SARATOGA TRAFFIC SAFETY CONCERNS

1. CARNIEL AVE. 2. SUMNER DRIVE

BEN CONNORS/MEADOWBROOK NEIGHBORHOOD

JULY 9, 2015 HOMEOWNERS JULY 2015

OUR REQUESTCity to install No Parking/No Stopping signs for these areas:

1. Carniel Ave. between Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road and Blue Meadow Court, both directions

2. Sumner Drive between Fredericksburg and McCartysville, both directions

JUSTIFICATION3. Cars parked along curbs are dangerous to vehicles, pedestrians,

bicycles, & children with nearby high-speed streets

4. Adequate alternate safe parking nearby in neighborhood

5. California vehicle code authorizes action for this request

6. Additional benefit to prevent burglars from hiding/loitering

Area of Meadowbrook Neighborhood

Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road is 40 MPH speedCarniel Ave. is short exit

Carniel Ave. is Only ~100 Feet TOTAL between intersections & only 36 Feet wide

Carniel Ave. is Approx. 100 Feet TOTAL between intersections

Carniel Ave.

Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road40 miles/hour

~100 feet

Carniel Ave.

Saratoga-Sunnyvale Rd.

Parked cars are obscured and pose danger

Sumner Drive at Fredericksburg250 feet between intersections

Carniel Ave.

Saratoga-Sunnyvale Rd.

Parked cars are obscured and pose danger

Sumner

McCartysville

2015 California Vehicle Code Authorizes city to designate restricted area

https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/pubs/vctop/vc/vc

CVC Section 22507: Authorizes City to restrictParking/stopping within 100 feet of intersection

https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/pubs/vctop/vc/d11/c9/22507

No Parking signs posted elsewhere in Saratoga much farther from dangerous intersections

Carniel Ave. Proposed No Parking Areas

Sumner Drive Proposed No Parking Areas

OUR REQUESTCity to install No Parking/No Stopping signs for these areas:

1. Carniel Ave. between Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road and Blue Meadow Court, both directions

2. Sumner Drive between Fredericksburg and McCartysville, both directions

Most of the residents of this neighborhood, known as Meadowbrook consisting of 48 homes on 4 streets, support this request. Upon learning only recently that we individually had these concerns, we formed a shared voice to bring these issues to this committee.

THANK YOU!