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From:Shishir Bhat <br />To:publiccomment <br />Subject:Comment on item 5 <br />Date:Saturday, February 8, 2025 1:28:12 AM <br />You don't often get email from shishirvbhat@gmail.com. Learn why this is important <br />Hello council, <br />As you go about your biannual planning, I'd like to encourage the council to pay attention to <br />two priorities: <br />1. Affordability <br />Affordability is directly related to the livability of the city and the capacity of people to spend <br />extra time to participate in and improve the community. In a time when there's a hostile <br />federal administration aiming to force out community members, the last thing we want is for <br />people to be forced out by the sheer price levels of housing and services. <br />2. Safe Streets <br />With respect to pedestrian and cyclist safety, there are more areas to work on to update streets <br />to slow down vehicles, especially when we see a rise in reckless drivers around the same <br />commute hours when people are biking/walking home. The city has already done great work <br />in this regard and I hope we continue to expand the structural modifications to other streets. <br />There's a great opportunity before the council in the coming year to address both safety of <br />streets and affordability during the charting of the updated Downtown Precise Plan. <br />Thanks, <br />Shishir Bhat