Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in San Luis Obispo public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
8 issues in roads with medium priority
Wayfinding and parallel low-stress routes
The railroad safety trail and new Bob Jones Trail segment have almost no signs, leaving visitors confused. Members discussed whether wayfinding should rank higher and whether to focus on safer parallel routes instead of protected lanes on dangerous arterials.
SLO Transit performance: ridership up, costs down
Ridership is up every month this year and on pace for about 750,000 riders — the fourth straight year of double-digit growth. Cal Poly riders account for about two-thirds of trips, and the system should return to pre-pandemic levels in roughly two years.
Cal Poly 'Poly Time' elimination and bus schedules
Seven extra 3A trips started January 5th, with the Highland and San Luis Trippers returning in August. Cal Poly's switch to semesters and elimination of 'poly time' will force schedule tweaks on routes 3 and 4.
Cal Poly roundabout project funding
The big Cal Poly roundabout project is on track to start construction this summer, timed around the student calendar. Most of it is paid with transportation impact fees rather than general fund or LRM dollars — a win for taxpayers.
North Chorro Neighborhood Greenway performance
One year in, the greenway is doing its job: car speeds dropped 13-29%, bikes are up on every segment, and most surveyed users love it. Parking is still tight near Broad and Chorro, and drivers haven't slowed between Murray and Mission.
50 Higuera Widening project redesign to protect heritage trees
A new arborist report found full widening would likely kill four of seven heritage trees, so the project was scaled back to a small widening plus re-striping that still creates a center turn lane.
South Higuera Street road diet concerns
Residents from Chumash Village raised safety and emergency-response concerns about plans to reduce South Higuera from four lanes to two, with the issue coming before council in two weeks.
Speed humps near Sinsheimer Elementary
Residents asked for years for speed humps on Augusta and Sydney streets near Sinsheimer Elementary. The committee's Zone 2 recommendation adds at least two speed humps between Sinsheimer and Laurel and traffic calming on Sydney between Augusta and Johnson.