Those NIMBY’s (Not In My Back Yard) and CAVE’s (Citizens Against Virtually Everything) were loud and clear in their views.
Moab Bypass
Coming to Moab: Traffic Armageddon
My ViewSo, short of digging some fantastically expensive tunnel, the bypass idea is dead. Or is it?
Opinion writer resorts to fear mongering
In fact, 18-wheelers are among the safest vehicles on the road with the lowest incidence of pedestrian-involved accidents.
With apologies to Joni Mitchell: Pave paradise, put up a parking lot
My ViewI can hear the detractors: “It’s in a flood plain; it’s this, it’s that.”
The commission votes down a popular idea: a bypass
Additionally, residents in a recent, nonscientific survey also showed favor for a bypass.
My View bypass opinion short on facts
The facts paint a different picture, namely that a bypass would come at a tremendous human and monetary cost.
On bypasses and the effects of elections
By voting, we give all of our elected officials our trust (and some authority) to do their best for our city and county.
Bypass would harm all of Grand County
This largely fanciful idea would impact all the residents of our valley.
Bypass plan wrong for Moab
The soul of the town are the residents trying to live in peace and quiet in neighborhoods.
Don’t bypass the bypass
Keep in mind that engineers are capable of constructing a bypass that incorporates noise reducing sound barriers.
