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We, the undersigned, are alarmed that current plans for the new Camas Ridge Community School devote roughly 25% of the site to serving cars, not the needs of children. We oppose wasting our taxpayer dollars on redundant parking facilities that do not align with City of Eugene Climate Action and Transportation plans. We call upon our leaders from 4J and the City of Eugene to collaborate to reduce on-site parking at Camas Ridge Community School, providing the minimum parking allowed by City code, and a small arrival/departure loop for ADA accessibility purposes. To promote student health and safety, environmental stewardship, and equal access, the school should not encourage regular individual car trips.
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Meanwhile kids riding bikes don't have consistent covered parking at many elementary schools, or have been locked out of it due to new gates. Shameful. (I'm a 4j elementary parent)
The Camas community barely uses the existing parking spaces! We don’t need more. Thank you for adjusting the parking lot size to a minimum, if at all.
Parking and car-centric amenities should definitely be minimized. Waste of space and taxpayer money. Also, for any parking that is built, the planners should consider the dangers of head-in parking that requires backing up. Backing up at elementary schools is a high risk activity.
Slide the Gym towards University St. and use the resulting space for more, much needed outdoor play space. This will make the Gym more accessible for community events as well.
Large parking lots are not looking towards the needs for our future. Let's use the great space designated for the school for much better uses -- like gardens, play areas, outdoor classroom space and instead provide covered, secured, adequate bike parking and safe routes for walking.
YES! more space for kids! less space for cars!
More space for kids, not for cars.
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
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We, the undersigned, are alarmed that current plans for the new Camas Ridge Community School devote roughly 25% of the site to serving cars, not the needs of children. We oppose wasting our taxpayer dollars on redundant parking facilities that do not align with City of Eugene Climate Action and Transportation plans. We call upon our leaders from 4J and the City of Eugene to collaborate to reduce on-site parking at Camas Ridge Community School, providing the minimum parking allowed by City code, and a small arrival/departure loop for ADA accessibility purposes. To promote student health and safety, environmental stewardship, and equal access, the school should not encourage regular individual car trips.
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Camas Ridge is a beautiful property where the kids can play, garden, and explore. To fill it with a huge parking lot is horrible for the environment, completely uneccesary, and a huge waste of money. Please allocate that money in a way that would better serve the children and the 4j community as a whole.
Meanwhile kids riding bikes don't have consistent covered parking at many elementary schools, or have been locked out of it due to new gates. Shameful. (I'm a 4j elementary parent)
The Camas community barely uses the existing parking spaces! We don’t need more. Thank you for adjusting the parking lot size to a minimum, if at all.
Parking and car-centric amenities should definitely be minimized. Waste of space and taxpayer money. Also, for any parking that is built, the planners should consider the dangers of head-in parking that requires backing up. Backing up at elementary schools is a high risk activity.
Slide the Gym towards University St. and use the resulting space for more, much needed outdoor play space. This will make the Gym more accessible for community events as well.
Large parking lots are not looking towards the needs for our future. Let's use the great space designated for the school for much better uses -- like gardens, play areas, outdoor classroom space and instead provide covered, secured, adequate bike parking and safe routes for walking.
YES! more space for kids! less space for cars!
More space for kids, not for cars.
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Camas Ridge is a beautiful property where the kids can play, garden, and explore. To fill it with a huge parking lot is horrible for the environment, completely uneccesary, and a huge waste of money. Please allocate that money in a way that would better serve the children and the 4j community as a whole.