Please Help Remove Useless Restrictions

The Mira Mesa Community Planning Group will be voting on a petition to remove the “Turning Restrictions” at certain times on Black Mountain Road where it intersects with Capricorn Way and Gemini Avenue. These restrictions are ineffective in deterring traffic as vehicles still drive through these side streets.

Instead of turning left on Black Mountain Road (which is illegal under these restrictions), drivers simply go straight through the intersection and then make a quick u-turn and then turn on Black Mountain Road, which actually causes more traffic congestion.

The original reason for these restrictions was to keep commuters from cutting through Mira Mesa to get to Rancho Penasquitos and other northern communities during rush hours, but it really never worked too well, as drivers found ways around the rules.

There was talk that when the 56 opened up they were going to remove the restrictions, but that has not happened yet, so local residents took it upon themselves to do something about it and got a petition going.

Now they got enough signatures to get the Planning Group to take a look at the proposal, but they really need people there to help get these “Restrictions” removed. So please help by showing up at the next Planning Group meeting and let them know how you feel. EVERY BODY counts, so please don’t assume that there will be enough other people there that you don’t need to show up. The more people that show up, the better chance there is to get these restrictions removed.

Please “Mark Your Calendar”
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Mira Mesa Planning Group Monthly Meeting

Mira Mesa Library Meeting Room
8405 New Salem Street
San Diego, CA 92126

November 17, 2008 at 7:00 PM