[RTC List] Telecom & County Planning Commission MeetingThursday 1/17

[Arkley, Rob]

Dear All,
     I think that Aaron may be well intentioned, but his input goes way
beyond what I feel that Redwood Technology should go I its input.  Mr.
Atrim also has a advocacy piece about the Bay and it is future.
Needless to say, he and I agree on little.  However, we should all agree
that we need more telecom and IT service.
     Mr. Antrim's suggestions below are at best growth prohibiting and
simply go far beyond the real issues that I believe that our group has
in mind.  Let's stay focused on our goal and not become broadly advocacy
based with the exception of issues directly  in our charge.  If we don't
stay focused, we will lose our emphasis and power which a broad based
and coalition has. 
     I don't want to start a huge and vitriolic e mail chain, but rather
stay focused on our real goals, which are far more limited and surgical
in nature than the below comments suggest.  I am convinced that if we
stay focused and surgical, we will have much more likelihood of success.
 
 
 
                                                     vty,
 
 
 
                                                     Rob .
 

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From: list-bounces at redwoodtech.org [mailto:list-bounces at redwoodtech.org]
On Behalf Of Aaron Antrim
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 12:25 AM
To: list at redwoodtech.org
Subject: Re: [RTC List] Telecom & County Planning Commission
MeetingThursday 1/17


Tina- 

Thank you for your post about the General Plan Update process.  I agree
a telecom element would be a good stop towards improving infrastructure
on the North Coast.  I would look forward to seeing comments you or any
other RTC members have on the existing parts of the General Plan draft
that relate to telecom.

I think one area where telecom could be better addressed is in the
Circulation Element (that's planese for transportation element).

Currently, traffic flow conditions are rated by criteria called Level of
Service (LoS for short).  The General Plan states that LoS should be
maintained at a C or better for roads in the county.  Green Wheels would
like to see specific language added to the General Plan that specifies
mobility management or transportation demand management programs costs
and benefits should be considered and weighed against road construction
projects as a way of improving or maintaining LoS on county roads.

These transportation demand or mobility management programs are, in the
words of a Nelson/Nygaard consultant, "trip-reducing programs, policies,
and investments (such as expanded pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure,
requiring new development to unbundled parking costs provide free
transit passes to residents and/or employees, and carsharing programs)."


I'd like to add that telecommuting programs can be considered as
transportation demand management as well, and I'd like to encourage RTC
members to take this opportunity to communicate the benefits of
information infrastructure as a basis for traffic congestion reduction,
and sustainable and balanced transportation.


You can see more Green Wheels comments on the General Plan here:
www.green-wheels.org/generalplan


-Aaron


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Aaron Antrim
Principal Information Architect, Transit Information Solutions
www.transitinfosolutions.com
Outreach Director, Green Wheels
www.green-wheels.org
707.633.4464 
  
  
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