The fate of downtown St. Pete should reflect what is in the best interest of all of the citizens to enjoy the waterfront. These democratic values may suggest very different decisions regarding what is done with the Albert Whitted Airport space, the planned stadium, and other downtown bayside developments.
What planners don't seem to realize is that what people come, live, visit, and move to St. Pete for is the waterfront, beachy lifestyle with a touch of class. (Planners, please market research the public before making decisions for them.) The problem is that although the classy, beachy lifestyle is why we love St. Pete, technically downtown St. Pete does not have much of a beach.
Downtown St. Pete could take a lesson from Rio, where a beach could be created and maintained with parks, beach volleyball, boardwalks, skating/running paths, water squirting parks for toddlers to run through, and great retail and restaurants all within walking distance. Give downtown to all the people and reflect their hopes.
Showing posts with label Local. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Local. Show all posts
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
To Stay, Sign the Petition
Dear Parents,
If you do not want your child moved out of his/her school, you may want to sign this online petition, http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/pinellaschoice/ as I did. I think it is a good deal. The petition states that we want to stay at our school (be grandfathered) in exchange for not needing the bus.
This “grandfather us for no bus” petition is a good compromise. The problem is that busing is expensive, dangerous, and disrupts learning time with the lateness problems. These are genuine problems. The school board figures there would be less overall bussing (and fewer bussing problems) if kids were local. This seems valid: If you want a bus, move schools to the local assigned school they give you. Perhaps this compromise will allow us to keep our children in their schools.
Please feel free to pass this on to all parents and friends of children in Pinellas County Schools.
PS- Take the Bay News 9 poll http://www.baynews9.com/iPolls.html on the “Would you drive for the school you want?” question.
If you do not want your child moved out of his/her school, you may want to sign this online petition, http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/pinellaschoice/ as I did. I think it is a good deal. The petition states that we want to stay at our school (be grandfathered) in exchange for not needing the bus.
This “grandfather us for no bus” petition is a good compromise. The problem is that busing is expensive, dangerous, and disrupts learning time with the lateness problems. These are genuine problems. The school board figures there would be less overall bussing (and fewer bussing problems) if kids were local. This seems valid: If you want a bus, move schools to the local assigned school they give you. Perhaps this compromise will allow us to keep our children in their schools.
Please feel free to pass this on to all parents and friends of children in Pinellas County Schools.
PS- Take the Bay News 9 poll http://www.baynews9.com/iPolls.html on the “Would you drive for the school you want?” question.
Monday, November 13, 2006
Residents want a playground near (St. Pete Times)
Amy's in the paper again! This one is from the Neighborhood Times section, November 12, 2006. Check it out: Residents want a playground near - Archives: St. Petersburg Times
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