HomeMy WebLinkAbout2-28-2020 Public Comment - V. York - Clearing SidewalksFrom:Michael Wallner
To:Chris Mehl; Victoria York; Downtown Business Association
Cc:Cyndy Andrus; Agenda
Subject:RE: Cities don"t clear sidewalks because they care more about cars.
Date:Friday, February 28, 2020 5:10:21 PM
Vicky,
Thank you for sharing!
I hope you are doing well!
Best,Michael Wallner________________________________________From: Wallner, Michael [michael.wallner@techlinkcenter.org]Sent: Friday, February 28, 2020 2:19 PMTo: Chris Mehl; Victoria York; Downtown Business Association; Michael WallnerCc: Cyndy AndrusSubject: Re: Cities don't clear sidewalks because they care more about cars.
Greetings,Please only contact me at mwallner@bozeman.net for city commission questions.
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On 2/28/20, 10:52 AM, "Chris Mehl" <CMehl@BOZEMAN.NET> wrote:
Hey all, Thanks for sending along the article and comments.
It's great timing that the Slate article uses Ann Arbor as an example. I've asked the city's 'mayor mentee' to do areview of Bozeman's complete street policy. He's working now with city transportation staff on exactly some ofthese issues such as snow removal, budgeting, setting metrics and standards, and more. Target is to have him reportto city commission in late May.
He'll be swinging by city commission in coming weeks to say hello and give a brief summary.
Chris Mehl
Mayor, City of Bozeman
cmehl@bozeman.net 406.581.4992 ________________________________________ From: Victoria York [vjreads@icloud.com] Sent: Friday, February 28, 2020 10:06 AM To: Downtown Business Association Cc: Chris Mehl; Cyndy Andrus; Michael Wallner Subject: Re: Cities don't clear sidewalks because they care more about cars.
Thanks Chris for your reply. Since I live on So Black and walk almost everyday to town, library, P.O. , etc. I amvery aware of those who don’t shovel, blocked intersections, etc. If we want Bozeman to be pedestrian friendly, we all need to do more than talk the talk. Just my two cents.
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> On Feb 28, 2020, at 9:59 AM, Chris Naumann <Chris@downtownbozeman.org> wrote: > > Thanks for sharing, Vicky. > > The transportation paradigm in America is 99% auto-oriented from road configuration to speed limits to taxinvestment to parking. The overwhelming emphasis is on vehicle through-put and maximizing speed. > > I walk or ride my bike to work 250 out of 255 days a year and witness big and small issues that fundamentallyimpact my safety and mobility as a pedestrian and cyclist. > > To highlight a few issues just on local streets which in theory should be the safest for pedestrians and cyclists: > > 1. uncontrolled neighborhood intersections > 2. lack of neighborhood intersection sight triangles (cars being allowed to park right up to the ped ramps) > 3. lack of pedestrian crosswalk markings at neighborhood intersections > > Chris Naumann > Executive Director > Downtown Bozeman Partnership > 222 East Main Street #302 | Bozeman MT 59715 > 406-586-4008 | www.downtownbozeman.org > > -----Original Message----- > From: Victoria York <vjreads@icloud.com> > Sent: Friday, February 28, 2020 9:43 AM > To: Chris Naumann <chris@downtownbozeman.org>; Chris Mehl <CMehl@BOZEMAN.NET>; CyndyAndrus <candrus@bozeman.net>; Michael Wallner <michael.wallner@montana.edu> > Subject: Cities don't clear sidewalks because they care more about cars. > > Worth a read. > Vicky York > > https://slate.com/business/2020/02/cities-dont-clear-sidewalks-because-they-care-more-about-cars.html >
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