parking>garbage

[Webber]

you guys all realize that the dumps are still open, you can drop off your garbage all on your own

actually - 3 of the transfer stations are closed(the ones in vancouver), and the rest of the surrounding cities are actually about to issue strike notice as well.

[ebbomega]

Originally Posted by Courtney

what is parking gonna matter when the WORLD ENDS

She has a point guys.

ON WITH THE RAMPANT SEX, DRUGS AND ROCK N ROLL IN THE STREETS!

I hear Kramer's already planning his Apocalypse party.

Ironic that parking is an essential service and public transit isnt.

[liquidblue]

Fuck this, I want parking in Vancouver. If we screw ourselves for parking now its going to be harder to implement later. This is necessary. If businesses need their garbage removed they should pay for it.

I for one hate driving all over the place looking for some ware to park. I will be happy if Van stays as far from NY for as long as possible.

^ Im sure those dark ally way parking lots will be the first hit with the black death after all that garbage piles up.

[Carrie]

there are a lot of people who live downtown, it's not just about businesses paying for their own garbage pick up.

do you really want to step out of your car and see the sidewalk trashcans overflowing with smelly garbage.

[robyn]

you guys all realize that most apartment buildings have private pick up anyways so fuck you suburbanites

[rawb]

YEAH BASICALLY ALL WERE FUCKING ARE DOWNTOWN VISITORS AND PEOPLE IN THE WEST END. I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT THOSE PEOPLE HARDLY MATTER.

really don't care about the pick up for aparment buildings as much as the city is going to look and smell like shit.

[robyn]

my west end apartment has private pick up and a built in ironing board for all your domestic needs, fuck everyone else

[rawb]

BUT AVANA, DOWNTOWN IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE APEX AT 5AM
FREE ADVERTISING

robyn, you are a domestic goddess

[NinjaBoy]

I'm throwing it into the ocean. Everytime I do that and come the next day it's gone. Like natures recycling box.

[Grapes]

Chris, my aforementioned flush-away plan acts as an ocean delivery service.

[liquidblue]

You guys are redic. The dt is not going to get filled with garbage. You are all talking about this like the world is coming to an end. WE NEED PARKING. Its not like all of a sudden there will be no trash pick up and there will be garbage piled 5 ft high along the streets.

As far as Im concerned these are both important areas the city is obligated to do. It shouldn't be like one or the other. politics really piss me off sometimes. They seem to have no concept of how to budget.
If there is a lack of garbage services there is always room for waste companies to pick up the slack. Where there is lack of government support there is room for private help. Maybe there will be more privatized trash collection companies that are able to provide a viable solution for Vancouver.

Originally Posted by liquidblue

You guys are redic. The dt is not going to get filled with garbage. You are all talking about this like the world is coming to an end. WE NEED PARKING. Its not like all of a sudden there will be no trash pick up and there will be garbage piled 5 ft high along the streets.

As far as Im concerned these are both important areas the city is obligated to do. It shouldn't be like one or the other. politics really piss me off sometimes. They seem to have no concept of how to budget.
If there is a lack of garbage services there is always room for waste companies to pick up the slack. Where there is lack of government support there is room for private help. Maybe there will be more privatized trash collection companies that are able to provide a viable solution for Vancouver.

No YOU WANT parking. You do not NEEED it. You have 5 other possible ways to transport your self around Vancouver; public transit, cab, bike, walk, car pool (less parking needed). There fore parking IS NOT a NEED, but a convenience. Public transit can be used by far more people than parking spaces... so why is parking seen as a essential service instead of public transit?

The only people I can see parking being an essential service too would be commercial vehicle's and residents who both have permits to park on the street or designated spots.

I live a good 15-20 min drive out of Down Town and much rather take my car than public transit any day. However I would never scream for it being an essential service... especially if I had the option of public transit.

I knew people who had to walk 10km's one way to work during the transit strike. Not to mention the majority of the world does not have their own personal car to get from one place to the other. Quite being such a luxury high hat and learn to live and organize your life like the majority of the population.

[zarlon]

i think that garbage is still being picked up for apartment complexes in the west end and some other areas in vancouver, at least that's an article i read a couple days said. i hope to god its true.

edit - i posted too soon! my bad.

[frogprincess]

Originally Posted by liquidblue

You guys are redic. The dt is not going to get filled with garbage. You are all talking about this like the world is coming to an end. WE NEED PARKING. Its not like all of a sudden there will be no trash pick up and there will be garbage piled 5 ft high along the streets.

As far as Im concerned these are both important areas the city is obligated to do. It shouldn't be like one or the other. politics really piss me off sometimes. They seem to have no concept of how to budget.
If there is a lack of garbage services there is always room for waste companies to pick up the slack. Where there is lack of government support there is room for private help. Maybe there will be more privatized trash collection companies that are able to provide a viable solution for Vancouver.

you're redic

there will always be parking, it's not like the parking spots have the ability to stike.



this is not vancouver and this is not a 5 foot pile of garbage but it's still gross. people will throw their trash into the streets rather than have it pile up in their own yards.

[liquidblue]

I do take public transit, and have for years. I still think Van needs parking.

Like I said, it should be the cities responsibility to take both issues into account. If they are not capable of handling garbage, a private company can come in and pick up the slack.

There are no private companies that have free decision over what happens with road ways regarding parking.

Originally Posted by liquidblue

I do take public transit, and have for years. I still think Van needs parking.

Like I said, it should be the cities responsibility to take both issues into account. If they are not capable of handling garbage, a private company can come in and pick up the slack.

There are no private companies that have free decision over what happens with road ways regarding parking.

Why exactly do we NEED parking... especially over garbage pick up? Garbage build up can actually cause health problems and increase the amount of rats, flys, and other critters that feed off of it. Not to mention its an eye sore and smell sore. Besides its not like we wouldn't have any parking left... only the lots run the city. A lot of parking lots are also privately run. I still cant believe this was chosen over garbage pick up?

[cubed]

Originally Posted by liquidblue

You guys are redic. The dt is not going to get filled with garbage. You are all talking about this like the world is coming to an end. WE NEED PARKING. Its not like all of a sudden there will be no trash pick up and there will be garbage piled 5 ft high along the streets.

You obviously have no memory of the last time there was no garbage pick up in this city. The downtown core was fucking disgusting.

[Carrie]

can we pile our garbage into a parking spaces?

[gnosis]

^*DING!*

That's _EXACTLY_ what everyone should do: dump all their garbage in city-run parking lots/spaces!

Frosty
(signs up)

[miss.myra]

Originally Posted by rawb

YEAH BASICALLY ALL WERE FUCKING ARE DOWNTOWN VISITORS AND PEOPLE IN THE WEST END. I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT THOSE PEOPLE HARDLY MATTER.

Not the west end, it's all apartment buildings with private garbage collection.