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2022-08-16
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Regarding items cc -1.9 and cc -1.C--
6.1
The word,"encourage" in the text has little power. There is no action or intent in it, The verbage should be replac3ed with something like; "Preserve trees
and native vegetation, etc".
Case in point: Truckee Springs recently bought and preserved as open space. Now a large asphalt parking lot is being built, destroying as "sage brush"
field. Obviously maximizing vegetation disturbance. Additionally, the existence of a large asphalt area adds to heating of the environment as well as
continues our dependence on fossil fuels. It encourages car use and increases traffic on a quiet residential street. Thus it flies in the face of a number of
General Plan items. I find it to be a real "head scratcher" in that we want people to use cars less so we build large access parking lots so they can park their
cars to ride their bikes or walk ,etc. Thus, a transit issue is raised. An alternative might have been to leave the open space in tact and have cars park in the
massive rail yard parking lot and begin their recreation from that point, and/or provide shuttle service.
Once again, the "horse has left the barn" in this case. And it magnifies the need for strong and clear General Plan statements.
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