution, but we just don't have the funds to pay for it. Pragmatism! Just like I want a Tesla S, but I can't afford it, so will settle for my Toyota to get me to work - which it does just fine. So the Toyota isn't my dream car, but it's better than something that breaks down just about every day, like Highway 1.<br />And 1143, it IS a small group of people being vocal about it. Elections are unpredictable things, particularly in an off-year. I agree, too, that it's a relatively small group arguing back, but that doesn't change the fact that most people just want the highway problem fixed.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-46772146188532367792015-10-27T12:09:30.401-07:002015-10-27T12:09:30.401-07:0011:02 A very large group of people are fighting th...11:02 A very large group of people are fighting this - and raising significant amounts of money to do so - because it's obvious to them that the widening solution is no solution at all. It creates new bottlenecks at either end of the widened section, the extreme congestion created during multiple years of construction will never be made up for, and the time saved when the widening is completed will be minimal and not worth the cost in both time lost and taxpayer money spent. Why is there opposition to trying other solutions at less than 1/100th the cost to see if they can make a difference in the congestion? Because the real objective isn't about reducing congestion, it's about expanding capacity of the highway. It's what Caltrans does. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-21378040693243270732015-10-27T11:43:35.156-07:002015-10-27T11:43:35.156-07:00Hey 1102 a not so small group of people fighting y...Hey 1102 a not so small group of people fighting your "solution" showed up at the polls just about a year ago to make their opposition heard. You don't listen. They'll be back to say it again, loud and clear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-77954626046251191922015-10-27T11:38:07.446-07:002015-10-27T11:38:07.446-07:001102 Spoken like a true Widener. Forgive me if I d...1102 Spoken like a true Widener. Forgive me if I doubt your primary interest is better traffic flow, because it's not. That's as obvious as the connection between the Wideners and a tiny group of pro-development interests. Your behavior gives you away when you show no interest in CalTrans' best solution, ie, grade separation, and then refuse to explore today's ITS as a fix. You Wideners aren't about the traffic and never have been. Pacificans know that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-76294343158424411162015-10-27T11:02:37.883-07:002015-10-27T11:02:37.883-07:00In the 1960's, 2 plus 2 was equal to 4, cars h...In the 1960's, 2 plus 2 was equal to 4, cars had black rubber tires and windows were made of glass. Just because it's sixty years later doesn't mean that the answers have changed.<br />Adding lanes to the short section that causes the traffic jams every day is such an obvious solution, I don't understand why a very small group of people is fighting it. If there was an even easier solution, wouldn't it have been done by now?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-91721186184319213822015-10-27T09:34:08.753-07:002015-10-27T09:34:08.753-07:00If someone (Caltrans) had a 60 year old idea for t...If someone (Caltrans) had a 60 year old idea for the widening, that hasn't changed one bit and was waiting for what they (Caltrans) described as the local political will to build their little toy road, wouldn't you be suspect that that idea hasn't evolved one bit in the last 60 years? <br /><br />If you go through the various widening documentation at the Caltrans District 4 HQ (D4) you will see the thought process from the 1960's in a letter to a local resident declaring the road needs to be widened and specifically because the distance between Fasslar and Reina del Mar is too great a distance for any type of improvement beyond widening the road.<br /><br />Fast forward to 1999 and you find a document signed by the current Director of D4 approving the widening as the answer. <br /><br />Now, today, we are being asked to accept some cookie cutter idea from the 1960's, widening, as the answer to congestion relief when Caltrans own EIR states clearly a grade separation at Reina Del mar is the only way to get true lasting congestion relief.<br /><br />But, and here's the punchline, the Wideners still want the road widened to allow for more development when a grade separation is the only way to ensure enough congestion relief for their dirty little petty developments for development sake fantascies.<br /><br />The Wideners in town are a very small group of people. they do not represent the political will Caltrans needs to widened the highway. Unfortunately Caltrans is operated by people who can't learn to adapt their original 60 year old proposal. To quote from the movie BLADE RUNNER, specifically Roy, "TIME TO DIE". <br /><br />todd brayhttp://fixpcifica.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-8815371138444203252015-10-27T07:11:54.358-07:002015-10-27T07:11:54.358-07:00126 Yes, yes, you want to widen the highway--perfe...126 Yes, yes, you want to widen the highway--perfectly clear. Wideners seem positive that widening is the only solution to traffic congestion or something. They need it to be so. Me? Not so much. I'd like to avoid the expense and pain of major surgery for mediocre results. Another look at evolving current ITS technology is warranted--current technology examined with due diligence and good faith. Due diligence and good faith. If that fails, then make that overpass real pretty, do it right and let's really fix the traffic congestion problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-64820769290476084322015-10-27T01:26:35.474-07:002015-10-27T01:26:35.474-07:00All you want is improved traffic flow? OK, let...All you want is improved traffic flow? OK, let's look at what we have: Two lanes of traffic in each direction that get filled up during commute hours. But then we basically add a third lane's worth of traffic between Fassler and Sharp Park Road (or vice-versa in the evening) but we still have only two lanes to handle it. No wonder it backs up, but Rhythm said that their solution can't fix that there's just too much traffic for the road capacity. Maybe what we need to do is create a third lane in each direction between Fassler and Sharp Park Road? Oh, wait, that's what CalTrans is proposing. But do we have the funding to do it? We do? Great! Problem solved! Let's fix it!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-383818111050724242015-10-27T00:21:10.971-07:002015-10-27T00:21:10.971-07:00Technology changes fast and ITS is no exception. W...Technology changes fast and ITS is no exception. Whether or not the city acted with due diligence with InSync, it's time to take another look. Good faith examination of an intelligent alternative with minimal disruption and low cost vs CalTrans estimate haha of 55 Million and years of hellish detours for a second-rate "solution". Gosh, seems like a no brainer, but then again all I want out of the deal is improved traffic flow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-833367958847256142015-10-27T00:06:34.261-07:002015-10-27T00:06:34.261-07:002:57, the city brought in a company called Rhythm ...2:57, the city brought in a company called Rhythm Engineering to see if their InSync traffic management system would work on Highway 1. Rhythm Engineering concluded that it wouldn't work.<br /><br /><a href="http://fixpacifica.blogspot.com/2013/08/about-this-traffic-signal.html" rel="nofollow">http://fixpacifica.blogspot.com/2013/08/about-this-traffic-signal.html</a> Steve Sinainoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-9445414778913537422015-10-26T15:32:00.647-07:002015-10-26T15:32:00.647-07:00257, vehicle communications between cars. Oh that&...257, vehicle communications between cars. Oh that's nice. Some of us are waiting for the driverless car too. Quick link to your reference, <a href="http://www.its.dot.gov/safety/v2v_comm_safety.htm" rel="nofollow">here.</a>Kathy Meehnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-38007590602368011052015-10-26T14:57:52.128-07:002015-10-26T14:57:52.128-07:00Intelligent Transportation Systems are a whole lot...Intelligent Transportation Systems are a whole lot more than light timing. Never considered by City Council. See US Department of Transportation.<br />Q: What is ITS? <br />A: ITS improves transportation safety and mobility and enhances American productivity through the integration of advanced communications technologies into the transportation infrastructure and in vehicles. Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) encompass a broad range of wireless and wire line communications-based information and electronics technologies. - See more at: http://www.its.dot.gov/faqs.htm#sthash.F6E4fpu0.dpufAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-79458939420851746272015-10-26T14:09:47.499-07:002015-10-26T14:09:47.499-07:00136, "Nope", light timing was considered...136, "Nope", light timing was considered by Caltrans, listed among other "alternatives" in their reporting. <br />The "intelligent" timing system was considered (or also considered) in a City Council session a few years ago, but the vendor said it would not be the core solution for that part of Highway 1. <br /><br />Highway 1 traffic congestion through Calera Parkway occurs because too many cars converge into, and disburse from that area. Traffic backup occurs mainly during peak traffic hours, in event of an emergency, an accident, etc. <br />Next time driving Highway 1 through that area, view it for yourself.Kathy Meehnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-21536772388396223772015-10-26T13:36:30.145-07:002015-10-26T13:36:30.145-07:00"The "alternatives" you suggest [co..."The "alternatives" you suggest [combinations of alternatives, ITS - Intelligent Traffic Systems] have been considered by CalTrans studies, and have been eliminated" Nope.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-58404736749063418682015-10-26T12:28:40.777-07:002015-10-26T12:28:40.777-07:001122, as you may very well know, City Councils pas...1122, as you may very well know, City Councils past brought the traffic congestion issue to the County, hence passed the necessary motions to move forward with the traffic congestion studies; also, they voted on the wide vs.narrow median design. Funding is currently available.<br />After the 3rd lawsuit is again defeated, and any additional "community" meetings are scheduled or not, City Council will vote-- hopefully to build it! <br />The "alternatives" you suggest have been considered by CalTrans studies, and have been eliminated as the needed core structural fix.Kathy Meehnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-88898691730386654202015-10-26T11:22:20.718-07:002015-10-26T11:22:20.718-07:00The Caltrans highway widening plan will not solve ...The Caltrans highway widening plan will not solve the congestion problem, all alternatives have not been studied (combinations of alternatives, ITS - Intelligent Traffic Systems, etc.), and it is not funded. The City Council has to pass a motion to request that the funding for the final design be allocated by the San Mateo County Transportation Authority. That hasn't happened yet. And it won't. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-1268413440446082532015-10-26T10:49:54.377-07:002015-10-26T10:49:54.377-07:00Nimby liar 936, here's the studied CalTrans Hi...Nimby liar 936, here's the studied <a href="http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/caleraparkway/" rel="nofollow">CalTrans Highway 1 widening,</a> with current funding available. True, true, on "multiple levels". <br />For more articles and information: search this blog, "Highway widening". Or, try an internet search "Highway 1 widening, Pacifica, CA". If all else fails, contact the City, or a City Councilmember. <br /><br />If you're part of the anti-highway crowd, you know there is a Highway 1 widening plan moving forward. Two (2) anti-Highway 1 widening lawsuits against the City, County, State already lost by your Gang; the Federal lawsuit is currently pending.<br /><br />Highway 1, Calera Parkway convergent traffic congestion is real, and is not a new issue. Moving forward to fix the traffic congestion has been a 10+ year public process. <br />Then again, you may have been away from the City for about 12 years.Kathy Meehnoreply@blogger.com