<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Hi John, <div>No, I am 100% with you that all these posts and barriers will take away parking spots and that does not make me happy at all. Been on KY for the past 15years. I have to use those spots all the time as I often come home late at night and don’t enjoy the walk from NC or further . If I didn’t have a hockey stick in hand, I would not feel very safe. I do think the barriers can be erected without impacting parking spots. In front of your property on the corner of 13th, an extended side walk could jut out to create barrier for cars so they have drive around so you can park from the current sign that you do today. The same could be achieved at the end of KY. </div><div><br></div><div>I’ll try to mock it up over the weekend what I had in mind and what I have seen.</div><div><br></div><div>I do agree that we need to stop the speeders down our streets, but nothing is being done at the north end of KY? The only place, to my recollection, where there’s actually been an accident with a biker. I am sure there been others, but I have heard of them. </div><div><br></div><div>Thank you for passing along the comments as I have not sent them along.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br><div dir="ltr">- Peter</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Oct 16, 2020, at 20:09, John Hirschmann <hirschj154@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr">Peter and Regina</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I have seen the messages you each sent to the LPDC earlier this evening on this general topic. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I think you have seriously missed the primary concern that is being raised. It has to do with the inability to longer to be able to park in front of your home, even stop a few minutes to carry packages into your home, and having in all likelihood to park further from your home. But most importantly regardless of the design or the exact number of flex posts used, it will require the residents of these homes to incur greater risk of being harmed, particularly if they need to return to their home after dark. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Other messages today to LPDC have detailed the fact the vast majority of thes residents are elderly and many are widows. They don’t have people to make sure they have gotten from their car to their home safely. Have you asked yourselves whether the greater risk your asking them to incur is somehow offset by the greater security or view others will gain. There are important tradeoffs to be seriously thought about. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Have you also thought how you would feel if the city announced it was taking away your parking space (assuming you don’t have off street parking) and the spaces for 4-5 homes to your right or left. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">It just happens that almost all those most directly impacted have lived here many years. We’ve seen the neighborhood through many challenging years. You have residential parking program to thank. It was created to combat all the traffic at most hours of the day that was created by many homes in the 1200 block of Massachusetts renting their rooms by the hour. There were also the homes mid block on the 100 block of 13th that the police visited frequently and referred to as the drug stores. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Many of us would like to live the last years of lives in our current homes. Being able to easily access either your vehicle or others providing you a ride becomes increasingly important. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">John<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div>John F <span style="font-size: 13pt;">Hirschmann </span></div><div>hirschj154@gmail.com</div>Sent from my iPad</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>