that the addition of a sidewalk there, because there are no other sidewalks
nearby. Yes, you would be taking pedestrians off of the roadway in that particular
390-foot section, but in order to do so, you would be forcing pedestrians to
ingress onto the sidewalk, and then leave the sidewalk in locations that are not
controlled by any kind of light or crosswalk or anything of that nature, and I
submit to you I don't think that helps pedestrians safety to -- to have zero
sidewalks, and then you come -- you know, you've got to step onto a sidewalk,
and then get back onto the street because you've got more interaction coming in
and off the street, and since bicyclists wouldn't be allowed on that sidewalk in
general, it won't help us with bicycle traffic.
People are used to seeing people on the streets and that means that,
you know, one of the big concerns is visibility, because that is a hill there is
addressed because there's so few cars going through there, and they're so used
to seeing everybody out walking their dogs and things of that nature.
Also -- and this goes to what Mr. Murphy said, I don't want to put 18 or
1,900 square feet of impermeable surface out there. That's what we're talking
about, a 390 feet in length with 5 to 6 feet in width. You're talking about -- you
know, if my math is right, close to 2,000 square feet of impermeable surface. I
actually intend to try to put a permeable surface driveway in, if possible, because
the way this lot is laid out and the way the water flows. I don't want to be doing
anything to collect water, if at all possible. I want it to stay within the wooded lot,
and he was right. I don't intend to put a yard in. I think that it's -- it's important to
remember that this neighborhood -- yes, it is wooded, and it doesn't make this
property unique that there are trees on it, but what's unique about it is there are a
lot of trees there. I think you saw the overhead shot, and it is really thick. We
would love the philosophy of having a little, say, 2,000-square foot house right in
the middle of that lot, basically invisible in the summertime and, you know, in the
winter when the leaves are off, it would be visible.
Final point, this piece of property -- right where it says Rollins Road at the top
of the lot there which is on the north side, that is a really substantial slope. If
you put a straight sidewalk in there, you're going to have to take on -- I'm
going to have to take on measures to deal with ice and snow, because the
slope there is steep enough that traditional sidewalks are likely to not function
at all when weather is bad, and I think it would be a great challenge to -- you
know, for safety reasons to keep all that clear.
So far as far as I know five of the 22 people that received cards have sent
something in to the city indicating their acceptance of this. The property due
north right above the S in Rollins, that's Brian (phonetic) house. I believe he sent