Comments on: Mayor Hotline October 4 to 10 https://boiseguardian.com/2008/10/13/mayor-hotline-october-4-to-10/ A different slant on the news. Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:34:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Werner https://boiseguardian.com/2008/10/13/mayor-hotline-october-4-to-10/#comment-9809 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:34:38 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=1388#comment-9809 I agree with Mr. Winchester the angled parking is a band-aid to a bad parking situation. Streets such as Main should actually have the street parking eliminated. Look at the prime real estate wasted for just a few parking spots. Boise is a big city now time to grow up and start sending or parking vertical. Widen the sidewalks to give more pedestrian walking room, and encourage larger restaurant patio’s and more of an open market feel. Include bike lanes and bike racks for you eco friendly folks out there. Finally, I know of a few city owned properties we can sell to raise the money to build proper parking garages… everyones happy a more vibrant streetscape and better parking.

]]> By: boisecynic https://boiseguardian.com/2008/10/13/mayor-hotline-october-4-to-10/#comment-9799 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:00:46 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=1388#comment-9799 Angled parking would be fine on sections of very lightly traveled Jefferson St. How about returning Bannock to one way status with angled parking on on side. Ditto that for 10th.

Back to Bannock, the current two way configuration works poorly at best. I truly believe we could get more bang for our buck by making it one way east bound with angled parking on the south side.

]]> By: Cyclops https://boiseguardian.com/2008/10/13/mayor-hotline-october-4-to-10/#comment-9798 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:38:25 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=1388#comment-9798 Mr. Winchester, from a traffic congestion standpoint you are correct. But, just for giggles, take your suggestion to the next downtown business association meeting and see what kind of response you get.(small suggestion. When you make the suggestion, be standing right by the door so you can get out of there alive)

]]> By: BRETT WINCHESTER https://boiseguardian.com/2008/10/13/mayor-hotline-october-4-to-10/#comment-9791 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:10:59 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=1388#comment-9791 Angle parking will decrease the number of lanes possible on downtown streets further contributing to congestion. Eliminate downtown parking entirely or make it cost a premium so traffic is driven to busses or bicycles or when possible to the original transit device, your feet.

]]> By: The Boise Picayune https://boiseguardian.com/2008/10/13/mayor-hotline-october-4-to-10/#comment-9790 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:46:17 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=1388#comment-9790 Re: Offshoring

We have a City Council Member in particular, and a Mayor and City Council in general that treat governance as a business and make decisions based on Dollars and Cents, not necessarily in terms of the local good.

Remember Albertson’s?

The moment they uttered the words “…increase shareholder value”, I knew it was over.

It’s not as Apples and Oranges of a comparrison as one might first think.

]]> By: JJ https://boiseguardian.com/2008/10/13/mayor-hotline-october-4-to-10/#comment-9784 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:48:26 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=1388#comment-9784 How many trips have our elected leaders made on the public dime trying to convince industry to bring jobs to Idaho and Boise? Why would they be so hypocritical as to actually initiate off-shoring?

I understand private indstry has economic forces that require off-shoring, but I think government needs to make a principled stance to keep jobs with benefits at home, even if it requires forgoing some cost savings.

]]> By: JJ https://boiseguardian.com/2008/10/13/mayor-hotline-october-4-to-10/#comment-9783 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:37:40 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=1388#comment-9783 I agree we should have free busses for the poor who are on food stamps. The busses should take them from their subsidized housing to a job skills class.

]]> By: erico49 https://boiseguardian.com/2008/10/13/mayor-hotline-october-4-to-10/#comment-9782 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:00:49 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=1388#comment-9782 I was interested in the comment about the off-shore billing call and its reference to “Buy Idaho.” Interestingly enough, the State doesn’t have a Buy Idaho policy, and I don’t even think they have a Buy U.S. policy. That’s what I was told when I saw a State vehicle that was foreign made.

]]> By: boisecynic https://boiseguardian.com/2008/10/13/mayor-hotline-october-4-to-10/#comment-9781 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:58:00 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=1388#comment-9781 Bikeboy,

You have free transportation already, your bike, right? But hold your horses, there’s clamoring for licensing bikes. Go sit in on a few ACHD Neighborhood Advisory Council meetings.

Your comment “2BF,” that’s priceless and made my day. I’ll buy you a week’s worth of bus passes next time I see you. Have you ever thought about stand-up comedy?

]]> By: JIMV https://boiseguardian.com/2008/10/13/mayor-hotline-october-4-to-10/#comment-9775 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:36:06 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=1388#comment-9775 If the folk expectng goodies paid just a bit more in taxes, I would be more impressed.

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