tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669912661106248580.post6816444918039828753..comments2023-04-01T05:34:12.007-07:00Comments on Mayor Tim Leavitt: Representing the City, or Just Embarrassing?Tim Leavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917356189491441022noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669912661106248580.post-56628043434419547372009-04-27T16:15:00.000-07:002009-04-27T16:15:00.000-07:00I remember the excitement of the Fourth of July fi...I remember the excitement of the Fourth of July fireworks celebration the same way you do, Tim. Family, barbeques and the smell of the hand held fireworks. I also remember watching the fireworks but from the Oregon side on Hayden Island. My boat is moored there (frankly because there isn't a decent boat moorage on the WA side) and the island was completely gridlocked from all the Portlanders who flocked to watch the show from their shores. I have always wondered why we provided that marvelous show to the Oregonians for free when they charge us so liberally with income taxes. We might be able to continue putting on the event if Oregon paid their fair share. What do you think Mayor Adams would say? (We KNOW what R. Leonard would say)<br />BuzzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669912661106248580.post-13507405635277525272009-04-23T15:08:00.000-07:002009-04-23T15:08:00.000-07:00Pollard appears to cling desperately to the 20th c...Pollard appears to cling desperately to the 20th century transportation ideology that a city can simple build more roads to fix transportation issues. Such is simply not the case. There is just not enough area to build endless roads, not enough oil to fuel an endless number of motor vehicles and the planet does not have an endless ability to absorbed carbon dioxide-- And a more critical point for the average person; the public does not have an endless ability to be taxed to pay for roads. <br />Vancouver needs a long term transportation system that realistically takes into account the limits of available space, fossil fuels and monetary resources available. I am not sure what the best long term solution to Vancouver’s transportation needs are, and it’s a topic worthy of public debate—but the tradition solution of building more roads is not the answer.Marcus_Griffithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606126196829429580noreply@blogger.com