[Vision2020] Ped/Bike transportation options

[J K Proctor]

Wasn't there something like that in the area around the UI outdoor track?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J Ford" <privatejf32 at hotmail.com>
> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Ped/Bike transportation options
> Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 18:07:17 -0700
> 
> 
> While living in other states and even on base in Germany, I 
> remember that some of the parks were actually called "Excercise 
> Parks"...what was neat about them was that every 1/2 mile or so, 
> there was an excercise station and that depending on the site, gave 
> instructions as well as provided actual activity equipment; i.e., 
> on station one, you could walk the beam (4"), station two, you 
> would do jumping jacks, station three you did sit-ups,  station 
> four you'd work on the "monkey bars, etc.  Anyone into exploring 
> that for Moscow?  It would allow for a pleasant and self-paced 
> routine that could resolve two issues - excercise and getting to 
> work in good shape and attitude.
> 
> Just a thought.
> 
> J  :]
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > From: Joe Campbell <joekc at adelphia.net>
> > To: Dan Carscallen <areaman at moscow.com>
> > CC: "'Vision2020'" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> > Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Ped/Bike transportation options
> > Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 16:40:14 -0700
> >
> > Dan,
> >
> > I didn't mean to suggest that your forms of recreation were 
> > somehow inferior to my own. I don't believe that and I didn't 
> > mean to suggest it.
> >
> > I do not ride my bike as a form of recreation. You've seen my 
> > beer gut so it shouldn't be too hard to believe. I ride my bike 
> > as a form of travel to work. The plea is not that you should pay 
> > for trails so that I can have more fun. The point is we all 
> > should invest in alternative forms of travel and that, as a 
> > community, it would be a worthwhile investment. Better, safer 
> > places to walk or ride bikes and buses would encourage more 
> > people to do so, especially if they knew that they weren't asked 
> > to foot the bill themselves. Less traffic, less polution, 
> > increased safty, more exercise. I don't see the downside with 
> > this proposal.
> >
> > Again it is just a proposal and I'm open to hearing why it is a 
> > bad one if indeed it is. If I were comparing recreation 
> > activities, I'd ask you to help me pay for a new softball bat but 
> > that is not what I am asking. I'm suggesting that it is in the 
> > community's best interest to help me and others get to work more 
> > safely than I do now. Encouraging alternative forms of travel by 
> > making trails and safer walkways is a community good. If not, why 
> > not?
> >
> > --
> > Joe Campbell
> >
> > ---- Dan Carscallen <areaman at moscow.com> wrote:
> >
> > =============
> > (forgive me if this is a repeat, I seem to be having those "lost post"
> > issues . . .)
> >
> > Joe says:
> > "It is worth pointing out that riding bikes is good for individual heath
> > and good for the environment. The same is not true of ORV trails."
> >
> > I don't wanna go down the "good/bad for the environment" road.  The
> > impact is negligible at best.  Don't pick on my recreation and I won't
> > pick on yours.  I take responsibility for my actions.  I recreate (is
> > that even a word?) responsibly.  I won't lump you with your bad apples
> > if you don't lump me with mine.  Besides, where do a lot of those trails
> > that people are hiking and biking on come from?  ORV dollars.  You're
> > welcome.
> >
> > As far as individual health, I can honestly say I've gotten some pretty
> > good workouts on my dirt bike.  Yes, it would have been much harder to
> > go those 70 miles on a pedal bike, but . . .
> >
> > Then Joe says:
> > "We don't want to penalize people for choosing these options"
> >
> > I don't think of it as a "penalty".  I think of it as taking
> > responsibility.  Yes, stepping up and donating to the trail foundation
> > is one way, but it would be nice to have an "account", so to speak, like
> > the ORV trail dollars work (in my limited understanding).  Then there'd
> > be another funding source to help buy more right-of-way to make more
> > bike/non-motorized/multi-use trails throughout Moscow and Latah County.
> >
> > Hey, I'm just thinkin' out loud.
> >
> > DC
> >
> >
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