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Moving in the Right Direction News
Greetings from Transportation Lab
We are edging into summer and the motor vehicle traffic in Jefferson County is building. This is especially noticeable in Port Townsend. For those of us on our bikes every day, the
change is gut-wrenchingly obvious. And, we are talking about it. More cars, faster speeds, and notably, motorists seem to be short on patience with anything or anyone who they perceive
to be slowing things down. My experience suggests that both locals and visitors are responsible for ramping up the motor vehicle intensities on our streets.
How can we create a culture of calm and defensive driving in Port Townsend and Jefferson County? How can we create an environment that encourages folks to choose a bicycle rather than
their car to access goods and services from our local economy? Even better, how can we discourage visitors from arriving with a motor vehicle, and instead come to Port Townsend via
public ferry and transit? Transportation Lab is committed to working on these challenges and believes that a combination of (often inexpensive) infrastructure, strict traffic enforcement,
and an intentional educational plan to encourage a culture of safe and defensive driving along with non-motorized alternatives are all key.
Announcement and Dates
Our next meeting is on the 4th Monday, June 26th at 4:30. We try to keep our meetings to 90 minutes. Please reply and let us know if you have an interest in attending our June meeting.
The agenda will include planning for the Community Conversation on parking (see next paragraph).
Transportation Lab has decided to delay the Community Conversation Focus on Parking until September. We are hoping to bring in (in person, or via zoom) a nationally known expert to
talk about parking and answer questions from local participants. Stay tuned!
The April Conference, Moving in the Right Direction, included two breakout sessions where participants were able to discuss transportation concerns with each other, elected officials,
and public employees. We formatted the breakout sessions to create a space for authentic community dialogue. The discussions ranged from specific traffic locations in Port Townsend
to policy priorities. Participants were asked to take notes. Transportation Lab collected those notes, and summarized them into two documents. They can be found here:
Breakout Session 1 <https://drive.google.com/file/d/13sn8XrAIHh0kKJ-b5XdFSoBDwTJrzHG6/view?usp=sharing>
Breakout Session 2 <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jJyi8EfKrO6WH-4DidjFG6d39pubpMlQ/view?usp=sharing>
Parking and the Mountain View Aquatic Center Proposal
The preliminary plan for the aquatics center site at Mountain View includes 123 parking spaces. The number of parking places in the plan, I repeat, a whopping 123, is the number mandated
by the current city parking codes for development. For those of you who attended our recent Moving in the Right Direction Conference, or who are keeping up with current national trends
that address carbon reduction, healthier citizens, and safer streets, this requirement is antiquated, and problematic on several fronts.
Transportation Lab advocates that Chapter 17.72 of the Port Townsend Municipal Code, the code that requires 123 parking spaces, be rescinded. If nothing else, the council should give
the designers the choice of how much parking is needed instead of meeting our antiquated parking code.
To read Scott Walker’s full letter to City Council, click here <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s-rQCCs6IZIf3-S_Q_O93L0mLSbIso7e4GhXLMBqJOY/edit?usp=sharing> .
To hear more about parking from expert Henry Grabar, and why we are advocating for these changes, listen to these interviews:
* 'Paved Paradise' examines how parking has changed the American landscape : NPR <https://www.npr.org/2023/05/09/1174962751/paved-paradise-examines-how-parking-has-changed-the-american-landscape>
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A Plea for Rethinking America’s Parking Addiction <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-05-02/a-plea-to-unleash-the-power-of-parking-reform?cmpid=BBD050723_CITYLABMP&utm_medium=email&utm_sou
rce=newsletter&utm_term=230507&utm_campaign=citylabmostpop> - Bloomberg
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that prioritizes walking for health, bicycling for efficient daily trips, and transit to move us together.
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