Organizations

"What the city is saying is consistent. We’ve always only regulated contributing resources, and it’s always been voluntary." 

 “If you change your intersection design, your road capacity will start ranking higher on the flow scale, even though the number of cars that may be counted goes up,” Martin said. “More cars does not always mean more congestion.” 

 "Parking elimination is necessary to accomplish the community plans mobility goal to improve inbound and outbound traffic flow. This plan has a net positive parking supply, and we can continue to increase on street parking in other areas. The OBPB is too shortsighted to understand that 'Sunset Traffic' can be solved if we remove parking to make room for a higher performing street.  My board term expires next month, and I will be pursuing the effort independently with elected officials," 

 “I guess they couldn’t bother to put anything in as far as landscaping and beautification,” said Tyler Martin, chairman of OBPB’s Transportation Committee. “It’s just pavement, and that’s exactly why we’re doing it.” 

 “I don’t think it’s about history or the environment or about retail space or safety. I don’t think it’s about any of that nonsense. It’s about, ‘I don’t want anyone else living next to me.’”