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flyers encouraging people to stay on the freeway. That would accelerate the learning curve for <br />drivers. <br /> <br /> Ms. Hosterman referred to a statement in a staff report to the effect that it would take two <br />weeks to get drivers to realize it takes longer to cut though town than to stay on the freeway. If <br />that is true, a month would only give two to three weeks to measure the program to see if it is <br />successful. She asked if that was enough time? <br /> <br />Mr. Knowles felt that was enough time for the temporary offramp metering. <br /> <br /> Mr. Bmzosky referred to the traffic volumes exiting at Hacienda and asked where those <br />cars were going? Were they staying in the auxiliary lanes and getting back on at Santa Rita? <br /> <br /> Mr. Knowles said that was correct. People use the auxiliary lanes to access the <br />residential areas in eastern Pleasanton. <br /> <br /> Janet Mullaney, 4966 Dolores Drive, representing the Pleasanton Hills traffic calming <br />committee, did not want the signs removed from their neighborhood because the residents felt <br />the traffic calming process has not been completed. The final step is to evaluate the traffic <br />calming tools in a neighborhood to find out if it has been effective. That has not been done and <br />until a further study is done in her neighborhood, she did not want the signs removed. <br /> <br /> Randy Davis, 433 Matthew Court, said the current metering on Sunol Boulevard is <br />causing chaos and problems for many people. He supported turning off the metering on Sunol <br />while construction continues. He said the residents do not support reinstating the heavy metering <br />on Sunol once construction is complete nor should it extended to Bemal Avenue and other <br />streets farther north. He presented a petition to Council which had signatures gathered in two <br />days and from many parts of town. He asked for discontinuance of metering on Sunol. The <br />petition stated (1) the metering of traffic at Sunol/Arlington, Sunol/Sycamore, and potentially at <br />Bemal, effectively divides the city into east and west; (2) the metering has made it harder to <br />access their homes atter school programs; (3) the metering has made the drives more dangerous; <br />(4) the upcoming opening of office space on Sunol Boulevard and completion of the planned <br />housing units west of 680 will add a dimension to the metering program which has not been <br />thought through; and (5) further delay in these areas by the metering will make the situation <br />worse. The petition was signed by 76 people. He read the names of all the streets where the <br />signators of the petition lived. He said there are 187 homes on the three feeder streets into Sunol <br />Boulevard where the metering is occurring. Metering also affects the 276 homes on the other <br />side of the freeway who would use Sunol to come into the city. He believed many who are using <br />Bernal come from the residences on the western side of town. If Bernal is metered, the problem <br />will be extended. He summarized the metering is having a terrible effect on his and his <br />neighbors' access to town and threatens to split the city into east and west every atternoon from <br />four to six p.m. He urged Council to discontinue the metering program. <br /> <br /> Troy Caldwell, 4934 Dolores Drive, he has seen data showing there were many more <br />trips using that street than it was ever intended for. He urged Council to retain the signs in the <br />Pleasanton Hills area and to have a study that would verify they have solved the problem. <br /> <br />Pleasanton City Council 15 02/18/03 <br />Minutes <br /> <br /> <br />