Live Blog: Master Planning Committee Meeting

We live blogged tonight’s Park City School District Master Planning Committee meeting. This was the first meeting, of three, where citizens who wanted to be part of the process joined the committee. There actually not a lot of meat here. Our impression was that citizens were hoping to provide more input. Perhaps that will change …

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We’ve Finally Found a Good Use for Kimball Junction

Can’t get enough of Kimball Junction? Wish you could spend more time aimlessly wandering the streets? Do you like to imagine you are being chased by ghosts? Well, today is your day. The fine folks at Google have made it possible to play Pac-Man using Google Maps. We don’t have a dense enough street system …

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Our Proposal for Easing Traffic and Diversifying Our Economy

They say growth is coming and our traffic will only get worse. To date our local government solutions have centered around the bus… iPhone apps to tell you when the bus is arriving, transit centers to make bus connections easier, circulating buses around Kimball Junction, bus only lanes to speed by cars, more ads trying to …

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How Effective is our Law Enforcement at Solving Crimes?

Today on KPCW (NPR) they reported a story called Why 1/3 of Murders Go Unresolved. Along with this story, they have a crime search tool that let’s you see how your local law enforcement is doing. We decided to search Park City and Summit County. Some of the interesting findings are that violent crime has …

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We couldn’t help but chuckle this morning when we heard on KPCW that the City Council wants to bring the “funk” back to the 4th of July Parade. City Council members must have said FUNK 18 times during a meeting. What’s the definition of Funk?: We know … we know… people who live in glass …

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We’ve Figured out What it Will Take To Get Us to Ride the Bus

Bus. Bus. Bus. Everywhere you turn, you hear the word “bus” when people talk about solutions to our transportation problems. Unlike 80% of the people around Park City, we have actually taken the bus. Ok, that was just once and for a story. So, what would it take for us to become regular riders?  We’ve figured it …

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