The Last Stand
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On Our View: Bypass not the answer — yet
(anonymous)
October 12, 2007 at 8:06 a.m.
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rodcarew:
There was a traffic study done several years ago when the three phase transportation plan (phase three being a bypass road) was looked at by a consulting firm from Boulder. The traffic was local. And the consultant himself said that a bypass road wouldn't have enough capacity to deal with all of the traffic from the development potential west of town (this was before Silver Spur, West End Village, etc.) and back then, the proposed bypass was twenty-mile road onto Howelson Parkway (by blasting the hillside by the Steamboat and Black Sulpher springs next to the railroad tracks) and out River Road. If a bypass does come to pass, this is by far, in my opinion, the worst possible choice as it makes Howelson unsafe to bicyclers, kids, etc., it heavily impacts residents of Brooklyn, and it damages the riparian zone around the Yampa River.
On Proposed cuts raise eyebrows
(anonymous)
October 2, 2007 at 7:44 a.m.
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The water line break wouldn't have happened had the city told the contractor that there was a “T” (yes, they knew and whoops! forgot to tell anyone … )
On Would a highway bypass of downtown Steamboat Springs ease traffic congestion?
(anonymous)
October 2, 2007 at 7:38 a.m.
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This bypass idea came up years ago when the consultant from Boulder was here to propose a three phase transportation plan (phase three being a bypass road). He talked about the potential for development west of Steamboat and how that would create traffic issues in the future. I asked if the traffic from the amount of growth he was talking about would be accommodated by a bypass and he flat outright stated, “No.” So why build it? It won't do the job in the long run - perhaps it will ease traffic somewhat for a couple of years, but then what? We need to be a little more forward thinking than, “let's build another road.” It won't solve the issue and it will diminish the beauty and (if the Howelson option is chosen) it will become a safety issue, will displace residents of Brooklyn, and will have serious ecological impacts on the river corridor.
On Video: Mother bear put down after frequent encounters with people
(anonymous)
July 31, 2007 at 9:15 a.m.
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A people problem, it is. A mother bear is put down because people are not responsible with their garbage - what a shame. How difficult is it? We live in a town surrounded by national forest - we choose to live surrounded by wildlife and as such we need to be responsible and mindful of our actions and how they affect wildlife.
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On Should the city expand its urban growth boundary to enable development on the north side of Emerald Mountain? (anonymous)
July 6, 2008 at 12:07 p.m.
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Expanding the UGB would allow housing on part of Emerald off 20-mile road past Fairview. It would also guarantee that all of those trails on Emerald, behind Fairview, which we all use and which are NOT city owned, but are owned by Lymon Orton who allows the public to use this land, would continue to be open to public use. Otherwise, that area will become a gaited community and none of us regular folks will have access. Please educate yourselves about Orton's proposal before passing judgement on expanding the UGB.