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ConservNASA urges board to weigh impervious surface and vegetation in parking decisions
Summary
At public comment, Margaret Kirkland of ConservNASA urged the board to consider impervious-surface and vegetation impacts when revising parking and development rules, and to factor neighborhood quality-of-life consequences into any reforms.
During the meeting's public-comment period, Margaret Kirkland, speaking for ConservNASA, urged the board to include environmental considerations in its parking and planning work. Kirkland told the board that increasing impervious surface and removing vegetation will exacerbate flooding and stormwater issues in the face of heavier rainfall patterns.
"We need to think about impervious surface, and we need to think about vegetation," Kirkland said, adding that parking decisions for 8th Street and other neighborhoods must weigh residents' property values and quality of life. The board acknowledged the point and directed staff to keep impervious-surface and landscaping considerations in mind as they prepare further parking alternatives and mapping.
