http://www.berkeleyside.com/2010/02/08/a-green-pedestrian-friendly-vision-for-downtown/ News and notes on our city Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:49:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.berkeleyside.com/2010/02/08/a-green-pedestrian-friendly-vision-for-downtown/comment-page-1/#comment-2823 Strawberry Creek Plaza: City votes tomorrow – Berkeleyside Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:34:12 +0000 http://www.berkeleyside.com/?p=3356#comment-2823 [...] possible future for Center Street [2.9.10] A green, pedestrian-friendly vision for Downtown [...] [...] possible future for Center Street [2.9.10] A green, pedestrian-friendly vision for Downtown [...]

]]> http://www.berkeleyside.com/2010/02/08/a-green-pedestrian-friendly-vision-for-downtown/comment-page-1/#comment-1191 jane warren Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:16:08 +0000 http://www.berkeleyside.com/?p=3356#comment-1191 You're website is making me crazy. You’re website is making me crazy.

]]> http://www.berkeleyside.com/2010/02/08/a-green-pedestrian-friendly-vision-for-downtown/comment-page-1/#comment-1188 jane warren Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:12:31 +0000 http://www.berkeleyside.com/?p=3356#comment-1188 to the Transportation Commission: I would like to see all vehicular traffic banned on MLK, Solano Avenues (for starters). Widened sidewalk, more landscaping. Transportation to be supplied by small jitneys, such as you see in many third world countries, that should be electric, transport 15-20 people frequently and nimbly across town. Big city buses are NOT rider friendly, are slow, bulky, and way too big for city use. Jitneys could be privately owned, licensed and provide employment. And they would be QUIET and environmentally friendly. I would even go from Thousand Oaks to downtown Berkeley to shop if there were jitneys. Instead, I avoid downtown (haven't been down there for years and have been in the new library once.) I shop on Solano, dodging cars, trucks, that are continually backing out, unloading passengers, UPS trucks, delivery vehicles. It's a mess. Give us back the streets. Would be happy to serve of the Transportation Commission. Jane Warren to the Transportation Commission:
I would like to see all vehicular traffic banned on MLK, Solano Avenues (for starters). Widened sidewalk, more landscaping. Transportation to be supplied by small jitneys, such as you see in many third world countries, that should be electric, transport 15-20 people frequently and nimbly across town. Big city buses are NOT rider friendly, are slow, bulky, and way too big for city use.
Jitneys could be privately owned, licensed and provide employment. And they would be QUIET and environmentally friendly.
I would even go from Thousand Oaks to downtown Berkeley to shop if there were jitneys. Instead, I avoid downtown (haven’t been down there for years and have been in the new library once.) I shop on Solano, dodging cars, trucks, that are continually backing out, unloading passengers, UPS trucks, delivery vehicles. It’s a mess.
Give us back the streets.
Would be happy to serve of the Transportation Commission.
Jane Warren

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