In an effort to select endorsments for the upcoming City Council election, BBC invited prospective city council members to respond to a five question survey. BBC will evaluate the positions held by candidates during the next monthly meeting on Monday, February 7th. Below are the candidates responses.
- Suzy Ageton
- Jill McFadden
- Jim Martin
- Lisa Morzel*
Suzy Ageton
Have you supported bicycling in the past? If so, how?
I have supported bicycling and all forms of alternative travel through my support for the City transportation sales tax. I have also supported the emphasis in the Transportation Master Plan on completing a grid-based system of primary and secondary bicycle corridors to provide bicycle access to all major destinations and all parts of the community.
In the last year what kind of cycling have you done?
Unfortunately, an injury prevents me from enjoying cycling anymore.
Generally speaking, to what extent should the city promote and facilitate bicycle use for transportation? Current level, less or more?
I believe that the City should continue to facilitate bicycle use. We already have an active, recreation-minded public and should seek to find new ways to support their use of bicycles and all forms of alternative transportation. At a minimum, we should maintain our current level of promotion, and there may be times such as when the Transit Village comes on line that we will want to increase our efforts to stimulate bicycling
Will you support ongoing efforts to upgrade our major arterial streets to provide on-street bike lanes in addition to shared-use sidewalks or paths on both sides of the street? Why or why not?
In general, I am in favor of upgrading our major arterial streets to provide for bike lanes. I am especially pleased about the proposed 17 th street upgrade for bikes, and think this will greatly enhance bike traffic across town and around the University and Boulder High School .
Who is endorsing you?
At the moment, I have no organizational endorsements. However, I have a number of endorsements from active, respected Boulder residents such as Leslie Durgin, Josie and Rollie Heath, Deanne Butterfield, Jean and Frank Dubofsky, Benita Duran, Jane Butcher, Linda Shoemaker and Steve Brett.
Jim Martin
- I often bike to work when I work in Boulder when the weather permits. I helped start the Bicycle Classic with the Boulder Rotary.
- I run between 50-60 miles a week. I bike maybe 25 miles. My wife and daughters have done many of the Ride the Rockies . My son in-law Hank Poole was on a professional team for 5 years.
- The city needs to promote bicycle a lot more. When I was in China I saw how bicycle transportation can and should work. Business needs to provide more incentives for bicycle commuting not just the city!!
- One reason I don't use my bike more is the lack of safety while using my bike in the city limits. We need to support aggressively the upgrading of our major streets. We should have bike lanes on both sides of the street where ever possible!!
- I am being endorsed by the “people”!
Jill McFadden
Have you supported bicycling in the past? If so, how?
I have supported bicycling primarily by participating in it. I am a regular road biker and I thoroughly enjoy cycling around Boulder and in activities accross the state.
In the last year what kind of cycling have you done?
As I mentioned above I really enjoy road biking. I've done a little bit of mountain biking, but I've just found that I like road biking better.
Generally speaking, to what extent should the city
promote and facilitate bicycle use for transportation?
Current level, less, or more?
I really think Boulder has some effective programs in terms of facilitating bicylce use for tranportation. Generally I would support the current level but always think we can continue to look for more effective solutions and improve on existing policies.
Will you support ongoing efforts to upgrade our major
arterial streets to provide on-street bike lanes in
addition to shared-use sidewalks or paths on both
sides of the street? Why or why not?
Generally speaking I would support ongoing efforts to upgrade major arteries. My only caveat is that I would want to consider each project individually and weigh the needs of all involved when coming to an effective decision.
Who is endorsing you?
Here is my current list:
Brad Armstrong & Julie Dolin
Jo Arnold
Robin Bohannan
Ellen Brilliant
Andrew Burwick & Casey Gallagher
Terry Cipoletti & Matt Patrick
Janine D'Anniballe
Jorge De Santiago
Mary Dineen & Sue Masterson
Lisa Fierer
Neil Fishman & Thomas Boblinger
Deb Harding & Sue Arnold
Nancy Harding
Greg Harms
Jean and Jack Hodges
Gail Marcus
Joel McFadden & Laura Creighton
Tsumeni Maehara-Rooney
Jane Pemberton
Michelle Reidel
Former State Senator Dorothy Rupert
Andy Schultheiss
Mary Scharoff
Laura Taht & Linda McCarthy
Anne Tapp
Marie Tapp & Denise Signs
State Senator Jennifer Veiga
Jana Westhusing & Mary Jo Higgins
Lisa Morzel
1. Have you supported bicycling in the past? If so, how?
Yes, I have been an active supporter of bicycling being a bike commuter and enjoying riding my bike for pleasure. As a former council member for 8 years (1995-2003), I worked hard on getting bicycle and ped connections built throughout Boulder, I was the council's Greenways liaison while we were working on the Greenways master plan, and I worked hard on getting safe and clean bike lanes, paths, crosswalks, and improving our bicycle thoroughfares such as 4th street, 13th Street, and ore recently 17th street. I also worked hard to remove unsafe hazards such as man-hole covers in bike lanes and to improve the design of the gutter pan street interface. Also in project designs I worked to incorporate bicycle parking and parking to accommodate bike trailers. I also was a strong supporter of the Green bike program and getting bike racks on our busses. Much more needs and can be done.
2. In the last year what kind of cycling have you done?
I commute by bike and ride for fun on our city streets, paths, lanes and greenways. I generally ride every day.
3. Generally speaking, to what extent should the city promote and facilitate bicycle use for transportation?
The city sets the stage for bicycling to be safe and efficient and to be used as one important tool for alternative transportation. It is also important that the city regularly check and maintain in a timely manner our bike routes. In addition the city can incorporate bicycle parking into development plans.
Current level, less, or more?
Certainly not less. Given our current budget, we need to maintain what we have but the city could do more.
4. Will you support ongoing efforts to upgrade our major arterial streets to provide on-street bike lanes in
addition to shared-use sidewalks or paths on both
sides of the street? Why or why not?
In most places, absolutely. We must be careful to share the street and routes in a safe and respectful manner and there may be areas, such as the Pearl Street mall, where walking one's bike will have to do due to the amount of pedestrians and activity there and similar areas.
5. Who is endorsing you?
No formal organizations yet but in my two past successful bids for council I have proudly been endorsed by BBC, PLAN Boulder County, the Sierra Club, the Daily Camera, the Boulder Weekly, the Colorado Daily.
The following individuals are endorsing my candidacy in this election. I am daily adding to this list:
Endorsements
1. Betty Ball
2. Cedar Barstow
3. Len Barron
4. Albert Bartlett
5. John Behrendt
6. Jill Bielawski
7. Ben Binder
8. Bruce Bland
9. Ruth Blackmore
10. David Bolduc
11. Bruce Bland
12. Alan Boles
13. Elizabeth Brawley
14. Libby Brown
15. Alison Burchell
16. Patricia Cahn
17. Cynthia Carlisle
18. Cathy Comstock
19. John Conis
20. Pete and Linda Conis
21. Myriah Conroy
22. David Crawford
23. Kirkwood Cunningham
24. Bill & Mag Curtis
25. Paul Danish
26. William DeOreo
27. Gwen Dooley
28. Carolyn Dulchinos
29. Mimi and Larry Elmore
30. Doug Emerson—University Bicycles
31. Allyn Feinberg
32. Anne Fenerty
33. Michael Fenerty
34. Audrey Furey
35. R. Nader Ghadimi
36. Leslie Glustrom
37. Judd and Julie Golden
38. Lacee Gordon
39. Madeline Goldhawk
40. Allen & Kathy Goldstone
41. Jane Greenfield
42. Judy Gunkler
43. Spenser Havlick
44. Val Havlick
45. Dave Hight—McGuckins Hardware
46. Pamela Hoge
47. June Howard
48. Hildegard Hix
49. Linda Jourgensen
50. Eric Karnes
51. Sean Kendall
52. Baine Kerr
53. Ann Kibbey
54. Kathleen Spenser Johns
55. Julie Johnson
56. Trudi Lawrence
57. Maureen Lawry
58. Brant Liebman
59. Peter Mayer
60. Audrey McDonald
61. Joe McDonald
62. Pam McDonald
63. Richard McKee
64. Mariagnes Ana Medrud
65. Simon Mole
66. Tom Moore
67. Jim Morris
68. Tim Morzel
69. Chester Newton
70. Harriet Newton
71. Susan Osborne
72. Joseph Pezillo
73. Julia Perez
74. Tom Plant
75. Francoise Poinsatte
76. Seth Portner
77. Premena
78. Bill Reynolds—W.W. Reynolds Company
79. Sally Ann Rhea
80. Peter Richards
81. Robert Rose
82. Richard Roth
83. Howard & Inge Sargent
84. Todd Sargent
85. Barry Satlow
86. Jutta Schmidt
87. Pat and Whitney Shanks
88. Bo Sharod
89. Claire Sheridan
90. Cheri Spain
91. Cherie Spain
92. John Spitzer
93. Edie Stevens
94. Rebekka Struik
95. Nancy Sullo
96. Ron Tupa
97. Rosa Venezia
98. Ed Von Bleichert
99. Jane Volckhausen
100. Tom Volckhausen
101. Laurie Watkins
102. Paul Wehr
103. Gilbert White
104. Priscilla & Fleet White
105. Alex Wilson
106. Mary Wolff
107. Edwin Wolff
108. Ruth Wright
109. Yemaya Laurie Thayer
110. Roy Young
111. Jim Zigarelli
