NOT MY TOLL ROAD Action Letter

24 January 2020:

Good afternoon,

I am asking for your help to submit Public Comments on an environmentally devastating toll road proposed for South Orange County.  The studies show the road is not needed and it will not improve mobility, in addition this special single purpose agency the Transportation Corridor Agency (TCA) has not paid down the debt incurred 30 years ago and it has grown in the wrong direction.  Please submit a public comment on this proposal by February 7, 2020 (action form below).  The San Juan Creek and San Mateo Water shed are in jeopardy as well as critical habitat for endangered and threatened species both plant and animal.   As you may or may not know the TCA was denied water permits for this extension - they could care less and got around that by building the next segment of the toll road for a private developer.  We have asked for an investigation into this, however, the TCA is moving and pushing forward rapidly.  In addition the proposed toll roads will go too close to 6 schools, the particulate pollution and noise is not acceptable. 

 If you want to try and help us protect our precious open space and coastal historic city,  this is the only chance you'll get!

Notice in the map below that options 13, 14, 17, and 22 go right over our beautiful biking trails and hills, and one goes right near San Clemente High School. If we don't speak up, the TCA and CalTrans will assume we don't care. WE DO!

Two easy ways to comment:

1) Fill out the form in the link below

https://www.san-clemente.org/home/showdocument?id=54534 

and mail it in to: 

Caltrans District 12

1750 East 4th Street
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Attn: Env/SCTRE Scoping

2) Email your comments to:scoping@SCTRE.org  (the quickest and easiest way, it will only take a few minutes)

If you oppose the toll road, PLEASE TAKE ACTION! There's no time to lose. 

Some ideas on what to write:

Please begin all comments with the words in caps: I SUPPORT ONLY THE NO BUILD OPTION

• Write why you DON'T support the Toll Road extension project (your reasons)
• Write what we DO support! 

I support the following mobility solutions:

1. OCTA should complete long-planned arterials, if and when needed. 
2. Complete new planned arterials on RMV (including keeping Los Patrones free)
3. Complete planned improvements to I-5 in South County that do not include toll lanes
4. Make limited additional I-5 improvements, if, when and where needed.
5. Make the existing toll roads free as soon as possible, like the Transportation Corridor Agency (TCA) originally promised.
6. Have more direct trains at commuting hours to North Orange County. 
7. Open up car pool lanes during non-commuting hours (like they do in Arizona.) 

Please TAKE ACTION NOW, before "life" gets in the way and you forget. The deadline is 5pm on February 7th.

Thank you!

Should you need any additional information please let me know.  

Thank you Michelle 949.280.4276 NOT MY TOLL ROAD