Re: The Kelsey High -- Density Housing 447 N. First Street Corner of Fox Ave. (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

I wonder how it went.

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:06:01 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 >  > Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 23:02:06 +0000 (UTC)
 >  > From: "Nextdoor Japantown" <http://www.rs.email.nextdoor.com/~reply>
 >  > 
 >  > Nextdoor Nextdoor Japantown
 >  > 
 >  > The Kelsey High -- Density Housing 447 N. First Street  Corner of Fox Ave.
 >  > 
 >  > Tim Clauson, Vendome - Civic Center 
 >  > 
 >  > Vendome Neighbors,   This Saturday the Kelsey Ayers Station developers who
 >  > have a proposed high density 111 unites (two bedroom to studios) which they
 >  > say will include some affordable units and homes for adults with 
 >  > developmental
 >  > disabilities will be doing a walk through at 11:15 AM at 447 N. First 
 >  > Street.
 >  > It is important to know if you read the article published in the Mercury on
 >  > January 3rd 2019 or go to their web site what this project will do to effect
 >  > the quality of life to those who live in the Vendome Neighborhood.
 >  > https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/01/03/big-where-I-live-residential-project-
 >  > downtown-affordable-disabled-housing-google-diridon-adobe
 >  > https://www.thekelsey.org/ayerstation  The developer's who want to construct
 >  > this building on the light rail at the corner of Fox Ave which is a very
 >  > narrow street is not addressing the fact that with 111 units, those living 
 >  > in
 >  > the building will need additional parking other than the 29 parking spots 
 >  > the
 >  > project is providing in its current plan.  Units that will be rented at fair
 >  > market value (read article) will most likely have one or more cars per unit.
 >  > where-I-live is not a public transit city as of yet nor will be any time soon.  
 >  > No
 >  > one working with this project can assure the neighborhood that residence 
 >  > will
 >  > not own vehicles and will use public transportation, common sense there.  
 >  > Our
 >  > city counsel representative Raul Peralez stated that public transit is not
 >  > good in its current state agreeing with a concerned resident who spoke at 
 >  > the
 >  > last City Counsel meeting on February 26th 2019.  Currently, parking on Fox
 >  > Ave, as well as many of the streets in the Vendome, is a nightmare.  You can
 >  > only turn right onto N. First off of Fox Ave which again is a very narrow
 >  > street.  Residence are voicing concern regarding parking and traffic flow in
 >  > the Vendome neighborhood and are not opposed to the project other than these
 >  > concerns with how this will effect their daily lives.   In the 80's when the
 >  > Ayers Light rail Station was placed at the location it now is located due to
 >  > protecting certain trees on the planned light rail line City Counsel members
 >  > promised the Vendome Neighborhood that the light rail would never adversely
 >  > effect the residence living in the Historical Vendome Neighborhood.  This is 
 >  > a
 >  > neighborhood two blocks wide with N San Pedro running down the middle 
 >  > flanked
 >  > by the Guadalupe 87 and N. First Light Rail and is approximately eight 
 >  > blocks
 >  > long.  What is a promise if it can easily be broken?  Come visit our
 >  > neighborhood to understand our concerns if you haven't been in the area.    
 >  > In
 >  > addition to the 111 units, the project description states a "cafe" will be 
 >  > on
 >  > the ground floor but doesn't talk about how restaurant supplies will be
 >  > delivered and offloaded, how many employees will work in the development but
 >  > rather they paint a picture of a grand multi use development in the article,
 >  > “Terraces, rooftop gardens, and a community room on each residential floor�>  > ��
 >  > would be part of the development, according to information posted on the
 >  > project’s web page. The web page also stated, “On the ground level, a 
 >  > cafe
 >  > will serve neighbors and passersby by day and would operate as a communal
 >  > dining area by night.” Our representative Raul Peralez informed those who
 >  > attended February 26th counsel meeting where they approved rezoning of 447 
 >  > N.
 >  > First to accommodate the developers that residence of the project will be
 >  > using the light rail and public transportation.  I find that uninformed
 >  > individuals regarding handicapped residence needs do not take into account
 >  > that caregivers may be needed to come into their units to assist the 
 >  > residence
 >  > in personal hygiene and light cleaning and meal preparation, their guest who
 >  > come to visit and where they will park, not to mention those who pay market
 >  > rates and have one or more vehicles as to where they will park.    Thanks to
 >  > Waze Traffic APP traffic is diverted off Coleman Avenue to Santa Teresa 
 >  > Street
 >  > to Ryland Street to N. San Pedro and feeds out onto N. First through Fox 
 >  > Ave.
 >  > (right turn only) Clayton Ave, (right turn only) Hawthorne Way  (crosses N.
 >  > First to Empire to get residence into Japan Town and the Historic Hensley
 >  > Neighborhood), Ayers Ave. (right turn only) onto N. First creating a major
 >  > traffic flow on residential side streets.    The concern many residence are
 >  > having is how we can calm traffic through many means that are used in other
 >  > neighborhoods as well as address the big elephant in the room PARKING.
 >  > Currently many business use the side streets as parking lots already during
 >  > the day.  Many non-residence drive in to the Vendome neighborhood and park 
 >  > and
 >  > ride the light rail daily, many non-residence drive into the Vendome and 
 >  > park
 >  > and take Uber, Lyft or light rail to the airport for week long business 
 >  > trips.
 >  > This historic neighborhood is being a dumping ground for parking and those 
 >  > who
 >  > cut through and we are not getting the attention of the city counsel (Raul
 >  > Peralez 3rd District Councilmen) in representing the...