vision2020
re: Parking
A parking summit to bring together all the stakeholders is an exellent
suggestion.
Lori makes a good point: One need not give up the car altogether in order to
put a significant dent in parking demand. A commitment by everyone to use
alternative transportation just one day a week reduces demand by one-fifth.
Fort Collins has a successful program called "Smart Trips" aimed at reducing
single-occupant vehicle trips. One strategy is a variety of incentives for
using bus/bike/carpool/feet for commuting to work and school. A number of
merchants provide prizes or gift certificates to commuters who use alternative
transportation on a regular basis. How about gift certificates to Arby's for
the high school homeroom that reduces its single-occupant vehicle use the
most?
--Kenton
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Visionaries,
I would like to add a small suggestion to the debate on parking problems
around MHS and the downtown area. How about a "Parking Summit", with heavy
involvement of students, people who work in the downtown area, and business
owners, etc. to look at the problems we face during the 9 months of the year
when school is is session.
As a result, I can imagine a commitment by those who live within a mile or
two of the High School and downtown to walk, bike, skate, ski, etc. to
school or work at least one day during the week. Call me a dreamer! Hey,
it would solve the parking problem and make us all so much more healthy.
Lori Keenan
Lori Keenan, Director
Latah County Library District
110 S. Jefferson Street
Moscow, ID 83843
tel: (208)882-3923
fax: (208) 882-5098
e-mail: lkeenan@norby.latah.lib.id.us
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Kenton Bird, Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Journalism & Technical Communication
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1785
Voice: (970) 491-5986 Fax: (970) 491-2908
E-mail: KBird@vines.colostate.edu
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