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Dear Traffic Division Commander, My name is Stephani Olson, and I am the Upper School Principal at Caliber ChangeMakers Academy, 500 Oregon Street. Thank you to your team and the City for the recent ticketing of double-parked cars near our campus. Families noticed, and it is already helping. We serve about 875 students in grades TK through 8, with dismissals at 3:15 PM and 3:30 PM. As of November 9, we began Phase 1 of a new dismissal plan: all car pickup now happens in valet lanes inside our lot, entering from Oregon St and exiting onto Napa St. We have told families there is no double parking or pickup on Valle Vista Ave or on Napa St north of our lot. We would be grateful for the Traffic Division's support with: Officer presence at dismissal (about 3:05 to 3:50 PM) at Napa St and Valle Vista Ave for the first two weeks of each new phase, while new habits form. Weekly enforcement of traffic violations including double parking and of cars waiting in the 5-minute loading zone by the post office on Napa St. Enforcement of illegal U-turns on Napa St and Valle Vista Ave during dismissal. We are also working with Traffic Engineering on signs and striping, and we would welcome any coordination between your teams. If it would help, I'm happy to meet or host a site walk during dismissal. Thank you for your partnership in keeping our students and families safe. Sincerely, Stephani Olson (she, her, hers) 720-224-0574