The latest street improvements in WG are long overdue … unless you’re one of the drivers that keeps running them over! Oh, the irony!

Two months ago, WGx reader Spencer Sanborn lamented the disappearance of the bright yellow pedestrian signs along Lincoln Avenue, asking WGx for help:

—–Original Message—–

Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 8:59 AM
To: WGx@willowglenextra.com

GOOD MORNING

I really dont know where to start — so I am starting with you … hoping you could point me in the RIGHT direction ..

1. the PEDESTRIAN SIGNS that are supposed to be in the middle of LINCOLN on the crosswalks have all been damaged one way or another …. who is in CHARGE of replacing these signs….

2. apartment rules and ect .. who is charge of code violations for what can and cant be displayed

thank you

your site does a great job

For #2, there’s no place like the SJ Code Enforcement Division for solving pesky city rules.

And #1 turned out to be an easy fix, too … After contacting Pierluigi Oliverio’s office and SJ’s Department of Transportation (as suggested by WGx), Spencer reports back that the signs were being fixed this weekend!

—–Original Message—–

Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 11:01 AM
To: WGx@willowglenextra.com

Just Thought I would let you know .. after some conversation with Councilmember Pierluigi Oliverio and his assistant Aaron’s help …

DOT did indeed order new pedestrian signs and they should be installed sometime this weekend.

Any place in your BLOG / SITE where you can thank COUNCILMAN Pierluigi Oliverio’s office once the signs are installed would be great ….

take care and keep of the great work

Spencer Sanborn !

Those signs were originally installed on Lincoln in 2002, spread to Santana Row two years ago, and were installed in Saratoga’s downtown along Big Basin Way following a pedestrian accident last year.

For those of you keeping score at home, the signs have a functional lifetime of five years or less before they need to replaced.