As far as I'm aware, invictus, Mission St. was not incorporated into the state Coast Highway (Highway 1) until the early '30s. Most of the houses in the neighborhoods which flank Mission St. (those that weren't torn down to build Chestnut St. extension) are certainly older than this. The subdivisions upon which they sit I believe date from the latter part of the 19th century.

All of which is to say "get a f**king clue" and have a some respect for human life and well-being. Yes, given the current trajectory of transportation policy in this country--even in our little so-called progressive bubble of Santa Cruz--traffic collisions do happen. But, don't be surprised if the next inevitable traffic collision is my now-otherwise-useless krypto lock going through your windshield when you endanger my life on Mission St.

As far as Home Depot or Lowes goes, I hope they burn to the ground once constructed. An anarchist such as myself doesn't like to be held hostage to a commercial tax base.