Category Archive For "Park City"
Do You Like Park City’s New Bus Tracking App? Do You Know What it Cost?
Do you like Park City’s new bus tracking iPhone App? What, you hadn’t heard of it? That’s OK, you may want to check it out. It’s actually kind of cool… and of course, you paid for it. In 2011, the Park City City Council unanimously voted to contract with Avail Technologies to add GPS (global …
Is Park City’s New China Bridge Parking Plan Enforceable?
We heard this morning on KPCW that the city was going to use license plate readers to enforce parking limits of 6 hours at the China Bridge Parking Lot. It was claimed that this will prevent people from changing parking spots to avoid a ticket. Today they put white chalk marks on tires. Tomorrow they’ll …
When you walk up Park Avenue What Do You Think?
On Thursday, the Park City City Council is going to discuss whether to provide Park City historic homes with up to $25,000 in matching grants for renovations. This got us to thinking about those historical homes. Here is an example of what we think of when we think of those homes: Yes they are historic. Yet, …
The Power of the Corporation
Last week, Vail announced they were donating $1.3 million in community grants to 30 non-profit organizations in Summit and Wasatch Counties. These monies will go to organizations like the Peace House, Recycle Utah, and Summit Land Conservancy. You really can’t argue with it or the fact that they doubled the amount versus the previous year. …
Is it Our Community’s Responsibility to Ensure Availability of Housing for Seasonal Workers?
Each year about this time we read about seasonal workers struggling to find places to stay around Park City. This problem then gets muddled with affordable and workforce housing. The conclusion is typically that the citizens of Park City need to figure this out…or else. Case in point is the ending sentence from this year’s Park …
It’s too bad for Park City Roasters, but ….
It’s unfortunate to hear that Park City Roasters has lost its PCMR contract. We like local success stories. However, that got us to thinking, Park City Roasters never really had our PERSONAL contract. Why? It’s just too expensive. Typically a bag of Park City Roasters coffee costs $11.99 at the super market. Starbucks, Pete’s, or Dunkin Doughnuts costs …
Employee Parking Pass For Sundance Goes Up By $450
Something we haven’t heard many people talking about with regard to Park City’s proposed employee parking changes for Main Street is the increase in cost for parking during Sundance. Right now an annual parking pass, with a Sundance option costs $300. If the new parking regulations are passed, this goes up to $750. Wow. We understand that …
Thoughts on Park City’s New Parking Proposal
This week the Park City City Council will discuss Main Street employee parking. The City believes that the majority of parking on Main Street is being taken up by employees. A staff report says “A Main Street Business survey was completed that showed that there may be as many as 1,000 employees working during busy …
Idling Backhoe Endangers Children
It’s a nice, crisp fall morning in Park City. You think about your kids at daycare and how nice it is that they can still be outside in a light jacket. What you don’t expect is them breathing diesel exhaust while they enjoy the “fresh air.” That appears to be happening at City Park, where children …
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