HomeMy WebLinkAboutPA2017-228 Comment 163_05062019_JunkinFrom: Trent Junkin <tjunkin@salesforce.com>
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2019 8:44 AM
To: Zdeba, Benjamin
Subject: 4302 Ford Road Project
Ben,
I am a resident of the Port Streets, and I have a baby on the way. I am extremely concerned with
the new development at 4302 Ford Road as it poses a DIRECT THREAT to the safety to our
children.
For example, right at the entrance to the park is the project’s hazardous design. The exit/entrance
has cars exiting from the underground parking garage, up a ramp with extremely limited
visibility. The plan is dangerous to pedestrians, bikers and children accessing the bike lanes or
sidewalk at that particular entrance at the end of the ramp.
The building is within a couple feet of the sidewalk and the 3-stories will tower over the park
where our kids are playing. This is a primary pedestrian sidewalk and bicycle route for the kids
going to and from CDM/OLQA. The city park will surely be used by the over 25+ parking places
that the project lacks. Going from the city park lot though the pool area will cut the distance in
half to the elevators compared to even the closet street parking making option too tempting for
tenants and moving vans that will not fit on the property.
Delivery trucks (which already have limited visibility) must exit backwards, while going uphill,
in an almost 90-degree turn, and over the sidewalk and bike path! Once on Ford Road, trucks
will be facing in the wrong direction, and then will have to maneuver perhaps up to 4 times to
reach a 180-degree direction. This is even harder to do as the radius to the park entrance is
greatly reduced when cars are parked on the Ford Road. This will be dangerous to children
accessing the park via the sidewalk and unsuspecting bikes on the bike path.
Our community of Newport Beach should remain a place of safety where our children can grow
up unharmed, and parents do not have to worry about them going to play in a nearby park. We
are so lucky and I am so grateful to be part of our community and I believe it is our appointed
officials job to support our beliefs and help keep us and our children safe.
My wife, unborn child, and I, thank you for your consideration,
Trent Junkin
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