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...