Have you written a letter to City Council asking them to resurrect the SDSTF? 

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Dear City Council Members:

I am writing to thank you for lowering the speed limit on Shore Drive in the wake of several pedestrian fatalities over the past year.  I believe this is a very important step in our continued effort to make Shore Drive safer.  Many folks that I have talked to who opposed lowering of the speed limit have changed their minds when they learned that pedestrians are afforded greater protection under the law on roadways where the speed limit is lower than 45 mph.  Lowering the speed limit is not the only solution, but again, it is a very important step.  Unfortunately, we still have alot of work to do!

I urge you to resurrect the Shore Drive Safety Task Force (SDSTF), as requested by the Shore Drive Community Coalition.  Many short term improvements were made to Shore Drive as a result of the hard work the original SDSTF accomplished, but progress has waned since 2007, and we have lost at least 5 more people since the SDSTF disbanded.  In addition, several new issues have emerged, making the reformation of the SDSTF even more critical.  I know that the Bayfront Advisory Committee (BAC) would rather the issue be addressed in a BAC subcommittee, but I know from personal experience, as a former member of BAC and the SDSTF,  that BAC simply does not have the resources or the where-with-all to accomplish such an important and complex task in a timely manner.  I have told Kal Kassir I will willingly and enthusiastically work with any group who is devoted to improving safety on Shore Drive, but that this critical issue should not be relegated to volunteer groups who meet when time allows.  As hard as all of us are working out here to make Shore Drive safer, we can’t effectively do it alone.  We need you!  Please consider re-appointing a SDSTF so that we can review the previous recommendations, determine what has been done, and map out an updated plan for getting both short and longterm safety improvements to Shore Drive.  I believe that City staff can provide the resources, experience, and expertise necessary to get this done.  Thank you.

Sincerely,

June Barrett-McDaniels
Ketch Court