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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Nils,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I applaud the COOP's effort to look
long-term and attempt to alter local driving habits. While it may be able
to impact its own patrons, some of the CBD's parking issues are about other
business owners/employees parking on Main and they are slow to change their
habits. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>A parking structure is an attempt to
better utilize land (behind NSA) and would benefit out-of-town visitors (as well
as locals.) Unless our culture changes drastically, Moscow will eventually
require vertical parking to accomodate its needs.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Prescott, AZ (which I see as similar
to Moscow 15-20 years into the future) built one 2 years ago. It is
well-used, although rarely full, except during community events that bring
tourists in. But it anticipates the future, while being of
benefit today.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Of course multi-use is good and in
addition to being a place to park cars, it could be a covered venue for Farmers'
Market and other existing & new community events. I view a
parking structure as an eventuality. It's been talked about for many
years, with no action towards implementation. There are those who'd like
to not have it. I'd like to see it, and therefore I'd like to see
effort(s) made towards making it happening. Collaborative efforts started
early can make it happen in 10-20 years.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Bond levy is just part of the
answer. Funding stategies that spread the cost over a wide populous
(residents & visitors) and an extended time-frame (since such a structure
will be used for 50+ years) is my preference - many benefactors need to
assist with its funding. I do see it as part of Moscow's future - every
town gets one eventually - unless our automobile culture changes
significantly.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Mark</FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT color=#0000ff></FONT><BR><BR></FONT><BR>-----Original
Message-----<BR>From: Nils Peterson [<A
href="mailto:nils_peterson@wsu.edu">mailto:nils_peterson@wsu.edu</A>]<BR>Sent:
Friday, September 15, 2006 7:07 AM<BR>To: vision2020@moscow.com;
baukunst@moscow.com<BR>Subject: Re: Parking<BR><BR><BR>Mark<BR><BR>I think what
is really going on is that no one is willing to charge for<BR>parking (eg
meters) which would regulate demand and no one is willing to pay<BR>to expand
parking (though they might welcome some one else paying to expand<BR>the pool of
parking). I'm also guessing that there is no broad base of<BR>political support
that would lead the City to pay to build parking.<BR><BR>Bill Parks has spoken
about changing the length of time one can park along<BR>Main (maybe various
blocks would elect to have different rules). Shortening<BR>the max time to 1
hour or 90 min might move things along faster (at the<BR>expense of employee
parking, which would then need to be addressed)<BR><BR>The merits of Bill's idea
are that they are low cost and groups of downtown<BR>merchants and occupants
could probably meet, decide and ask the City to<BR>implement quickly.<BR><BR>I
still like the COOP's approach (though long range) of working with
its<BR>customers to change their driving/parking habits for visits to the COOP.
I<BR>personally am having trouble implementing the change, and that nags at
me,<BR>but they are spending their money to address both the parking problem
and<BR>other problems stemming from personal automobile use on several
scales.<BR><BR><BR>On 9/14/06 9:21 PM,
"vision2020-request@moscow.com"<BR><vision2020-request@moscow.com>
wrote:<BR><BR>> Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 21:19:56 -0700<BR>> From: "mark
seman" <baukunst@moscow.com><BR>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020]
Parking<BR>> To: <vision2020@moscow.com><BR>> Message-ID:
<NGECKPHOAMEKCBJLBJBGMENJCLAA.baukunst@moscow.com><BR>> Content-Type:
text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<BR>><BR>> #8 If parking is really a
need - view as an opportunity and build a parking<BR>>
structure.<BR>><BR><BR></FONT></P></BODY></HTML>