Today’s Trib has an article on the Safe Routes to School program and some schools that are on the waiting list once additional resources are available.
Wouldn’t this be a great top priority for any transportation stimulus package?
Today’s Trib has an article on the Safe Routes to School program and some schools that are on the waiting list once additional resources are available.
Wouldn’t this be a great top priority for any transportation stimulus package?
4 responses to “The First Priority”
wow. i’m not sure what’s worse.. the fact that we can’t keep our kids safe or the views of that second commenter on the Trib’s website.
I’m glad we don’t have those commenters leading the city. They’re probably the ones who voted for Ivancie way back when too. After all, “If Ivancie were mayor, you’d be home now.”
So far as the comments go, the one after that is just as bad. He says, “Unless these freeloading school children are directly taxed for their use of the roadway, we should not support any fix to this or any other special interest pet agenda. They are creating the problem by attending school in the first place. Why should I be expected to pay for something that doesn’t directly benefit me?”
Honestly now? Was he never schooled himself?
As for the topic itself, they’re actually not doing that bad of a job up in my town of Vancouver. At my high school for instance, we recently had many ADA curb cuts, crosswalks, and even speed cushions and bike lanes put. Another high school got entirely new traffic lights and bike lanes (it was part of a road-widening project, but now that wider road is safer to cross). At my old middle school, they were even able to get a mid-block crossing with refuge, warning light for motorists, and everything else you would expect.
Unfortunately, living in suburbia, very few people walk or ride bikes (I bike farther than most drivers). At least the infrastructure is being put in place and upgraded to keep students safe.
Honestly, I think the comment ascribed to “Terry Parker” is probably sarcasm. Having read (and disagreed with) Terry’s posts for a while, I just can’t believe he’d write something that “out there.”
I hope my fuel tax is raised to pay for this kind of stuff. I also wish we’d drop our no-self-service rule in OR though.
I hate waiting for some idiot to decide to pump the 10 gallons of gas I need. I hate even more how the freak out when I hang up the pump, and close out my receipt, after 2-3 minutes of waiting.
I’ll put up with that crap, just to say that I’ll happily pay a higher gas tax if we get a fairly distributed way to spread the extra money. Let’s make the MAX the best on the planet, while improving our buses, freeways, bike paths, local streets, etc.
If we want to really set an example for other areas, we have to integrate all modes, and calm down on the extremism that’s sometimes too prevalent.