HomeMy WebLinkAbout6-21-2020 Public comment - E. Bird - Streamline needs your helpFrom:Elizabeth Bird
To:Agenda
Subject:Streamline needs your help
Date:Sunday, June 21, 2020 12:45:57 PM
City Commission:
I am writing today to request that the City of Bozeman consider funding Streamline’s entire
$300,000 funding request. I believe public transit is a critical resource in our community because the
least-resourced among us need our public support and mass transit can be critical to enable people
to live without cars (or expensive parking permits) in areas with lower rents. Public transit also plays
an important role in helping our community make progress on its various community plans, including
the City of Bozeman’s Strategic Plan, Triangle Community Plan, the Bozeman Community Plan draft,
the City of Bozeman Master Transportation Plan, and more. As demonstrated by these plans, the
City Commission values public transportation in the Bozeman community. However, the City’s
budget for the upcoming fiscal year does NOT indicate that public transit is one of their priorities.
Please support our community plans by funding Streamline at a higher level now and into the future.
I myself choose to take Streamline around once/week to reduce my environmental/climate change
footprint. It's a valuable resource all around.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Bird
Elizabeth Ann R. Bird, Ph.D.1505 Hillside Lane
Bozeman, MT 59715406-586-8799 (hm)
406-599-3221 (cell)ear4birds@gmail.com