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Climate Action Plan committee urges study of downtown metered parking; downtown business owner opposes meters
Summary
Whitefish Climate Action Plan Committee asked council to investigate metered parking downtown as a tool to reduce car trips and fund transit; a downtown business owner and councilors urged caution and suggested deferring discussion until a full council is present.
Members of Whitefish’s Climate Action Plan Committee on Jan. 21 asked the City Council to investigate the possibility of establishing metered parking in downtown Whitefish as a potential funding stream for public transportation and to address car dependency.
Dakota Whitman, chair of the Climate Action Plan Committee, told council the committee recommended an investigation only and was not formally recommending full implementation. Whitman cited the city’s car dependency and said transportation-related personal…
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