The city puts all it’s recommendations online at the same time they are presented to City Council. Then after the televised presentation a period of time is allowed for community conversations like this one online so we can see each other’s viewpoint and think together of what we want here in Hayward all before any action is taken.

Imagine people from the city being available to educate us if they think we aren’t getting it and people from the community educating the city if we think they aren’t getting it. City council members could ask question. The community could offer better solutions and plans.

That is transparency and communication! That is a true city-community partnership!

What do you think?

Too late for your vote/ Council voted to proceed on this last Tuesday. That does not mean construction starts today! Read what I say here then round up a frioend or two and present a protest at council’s next meeting!

Not only is it an ignorant decision but they completely over look the problem with the new jet aircraft which, with a landing speed of 142 miles per hour also has need, (especially when loaded with fuel, people and cargo,) for a long distance takeoff. Thus the need for a crash zone at end of each runway.

Be aware that if the pilot does not voluntarily abort the flight before he reaches the end of his takeoff run…. then he does not have control of any crash occurring in the ‘safe zone’ where presumably disintegration in the designed space for such to occur….just doesn’t fill the need in all possible scenarios!

City claims it is necessary because FAA sees Hayward as the best place… then why introduce the same concept at Livermore????

When the ‘noise berm’ at the sour east end of the runway, (that which is closest to Winton Ave ,is removed, (seen as a necessity for a ‘decent’ crash zone, then what is the defense against inept pilots who are unable to confine their ‘crash’ within the appropriate zone?

Such a fcrash may not occur during my life time… but what assurance is that when I reveal the fact that I am 80 years of age?

Conjecture on my part? Hell no! I do not see City Council as a saintly group whose powers of prayer are sufficient to avoid the inevitable! Such prayer, if indeed it occurs, is involved with the sin of presumption! A violation of the virtue of HOPE ! Which of itself is sinful!

All must attempt to come to an understanding of Sullivan’s commentary on Murphy’s law !

“Murphy was an optimist ! “

Having come to an understanding of Sullivan’s commentary….. I suggest that you round up a few friends and rather than waste time registering an opinion, (short as it is,) as expressed above… make a trip to City Council’ at next public comment period present yourself and challenge them to a read of my memorandum submitted to them, on very short notice, and ask them to reconsider.

Monica. That which appears above your most recent contribution is precisely what was placed before council just before the Council’s meeeting of March 22, 2011 !

Some years ago, I was selected as one of a dozen or more citizen representatives to serve on Hayward’s “Circulation Task Force.”
( A title which some saw as humorous since it was thought, in many minds, as being brought into existence as a means to serve a need of Daily Review.)

As resident of the Longwood/Winton Grove neighborhood, I thought that the extension of West A to Corsair Blvd had an attraction worth considering. ( I was not sure about that route since it was upwind of my neighborhood and as this would add truck fumes to the problem of aircraft fumes and additionally, would raise hell with residents of San Lorenzo, an unincorporated community under governance by Alameda County but possessed of an effective Home Owners Association.

San Lorenzo has difficulty with access to and from I-880 and I-238 freeway portion leading to I-580. Introduction of truck exhaust fumes to the traffic mix is seen as being only a problem to areas South of West A Street where ‘Haywardites’ live. ‘Haywardians’ live a bit further to the south and are unconcerned with health threats to children per a communication from a presently seated Council member a bit prior to eventual election.

What amazes me is the fact that no consideration is given to the use of Clawiter Road, accesses to which are available from one or the other of two interchanges with State Rte 92.

Using I-880 to access those two interchanges, via Rte 92, with overpasses, west of I-880 would be a time saver and a bit healthier for residents to say nothing of easing the present access problem, to and from Southland, one of Hayward’s two major local sales tax providers, yet remaining, since the loss of 238 Bypass saw the demise of many auto dealers along Mission Blvd.

Clawiter may be a bit farther in travel distance but closer, in actual travel time, to eventual destination for ’big rigs’ traveling out of Oakland or off I-580 west bound trucks via I-238 and the Nimitz. but probably just as close in elapsed time and expended fuel expense, with less exhaust when considering traffic travel time on and jammed use of West Winton Ave.

Wow! Two over crossings onto Industrial Blvd as well as Clawiter RD! One at Industrial Blvd on Rte 92 and the other at Clawiter / Rte 92 when sign directed traffic on and along West Winton Ave would alleviate the problem at Hesperian and W. Winton.

If W. Winton Ave was limited to trucks with just three axles with a maximum weight or length restriction designed to force use of either of two Clawiter / 92 interchanges we could easily avoid destruction of private property and businesses.

If you have not noticed or observed,Truck Traffic on W. Winton is thought to affect the Southland mall and nearby banks, office buildings restaurants etc… to say nothing of the residential properties near Southland Drive and the Southern end of Wright Drive.

Then in addition, some political effort on the part of our City and County elected to office type folks, might see Cal- Trans being forced to consider a north bound I-880 off ramp at Industrial Blvd, offering access to Industrial Blvd where NB I-880 truck traffic would be enabled to access West Hayward as well as South East warehouse and industrial land uses within Hayward City limits’ without the need to impose access restrictions caused by traffic. would also offer, a left hand turn opportunity onto western end of Industrial Blvd. Additionally we would see an easing of traffic conditions which inhibit sales tax receipts at the Target store positioned in Hayward’s extreme Southeast Corner intersection at Whipple How the Home Depot Store is found by Hayward supported roadways while located in Union City near Whipple Ave intersection with ‘SW Industrial Pkwy‘. It is beyond my powers of understanding why The Home Depot in that area is located in Union City but accessed only through use of Hayward Streets which are certainly not maintained by Union City!

Introduction of a Southbound entry onto I-880 from Industrial Blvd would also aid relief of traffic on east bound West Winton Ave.

Make yourself aware that FAA , (a major gremlin,) has made some approved but not yet constructed changes to runway 28L location which now destroys the desired West A. St extension to Corsair Blvd. Abandonment of that plan is caused by imposition of a very expensive underpass, below sea level and the water table, where the runway is intended to cross over the path of a now abandoned connection of West A Street with Corsair Blvd. (Much to the relief of asthmatic kids and emphysema types living in Longwood / Winton grove neighborhood.)

Our City Fathers are aware of FAA’s intention to remove the noise berm at the intersection of W. Winton and Hesperian. Removal is necessary to provide a better ‘clear area’ so that potential future failures of aircraft lift- off can be, presumptuously handled more safely. By golly when FAA wants something, you just know it is going to happen. FAA will have much egg on it’s face if failure to lift off is not confined to the airport and an airplane with two jet engines and a full load of fuel just happens to hit a few trucks in in the middle of that intersection.

At age 80 and a few months, I hope not to be around when that eventual aircraft accident occurs; I don’t think my aging ears could stand the howl occurring with that perceived event. Especially when I might start shouting from my roof top…” I told you so !”

So, is it impolite to say ‘hell no’ to a widening of West Winton? Those damn trucks impede shopping at Hayward’s Southland Mall and that impedes collection of sales tax benefiting Hayward.

Rise up Haywardians!! Those ineffective politicians whom we made the mistake of electing are unable to see their hand in front of their own dang faces!