Comments on: Issaquah buses at a glance http://gettingaroundissaquah.org/index.php/2008/07/13/issaquah-buses-at-a-glance/ Walking, Bicycling, and Transit advocacy in Issaquah, Washington Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:45:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Justin http://gettingaroundissaquah.org/index.php/2008/07/13/issaquah-buses-at-a-glance/#comment-1193 Justin Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:14:59 +0000 http://gettingaroundissaquah.org/index.php/2008/07/13/issaquah-buses-at-a-glance/#comment-1193 I'm not sure where to post this so I am going to post it here. I have been seeing a lot of chatter lately about getting a bus up on to Squak Mountain. I think this poses several problems and I'm not sure people are thinking it through. 1. The additional noise may be no big deal for those people who live off of the main road, but for the many, many homes that are right on the big loop this poses a major noise problem. This would be more than doubling the noise problem that exists already. It is bad enough that there are only 2 ways to get on and off of squak mountain, but add to that buses coming up and down the large hills at all times of the day and night and you are creating a large traffic and noise pollution problem. 2. The home prices for those who live on the main road will take a significant hit. I don't know about everyone else, but I moved to Squak to get away from the noise of the city. Now a small vocal minority is saying they want to bring that noise right into our neighborhood! Why did we even build that fancy new bus station down there if the bus is going to go to every neighborhood directly? Isn't that the point of a park n ride? To go park your car and ride the bus? If we move forward with proposing a bus to squak mountain we are going to be solving a problem that only a small portion of the population have. I have a car, all of my neighbors have a car. It's easy for me to drive my car to the fancy new P&R and ride my bike or take the bus. If you want to live without a car move to the urban areas! These are the areas that were designed for people to live without cars. Suburban areas were created because people had cars and could drive away from the city. I'm not sure how many of the GAIT'rs are homeowners but you have to be especially concerned with home values during these tumultous times. My house has already lost 15% of its value in 2 years. Would you like to add another 10-15% of that by adding the noise/traffic/pollution of diesel buses to the neighborhood? I am going to organize a group to fight this movement or to tie it to a new road built from highway 900 to squak, which will basically never happen. Squak is already a mess with traffic and construction trucks, and it's nearly impossible to walk anywhere. Now let's add a bunch of large vehicles to the mix to make it worse. Why don't we all band together and lobby to get sidewalks put throughout Squak? That is a safe and sane movement I can get behind. Justin Fay 206-300-6978 I’m not sure where to post this so I am going to post it here. I have been seeing a lot of chatter lately about getting a bus up on to Squak Mountain. I think this poses several problems and I’m not sure people are thinking it through. 1. The additional noise may be no big deal for those people who live off of the main road, but for the many, many homes that are right on the big loop this poses a major noise problem. This would be more than doubling the noise problem that exists already. It is bad enough that there are only 2 ways to get on and off of squak mountain, but add to that buses coming up and down the large hills at all times of the day and night and you are creating a large traffic and noise pollution problem.
2. The home prices for those who live on the main road will take a significant hit. I don’t know about everyone else, but I moved to Squak to get away from the noise of the city. Now a small vocal minority is saying they want to bring that noise right into our neighborhood! Why did we even build that fancy new bus station down there if the bus is going to go to every neighborhood directly? Isn’t that the point of a park n ride? To go park your car and ride the bus?

If we move forward with proposing a bus to squak mountain we are going to be solving a problem that only a small portion of the population have. I have a car, all of my neighbors have a car. It’s easy for me to drive my car to the fancy new P&R and ride my bike or take the bus.

If you want to live without a car move to the urban areas! These are the areas that were designed for people to live without cars. Suburban areas were created because people had cars and could drive away from the city.

I’m not sure how many of the GAIT’rs are homeowners but you have to be especially concerned with home values during these tumultous times. My house has already lost 15% of its value in 2 years. Would you like to add another 10-15% of that by adding the noise/traffic/pollution of diesel buses to the neighborhood?

I am going to organize a group to fight this movement or to tie it to a new road built from highway 900 to squak, which will basically never happen. Squak is already a mess with traffic and construction trucks, and it’s nearly impossible to walk anywhere. Now let’s add a bunch of large vehicles to the mix to make it worse.

Why don’t we all band together and lobby to get sidewalks put throughout Squak? That is a safe and sane movement I can get behind.
Justin Fay
206-300-6978

]]> By: Rory http://gettingaroundissaquah.org/index.php/2008/07/13/issaquah-buses-at-a-glance/#comment-666 Rory Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:42:59 +0000 http://gettingaroundissaquah.org/index.php/2008/07/13/issaquah-buses-at-a-glance/#comment-666 Jeff, thanks for publishing this. another option for people to find out more information on where bus stop locations are and time tables are with the Google Earth application. It has a setting for a bus route layer that you can toggle on, which also links to the transit agency's website. Rory Jeff,
thanks for publishing this. another option for people to find out more information on where bus stop locations are and time tables are with the Google Earth application. It has a setting for a bus route layer that you can toggle on, which also links to the transit agency’s website.
Rory

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