Would a new UVX stop on 900 East make your commute harder or easier?
Easier
Why would a new UVX stop on 900 East make your commute harder or easier?
900 East is a giant hill. To bike up and down the street is difficult. There is horrible bus access on the east side of campus and only one stop on the north side of campus. Most of the UVX stops are on the south. In addition the dorms don't have good access to the UVX. They are more than 300 feet if not 800 ft from the next UVX Stop. Visiting the BYU Creamery, laundry, and medical centre, also the future music building is a challenge and takes considerable time to walk to. A stop would reduce the walk time greatly.
Would you oppose or favor a new UVX station on 900 East near BYU and north of Wasatch Elementary?
Favor
Why do you oppose or favor a new station?
No response.
Regarding a proposed new UVX station on 900 East near BYU and Wasatch Elementary, what message of concern or support would you want to share with elected officials?
I don't see much concern here. Bus service is intended to reduce vehicle traffic. If you haver tree lined streets, bus stations, and other amenities on the side of the streets it is proven to calm traffic (speeds). Proper crosswalk enforcement should be implemented if they put a station that is far from a traffic signal. In terms of creepy people riding the bus and getting off at the school. This is a small if not negligible concern.
What factors relative to a UVX station on 900 East influence your decision of support of opposition?
The net benefit to BYU students and the tree streets residents is that there will be more pedestrian friendly streets which may slow cars (that often speed on this route), and refocuses on a better community. Traffic and congestion will likely stay similar and not increase yet the benefit to thousands outweighs any negative externalities. The fact is that transit is being used by BYU students the most. The largest traffic generator in Provo seems to be students. If you want students out of cars, you must provide EASY and Cheap alternatives. The UVX project has proven wildly popular and has seen large portions of students relying on such infrastructure. Prior to this project, these students relied on vehicles. To not have access to the east side of campus where thousands of students live is ridiculous. You have an area of high density housing on the east side of campus and yet there is no transit access. That will incentives the use of vehicles. The decision to not place a station there originally was politically driven by the Tree Streets neighborhood who predominately use motor vehicles as a means of transportation. As the population increases in Provo, that mentality will not be sustainable. The city must implement alternatives to mitigate the parking problems and motor vehicle congestion in these neighbourhoods. A bus carrying 40 students may take up 100(bus length*15(lane width) ft^2. 40 cars with students take up 20(car length)*40(# cars)*15(lane width) ft^2. Transit seems like the best way to mitigate congestion while providing better access to places thousands are using everyday. The tree streets neighbourhood is located next to a dense campus which needs this. The Tree Streets neighbourhood may even benefit financially from having better transit access and they may even use the system if inclined.
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Which Provo neighborhood do you live in?
How often do you ride the UVX line?
Would a new UVX stop on 900 East make your commute harder or easier?
Why would a new UVX stop on 900 East make your commute harder or easier?
900 East is a giant hill. To bike up and down the street is difficult. There is horrible bus access on the east side of campus and only one stop on the north side of campus. Most of the UVX stops are on the south. In addition the dorms don't have good access to the UVX. They are more than 300 feet if not 800 ft from the next UVX Stop. Visiting the BYU Creamery, laundry, and medical centre, also the future music building is a challenge and takes considerable time to walk to. A stop would reduce the walk time greatly.
Would you oppose or favor a new UVX station on 900 East near BYU and north of Wasatch Elementary?
Why do you oppose or favor a new station?
No response.Regarding a proposed new UVX station on 900 East near BYU and Wasatch Elementary, what message of concern or support would you want to share with elected officials?
I don't see much concern here. Bus service is intended to reduce vehicle traffic. If you haver tree lined streets, bus stations, and other amenities on the side of the streets it is proven to calm traffic (speeds). Proper crosswalk enforcement should be implemented if they put a station that is far from a traffic signal. In terms of creepy people riding the bus and getting off at the school. This is a small if not negligible concern.
What factors relative to a UVX station on 900 East influence your decision of support of opposition?
The net benefit to BYU students and the tree streets residents is that there will be more pedestrian friendly streets which may slow cars (that often speed on this route), and refocuses on a better community. Traffic and congestion will likely stay similar and not increase yet the benefit to thousands outweighs any negative externalities. The fact is that transit is being used by BYU students the most. The largest traffic generator in Provo seems to be students. If you want students out of cars, you must provide EASY and Cheap alternatives. The UVX project has proven wildly popular and has seen large portions of students relying on such infrastructure. Prior to this project, these students relied on vehicles. To not have access to the east side of campus where thousands of students live is ridiculous. You have an area of high density housing on the east side of campus and yet there is no transit access. That will incentives the use of vehicles. The decision to not place a station there originally was politically driven by the Tree Streets neighborhood who predominately use motor vehicles as a means of transportation. As the population increases in Provo, that mentality will not be sustainable. The city must implement alternatives to mitigate the parking problems and motor vehicle congestion in these neighbourhoods. A bus carrying 40 students may take up 100(bus length*15(lane width) ft^2. 40 cars with students take up 20(car length)*40(# cars)*15(lane width) ft^2. Transit seems like the best way to mitigate congestion while providing better access to places thousands are using everyday. The tree streets neighbourhood is located next to a dense campus which needs this. The Tree Streets neighbourhood may even benefit financially from having better transit access and they may even use the system if inclined.