gdp's Comments

Daily Camera.com: : Boulder County to offer discounted solar panels, electric cars - Boulder Daily Camera

Fri, 28 Aug 2015 02:45:40 +0000

Actually, to make the paths more safe we need fewer people per mile of path (less path congestion). If Boulder has more and more people, it means we need more and more paths. ;-)

Daily Camera.com: : Boulder admits errors in \'right-sizing\' roll-out - Boulder Daily Camera

Wed, 26 Aug 2015 04:44:11 +0000

mis-direction.

Daily Camera.com: : Boulder admits errors in \'right-sizing\' roll-out - Boulder Daily Camera

Wed, 26 Aug 2015 04:39:46 +0000

Well, the lane is "safer" now, no need for a helmet, eh!?!

Daily Camera.com: : Boulder admits errors in \'right-sizing\' roll-out - Boulder Daily Camera

Wed, 26 Aug 2015 04:36:57 +0000

Vehicular traffic is down on Folsom because there is only one lane now where there used to be 2 (at least). Take a pipe and cut its size in half and I guarantee you there will be less water moving through that pipe (assuming the maximum speed of the water was not increased). A better measure would be cars per lane per day. I am guessing that number didn't go down.

Daily Camera.com: : Tolls begin Wednesday on new U.S. 36 express lanes - Boulder Daily Camera

Mon, 27 Jul 2015 00:04:14 +0000

Thanks for that! I forgot about those.

Daily Camera.com: : Tolls begin Wednesday on new U.S. 36 express lanes - Boulder Daily Camera

Mon, 20 Jul 2015 01:17:47 +0000

With all the lanes moving at a crawl, vehicles won't pass through the license plate readers fast enough to make the fees collected worth anything. I am suggesting that if everyone used all three lanes all the time (at least during rush hour) the whole system falls apart. There is no guaranteed minimum time to Boulder, there aren't enough fees collected to support the maintenance, there's no way cops can get out there and pull enough people over to free up the toll lane...it just wouldn't work. Exactly like it doesn't work now (during rush hour).

Daily Camera.com: : Tolls begin Wednesday on new U.S. 36 express lanes - Boulder Daily Camera

Mon, 20 Jul 2015 01:13:39 +0000

Until the toll lane is complete to Boulder (and maybe even after that), there will be a point at which traffic in the toll lane must merge with traffic in the other two lanes. This merge point will cause a backup in the toll lane whose length is determined by the amount of vehicles on the road (worse/longer back up at rush hour). So, a lot of people might pay to use the lane, only to find they spend the last mile or two of it in stop-and-go traffic waiting to merge back with the traffic in the free lanes. Even after such time when the toll lane goes all the way to Boulder, there will still always be a point at which everyone can use all lanes. Vehicles in the toll lane will have to merge in and this will create a backup in the toll lane itself.

Daily Camera.com: : Tolls begin Wednesday on new U.S. 36 express lanes - Boulder Daily Camera

Mon, 20 Jul 2015 01:06:48 +0000

Some of the transponders that I have seen are housed in a metal lined box. To 'enable' the transponder, one simply rotates the unit out of the metal lined box. Rotate the unit back into the metal lined box to disable it (shield it from the sensors). True, the onus is on the driver to do the right thing at the right time.

Daily Camera.com: : Tolls begin Wednesday on new U.S. 36 express lanes - Boulder Daily Camera

Sun, 19 Jul 2015 21:17:04 +0000

Actually, the solution is for everyone to drive in the HOV3 lanes. They can't possibly pull over enough people to make the system work like they want.

Daily Camera.com: : Tolls begin Wednesday on new U.S. 36 express lanes - Boulder Daily Camera

Sun, 19 Jul 2015 21:15:15 +0000

"...which means carpool drivers must purchase new switchable transponders to travel for free." Which means they are not really traveling "for free." Why couldn't the transponders be given out for free? This is like the credit card companies making me buy the credit card itself before I can use it to make purchases.

Daily Camera.com: : Tolls begin Wednesday on new U.S. 36 express lanes - Boulder Daily Camera

Sun, 19 Jul 2015 21:11:59 +0000

"Cars with multiple passengers that drive in the toll lanes without a switchable transponder will be charged the toll, Castle said." FAIL

Daily Camera.com: : Boulder police: Bike theft reports up - Boulder Daily Camera

Sat, 18 Jul 2015 04:41:00 +0000

Bring a bait bike program to Boulder!

Daily Camera.com: : Little Church in the Pines bemoans lost parking as neighbor takes county to court - Boulder Daily Ca

Tue, 14 Jul 2015 02:12:10 +0000

If he gets rid of the driveway, can he put up a fence?

Daily Camera.com: : Nederland begins gearing up to impose fee on disposable bags - Boulder Daily Camera

Tue, 7 Jul 2015 04:35:54 +0000

The article says that in Ned safe handling bags do not incur the fee.

Daily Camera.com: : RTD board approves rate increases despite pleas from advocates - Boulder Daily Camera

Thu, 28 May 2015 04:33:46 +0000

"For instance, the agency is introducing a day pass that allows passengers to make multiple trips on bus or train on a given day without paying more than they would for a round trip." Now that is a great move!

Daily Camera.com: : Boulder to explore parking districts citywide - Boulder Daily Camera

Thu, 28 May 2015 04:08:31 +0000

They tried this with snow removal laws, and when the mayor was out of town (unable to comply) they gave everyone a reprieve - funny that!

Daily Camera.com: : Boulder to explore parking districts citywide - Boulder Daily Camera

Thu, 28 May 2015 04:06:03 +0000

This is the answer, I agree 100% !!! Making the alternatives more attractive is the necessary component in all attempts to get people out of their cars. Same story from a year ago... http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_259179...

Daily Camera.com: : Editorial: The U.S. 36 straw man - Boulder Daily Camera

Wed, 20 May 2015 22:54:08 +0000

"If the project had simply been to add a third free traffic lane in each direction, we would not have needed transit stations..." Adding a third free lane would only result in shortening the line of cars by 30% or so. Still a jam, but not as long. Seems to me this was all to make it so that buses could somehow get to/from Boulder in a pre-determined amount of time. But I am not sure how well this will work if the buses have to cross the traffic jam at each station. Maybe they plan to send the buses down the right shoulder the whole way!

Daily Camera.com: : Editorial: The U.S. 36 straw man - Boulder Daily Camera

Wed, 20 May 2015 22:50:19 +0000

"Installing Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) for tolling, transit and traveler information, and incident management; " But, apparently, a system that is not compatible with any of the other ITS systems in the metro area. no?

Daily Camera.com: : Boulder weather: High of 45 with more rain throughout the day - Boulder Daily Camera

Wed, 20 May 2015 22:40:23 +0000

"In May alone, Boulder's gotten 6 inches." Wow! Just, wow!