SEE UPDATE BELOW DATED 09.28.2017 FOR REVISED POSITION STATEMENT.
The key components being considered by PCPOA are:
- Safety
- Traffic patterns and congestion
- Hydrology or drainage
- Impact on the rural equestrian lifestyle the canyon enjoys and protects
LYONS CROSSING – OPPOSE
PCPOA strongly opposes the Lyons Crossing.
MARKET STREET CROSSING – SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE
The PCPOA board believes Market Street is the most logical and viable option, and the City should do more due diligence and research for this option. Rationale is that Market Street currently exists, has a wide pathway for expansion, and allows for multiple access points.
13TH STREET UPGRADE – NOT OPPOSE
The 13th Street option could be acceptable depending on the plan and traffic patterns that are created. The crossing upgrade would have to be extensive to ensure safety and accommodate flow for the increased traffic and population.
UPDATE:
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY of a Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Lyons Avenue/Dockweiler Drive Extension Project and NOTICE OF PUBLIC OUTREACH MEETINGS
State Clearinghouse No. 2013082016
Public Review Period: August 16, 2017 to October 16, 2017
Meeting #1
September 14, 2017 at 6 p.m.
The Master’s University
24728 Quigley Canyon Road
Building #35, English and History Center, Room 100
Santa Clarita, CA 91321
Meeting #2
September 28, 2017 at 6 p.m.
The Master’s University
24728 Quigley Canyon Road
Building #35, English and History Center, Room 100
Santa Clarita, CA 91321
LINK: DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
UPDATE 09.28.2017
PCPOA applauds the City for recognizing the physical and environmental challenges of the Lyon to Dockweiler extension.
We have always favored the Market Street connection and continue to do so.
Here’s what we favor: bring Dockweiler, as planned, down to Arch or Pine. Instead of having traffic bear right to the 13th Street crossing, have it bear left to Market Street.
Market Street is an already-improved crossing. Traffic can go right, left or straight. It leads both to Railroad for north and south travel or directly into Downtown Newhall.
13th Street, on the other hand, is a T-intersection. No matter how much it is improved, it will remain a T-intersection. It has many drawbacks:
- It floods easily.
- It is often overcrowded with long waits.
- It does not lead directly to any destination.
- Traffic waiting to turn in from the north often lines up past 14th Street cutting off a lane of traffic on Railroad.
- The U-turn allowed from the north further impedes access.
The 13th Street crossing is within Placerita Canyon’s Special Standards District in which the City guarantees our rural equestrian neighborhood. Directing more traffic into the Special Standards District will require a General Plan Amendment.
Please choose the simplest and best alternative and take the Dockweiler traffic down to Arch or Pine and then over to Market Street.