Community Services, Public Safety & Traffic

By Janet Orchard

Preserving and enhancing vital community services, and solving traffic congestion are among key issues facing our city.

Janet believes finding solutions to traffic congestion continues to be of the highest importance. Cotati, as with the rest of the county, is choked by traffic and Janet has always believed solving traffic gridlock is key to preserving Cotati's quality of life. She strongly supports the SMART Train (Measure Q) which will be on November's ballot and is carrying materials in support of the measure as she walks door-to-door for re-election. She also campaigned for Measure M, the successful county ballot measure to improve local streets and roads and fund the 101 project, as she went door-to-door for re-election in 2004.

During Janet's tenure, the City successfully mitigated additional traffic from Lowe's and made street and circulation improvements in the northern part of town. Janet has always strongly supported alternatives to the automobile, including rail, increased public transportation, and expanded bicycle lanes and pedestrian paths.

Janet voted in support of Cotati's Multi-Modal Transportation facility. Additionally, Cotati is moving forward with an extremely important project; the pedestrian and bicycle connection across E. Cotati Avenue that will connect North and South Cotati on this very busy street. Not only will this enhance public safety, it will provide an important and previously missing link in neighborhood connectivity.