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<br /> and preservation of the central city neighborhoods. Any transportation <br /> policy should be consistent with this goal and should act to improve <br /> the quality of life of the central city neighborhoods. 7. We do not <br /> e support the razing of central city neighborhoods. 8. We support the <br /> suggestion by the Fairmount Neighborhood Organization that the funds now <br /> being used for planning alternative II be used instead for a study of a <br /> combination of 30% mass transit use and a program of balanced land use. <br /> We find, however, the concept of a balanced land use as described in alternative <br /> V to be unacceptable and dissimilar to our ideas on balanced land use. <br /> 9. No construction should be permitted unless it is demonstrated that <br /> it will significantly reduce traffic on present neighborhood streets and <br /> arterials. 10. Express buses from beyond Chambers Street should be <br /> instituted now as part of the mass transit system. II. We believe it is <br /> necessary that the public and neighborhood groups be directly involved <br /> in development of the long-range and detailed master transportation plan. <br /> 12. We find the policies, goals, and objectives stated herein to be <br /> necessary for our neighborhood to remain a safe, healthy, and viable <br /> communi ty in which to 1i ve." <br /> (I-B-2) Cliff Culp, Realtor, based his remarks on pollution and economics. In <br /> seeing the black smoke generated by bus exhaust, he feels they are more <br /> resonsible for pollution than the autos that would be needed to take the <br /> place of one bus. Why not plan for mini-buses - cleaner and better gas <br /> mileage - for the longer treks at least. Regarding the economic picture, <br /> he feels the auto industry has done a fine job in upping gas mileage and <br /> bringing pollution down, making it more economical for auto owners. Too, <br /> private industry is doing much to generate development of electric cars. <br /> e Mr. Culp feels strongly that it is time to tighten belts and ask "where <br /> the money is coming from" before spending it. Also, he favors bikes but <br /> feels that, if they want to use the streets, they also should be taxed and <br /> ticketed. <br /> Wanda Hensen, chairperson for the LCOG Citizens Advisory Committee for <br /> Transportation Planning, noted an error in Mr. Van Fossen's remarks. <br /> For purposes of transportation planning, she said, one body going three <br /> different places is considered as 3 person trips. <br /> She then went on to explain that the deadline for an adopted areawide <br /> transportation plan is August as dictated by the timetable negotiated with <br /> the u. S. Department of Transportation. The amount of time between the <br /> selection of an alternative in December-January and the August deadline <br /> leaves critically little time to complete the technical work necessary to <br /> develop the master plan. Because of the timetable, theCAC voted a 2-5 <br /> hybrid alternative so that data preparation could proceed. She said it <br /> was understood that some or all of the work would have to be set aside if <br /> the alternative chosen by local elected officials proved to differ substantially <br /> from that choice. The committee thought it the most logical alternative and <br /> felt that its early identification was the best opportunity to meet the August <br /> deadline for a master plan. It seemed too to be the most realistic and <br /> desirable alternative. She said 10% transit is a responsible goal, a trip <br /> reduction may come about by reduced resources, and it is only reasonable to <br /> begin to make land use decisions based partly on transportation conservation. <br /> 4t Don Yon, 2434 Columbia, representing the Pacific Northwest Sierra Club, stated <br /> that group supports the concepts of alternatives #3 and #5 in general but <br /> questions the process and resultant programs. They hope planners will <br /> plan for the future, not relying just upon present knowledge and processes, <br /> basing their plans on human needs and not the needs of the automobile. <br /> i:Jllp 11/24/75 - 5 <br />
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