Read the July 18, 2010 article in the La Jolla Village News: "The importance of the Regents Road Bridge", by Dr. Richard Prutow! |
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The Land Use and Housing Committee voted 3 to 1 NOT to move the consultant contracts for Design and EIR for the Regents Road Bridge to the city council for a vote. Councilwoman Sherri Lightner ignored all traffic and safety issues as she led the attack on the Regents Road Bridge. Obviously she had made her decision long before the meeting took place and had convinced Tony Young and Todd Gloria to go along with her. (Tony Young voted for the Bridge in 2006)! Councilman Kevin Faulconer was the only member of the committee that demonstrated a true understanding of the issues by voting for the contracts to go forward. Write and thank him! Kevinfaulconer@sandiego.gov
HOWEVER, THIS IS A SETBACK NOT A DEFEAT! We will fight on because we know we are in the right.
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LATEST IMPORTANT NEWS ON THE REGENTS ROAD BRIDGE!
March 2, 2010: The City Council voted to rescind the original design contract with Project Design Consultants which was approved by the Council Nov. 5, 2007. This contract was never executed because of the lawsuit by Friends of Rose Canyon. The rescission of the first contract, finalizing the settlement of the law suit, was a necessary preliminary measure to pave the way for the City to go forward with new consultant contracts for preliminary design of the Bridge and project-specific EIR.
March 9, 2010: City Staff, by request of Councilmember Sherri Lightner and UCPG President Janay Kruger, presented the items (contracts in question) before the University Community Planning Group (UCPG) so the community would have an opportunity to weigh in. The UCPG Board placed the Regents Road Bridge Contracts for Design and Environmental Consultants on the Agenda as an Action Item. The Majority of the UCPG Board voted that the Council not vote on these contracts until after an FBA update which could take 2 years!
June 23, 2010 The Land Use and Housing Committee voted 3-1 not to approve consulting contracts for the Bridge
Bridge opponents would like to see other projects move to the head of the line and eat up money for the Bridge. WE MUST NOT LET THAT HAPPEN! Write to City Council members and Mayor Sanders and tell him/her the Regents Road Bridge must be done before any other project! You can get their names and addresses by clicking on the ACT NOW button on left side of this page!
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| NEW FIRE CHIEF, JAVIAR MAINAR, SUPPORTS THE REGENTS ROAD BRIDGE AS THE MOST EFFECTIVE SOLUTION FOR IMPROVED EMERGENCY SERVICES IN UNIVERSITY CITY! TO READ HIS LETTER, CLICK HERE. | |||
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Opponents of the bridge are showing themselves in a poor light by making charges that are, at best, disingenuous.
Friends of Rose Canyon (FRC) and the University Community Planning Group (UCPG) are challenging the City for using FBA funds for the Limited Roadway Changes (LRC) at Genesee and SR52 and Regents and SR52. These LRCs are part of the whole Regents Road Bridge project. FRC and UCPG say that former council president Scott Peters is misusing FBA funds by allocating them for these changes. In a January 17, 2008 article in the La Jolla Village News, Linda Colley, Chairwoman of the UCPG, stated that for Peters “to use FBA funds for a bridge project in South University City is against North University City 's plan.” Deborah Knight, president of FRC, said in the same article, “The City is using the FBA as a cookie jar.” The irony of these charges is that the UCPG board recommended to the City Council, in July of 2006, that they do these Limited Roadway Changes. A majority of that board consists of bridge opponents and FRC members. You can read the complete article in which the misleading statements from the bridge opponents are quoted here : And you can also read former councilman Scott Peters' response to this article here (taken from La Jolla Village News, January 31, 2008 , Letters section). |
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GOOD
NEWS
On September 4, 2007, the City Council voted 6-1 to approve the contract for the preliminary design of the Regents Road Bridge, thus moving to Phase II of the project. This means that work on the bridge design can finally begin. THIS IS A GREAT VICTORY FOR THE UNIVERSITY CITY COMMUNITY! Phase II has been delayed for over a year because of bridge opponents’ lawsuits. Opponents will persist in their attempts to derail the Bridge and continue to hurl accusations of illegalities and corruption at city officials. However UC Connection will persevere with our fight for the Bridge which is the only reasonable solution for the traffic woes and safety problems in this area. If you are not a member and wish to join us in this endeavor, please print & fill out our application form and mail it, with a $15 donation, to UC Connection. You can obtain our application form as a Microsoft Word document here, or as an Adobe Acrobat document here. The mailing address is on the application form. MANY THANKS TO ALL WHO HAVE HELPED US REACH THIS POINT IN OUR QUEST FOR THE REGENTS ROAD BRIDGE! |
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| Link to item #334 Sept. 4, 2007 City Council Meeting. The City Council voted 6-1 to move the Regents Road Bridge project forward to the Design Phase. Click on this link to watch the testimony and vote. | |||
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Just how
important is this bridge to the UC community?
Consider the risks posed by the "Cedar fire" of 2003 |
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Click here to
watch a video from UCConnection !
(This is a 40 megabyte file, and will take time to load; please be patient :-) |
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The SD Airport Authority's proposal
for "shared use" at Miramar was DEFEATED in the Nov 7, 2006 elections. Click here |
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