tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927807349319882991.post6918303074222485783..comments2024-01-15T19:54:05.116-05:00Comments on Nancy At Large: Group Considers Transit Funding OptionCouncilmember Nancy Floreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057395275467496388noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927807349319882991.post-92206747872019895382008-12-12T21:14:00.000-05:002008-12-12T21:14:00.000-05:00The best way to get these transit incentives back ...The best way to get these transit incentives back on track is to get all your council members to say NO to the Intercounty Connector. Studies show it will waste at least $3 Billion of our taxpayer money. Just a 10th of that money could go back to paying off the deficit in education in the county, and imagine how much that would help to jump start the Bicounty Transitway (Purple Line) and other public transit initiatives. Stop the Intercounty Connector now. We need no more highways. What we need is a better public transit infrustructure. Kuala Lumpur built a monorail system that took no right of way, with a third world budget under budget, serves 10 times as many people as DC, and in 5 years. We can learn something from a country whose per capital GDP is only $7000.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927807349319882991.post-76595057413761074162008-10-24T09:24:00.000-04:002008-10-24T09:24:00.000-04:00Your proposal dovetails VERY nicely with the envir...Your proposal dovetails VERY nicely with the environmental goal of reducing impervious surfaces.<BR/><BR/>If it doesn't get too difficult to manage, reduced taxes might be levied on parking surfaces that are permeable (gravel, porous concrete, or newer grass grid installations).<BR/><BR/>On a related issue, wooded property reduces water runoff even more than gravel or grass and provides other benefits (cooling, erosion control, soil generation, habitat, wind breaks, aesthetic appeal, etc.). Perhaps future property tax increases can be levied only on non-wooded areas giving people more incentive to keep these increasingly rare forested areas intact. <BR/><BR/>Preserving these remaining islands of natural ambiance enhances the property value of land around them and thus will increase revenue of the taxes that are already levied. Everyone wants forests, but no one wants to OWN them. A revised tax structure might provide the incentive to keep them as they are, which helps us all.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully your study can be made into policy. I understand the fight may be difficult.<BR/><BR/>--Bill Jacobs<BR/>President, Montgomery Green DemocratsThe Montgomery Green Democratshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07755534047824305743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927807349319882991.post-57773593593179546032008-10-23T13:20:00.000-04:002008-10-23T13:20:00.000-04:00How would this work for small customer-oriented bu...How would this work for small customer-oriented businesses. Most of their parking would be for customers but a varying number of them may be used by employees. I do not see how you would determine the correct number. Or you may be intending to push companies to do away with customer parking too. That seems like a possible problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com