Entries Published On April, 2015
Response to Our Story on Vail Forecasting Numbers
Earlier today we wrote a story on how Vail does not forecast visitor numbers. We stated that we as a community should not take Vail’s policy of non-forecasting to mean that there won’t be additional visitors. We said that we needed to use common sense to ensure that adequate parking and traffic mitigation accompanied additions …
Is There a Lack of Leadership Around Park City?
We’ve heard something interesting from a few people this week. The topic of leadership keeps popping up — and not in a good way. We’ve heard comments like “there is no leadership in Park City” and “we used to have strong people in elected positions where have they gone?” The question is interesting but so …
University of Michigan to House “M City” a 23 acre Mini-Metropolis to Test Driverless Cars
By now you are probably familiar with our LUST for the driverless car and the impact we feel it could have on both transportation and economic diversity in the Park City area. While it’s something we wish we would do here, it looks like Ann Arbor, Michigan is taking the first step. This summer a …
What We Have to Understand about Vail Forecasting Visitor Numbers
In an interview on KPCW with a Park City Planner about approving Vail’s new Canyons/PCMR Gondola, the planner noted that Vail said it would not increase the number of visitors with the Gondola. This apparently was one of the reasons it was approved with no increased need for parking. When we heard that, we couldn’t believe it. However …
Driverless Car Makes Trip from San Francisco to New York
A Friend of the Park Rag sent us an article from the Salt Lake Tribune about a driverless car making a trip from San Francisco to New York. There is just more and more proof that this technology is getting ready for prime time. If interested, here is the article.
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