[MissoulaGov] Committee Update 9-30-09 Bikes on Sidewalks

[Russ Fletcher]

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David V. Gray wrote:
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> David,
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> Thank you for the update on the bike topic.  My children are out of 
> training wheels but I still would not want to see them only allowed on 
> the street.  At age 10 and younger they still make a great deal of 
> poor decisions. When it comes to a game of tag between a car and a 
> bike the car will always win.  I would like to see the city council 
> allow bikes all the right of pedestrians when they are on sidewalks as 
> the state law dictates and devote educational dollars providing 
> courtesy training to bike riders on sidewalks and traffic law training 
> for streets riders.
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> On the other topic I have seen the amount of time the Council members 
> spend on issues and I am grateful for the work that they do and the 
> business that gets accomplished.  My concern is that it appears that a 
> great deal of time and energy lately has been put into cell phone 
> ordinances, banning homeless from the downtown, discussing the 
> appropriate locations for bike traffic and creating more rules for the 
> citizens of Missoula to live by.  It does not appear that making 
> Missoula "The desired place for new and expanding business" or 
> creating a means that will make Missoula the leader in the economic 
> recovery for our state is being discussed or allocated much time by 
> the City Staff and Council.  It would be refreshing to see the full 
> power and time of the city staff and Council on this issue so it was 
> making the news each week.  From my perspective these topics have been 
> a black hole of effort by our government and body of leaders.  This 
> may be an incorrect view but it has not been getting much press 
> coverage if it is occurring. As the Chair of the Public Safety and 
> Health I am sure you have a great deal of influence on what could 
> benefit Missoula's citizens Health Care expenditures and still make 
> sure our Medical industry is vibrant and growing.  That would be a 
> nice change in priority focus at this time or an issue worth 
> allocating more time to. Maybe issues that are not life threatening, 
> not taxable and do not create increases or stabilize the citizens' 
> revenue generation could take a back seat for a while.
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> Sincerely,
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> David V. Gray
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