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Re: P1010273

rolandovich — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:06:59 -0000

Boy this breaks my heart. It would have been so much easier had that "e" not been there.

Re: City wants your input

rolandovich — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:57:54 -0000

I strongly dislike the third part in which you are asked whether you own a business in Olympia. Am I incorrect to infer that the purpose is to weigh the business interests at least on par with individual interests?

If so, let's ensure that we extend all human advantages AND disadvantages to business entities (except Sole Proprietorship and Partnerships where the founders are personally liable). While the thought is nice, I think it's an obfuscation in an "see how hard it is to be me?!!?" manner.

If the actual interest were public input, I'd suggest education first, opinions secondly.

Re: Living in Downtown

rolandovich — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:35:22 -0000

Re: Marijuana Convictions Bar Students’ Access to Federal Loans

rolandovich — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:59:33 -0000

Has anyone told Rick Steves about this?

Re: Procession Crowned #1 in America

rolandovich — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:27:56 -0000

All hail the glorious arbiter of national culture, Reader's Digest!

Re: Is this what we envisioned?

rolandovich — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:01:29 -0000

I just sent the note. All hail Mathias for writing it up!

Re: Is this what we envisioned?

rolandovich — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:53:19 -0000

I like your idea Eden.

See e.g. Retrofitting Suburbia http://tinyurl.com/c7ut8f for case studies on 'suburban' placemaking via a methodology they term "incremental metropolitanism". The point is that there are placemaking options for people everywhere.

The key element is removing the accessibility for cars. It sounds counter intuitive, but the examples speak louder than the theory!

Re: Is this what we envisioned?

rolandovich — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:49:09 -0000

Ahem!

Re: Why Downtown is Great

rolandovich — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:44:20 -0000

I take issue with your last line.

Times are tough, and even when they are not, it's always a stretch to get involved. More often than not, you'll end up wasting your time. It takes a real commitment to these issues to throw yourself into them for the slim chance of success. The key is organization and planning--something people don't generally like to do even for those who don't find it an outright chore. Anything is possible with the appropriate plan. Without one, you're relying on luck. Sometimes it happens, but most of the time it doesn't.