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Subject: National Transportation Expert to Give Free Presentation
on Glacier Mall
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:41:45 -0500 (EST)
From: Citizens for a Better Flathead <citizens@flatheadcitizens.org>
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Citizens For A Better Flathead Press Release
Citizens For A Better Flathead Announces
National Transportation Expert Offers a Fresh Perspective on the Glacier
Mall Traffic Plan
KALISPELL, Jan 16 - Nationally recognized transportation and community
planning expert, Dan Burden will be in Kalispell on Monday, January 21st
to provide a fresh perspective on traffic solutions for the Glacier Town
Center/Mall and continued growth north from Kalispell to Whitefish on US
Hwy 93. Burden will present a visual tour of the area and potential
solutions in an event that is open to public, at 7:00 pm. in Ballroom A
of the Red Lion Hotel at the intersection of US Hwy 93 and Center, in
downtown Kalispell.
"According to Albert Einstein, insanity is doing the same thing over and
over again and expecting different results," points out Mayre Flowers,
Executive Director of Citizens for a Better Flathead, whose organization
is bringing Mr. Burden here to speak. "Clearly we can't afford as a
community to make the same mistakes that have led to the current traffic
gridlock associated with the new commercial developments north of
Kalispell," said Flowers, "but that is exactly where we are headed given
the Montana Department of Transportation's (MDT) recent announcement
that they have "no authority" to require a design other than more
stoplights on US Hwy 93 at the proposed 485 acre Glacier Town
Center/Mall. Add a federal investment of over $76 million in the
proposed Kalispell Bypass that will now terminate at these proposed new
stoplights and we may have nothing more than a Bypass to gridlock,"
concluded Flowers. "We can and must find a better solution."
Burden has spent the last thirty years developing, promoting, and
evaluating alternative transportation and sustainable communities at
national, regional, state, and local levels. Since 2005, he has served
as Senior Urban Designer and now Principal with the national engineering
firm of Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin, Inc, as well as the founder and
executive director of Walkable Communities, Inc., a nonprofit
corporation that helps develop walkable communities, since 1996. Time
magazine has identified Burden as one of the six most important civic
innovators in the world, in recognition of his efforts to create better
places to live, work, and play.
According to Flowers, "Mr. Burden's presentations are known for being
lively, fun and inspiring." She adds, "He has an incredible reputation
for coming into communities often polarized by development issues and
helping them find a common vision and win-win solutions. A few years ago
he accomplished this in Bigfork when that community and the Montana
Department of Transportation were in disagreement on how to redesign Hwy
35 through Bigfork. Citizens for a Better Flathead sponsored an initial
visit by Mr. Burden, and MDT then hired Mr. Burden to come back. As a
result of Burden's work with Bigfork the community came together with a
transportation solution the entire community endorsed."
In a January 2nd letter to MDT, Citizens for a Better Flathead urged
them to reconsider their position to allow more stoplights on US Hwy 93
and insists that MDT provide the required technical documentation
justifying it for public review. The letter went on to point out that,
"The stakes are high. Highway 93 will continue to be a critical
thoroughfare for tourists, businesses and residents. It is crucial that
this stretch of road be developed in a manner that enhances our
community in the future. We only have one opportunity to get this
right."
The Kalispell City Council will continue their consideration of the
Glacier Town Center during their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday,
January 22 at 7:00 PM. The official public hearing has been closed, but
there is always an opportunity for the public to speak at the beginning
of a council meeting under public comment.
Click here
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for the background information on this issue.
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X81l1FSvBvtPWXkdyQ9iNINLXkSZip3IZEF8lyW8BSD59tWVJ_JsEfKxiaQEGRThJadhRaHO
QEbwE0C9IZ-ksDi0giNrhnkqjBJxQsfswyEX3Jbtw-8CfVSvqlGERhk_rGn7olDBy7c94Pbz
Y2_V> to view Dan Burden's article in Time Magazine.
Click here
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7OB6H11Cb5SfJoHRXig0kLgixESe3jwIAeW9L6OBQ7zYog5kr-SUHFiGfsGL3H5F5d2lfeHS
iQ==> to visit the Walkable Communities website.
Click here
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iMV8Pg72-Y2Kr5yZci45N8E-t4Xs7jV0rpwcJCamvmW6-ReAvIWRngxAswCVpjXilm2-Ih1j
LQ==> to visit the Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin, Inc, Website.
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i_1P3JAzuqxB06Y4yrIVdIblmQLwDazYyg==> to learn about the impact of a
single traffic light at rush hour.
About Citizens For A Better Flathead
Citizens for a Better Flathead (CBF) works to inform and empower
residents of Flathead County with information about the land use
planning process and best practices and innovations that similar
communities are using to address comparable growth related issues. CBF
encourages all residents to actively participate in land use decisions
and to encourage stewardship of the Flathead Valley's natural beauty and
resources. CBF was founded in 1992 and has over 1400 members.
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Mayre Flowers
Executive Director
Citizens for a Better Flathead
PO Box 771
Kalispell, MT 59903
406-756-8993, fax 406-756-8991
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