Hello, My Name Is Ben Frandsen, and I Am a Resident of the Tree Streets

From: Paul Eden Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2020 3:05 PM Cc: Wayne Parker; Isaac Paxman; Michelle Kaufusi Subject: Pleading for a UVX Stop on 9th East next to BYU Campus

To the members of the Planning Commission, Municipal Council, and City Administration,

I just wanted to let you know of my strong support and the support of my wife Sarah, and our children Jonathan (19) and Katherine (17) for a UVX stop on 9th East, perhaps next to the new BYU Music building. We live in the Oak Hills neighborhood (the tree streets) just east of the BYU campus.

It would benefit the students going to BYU and definitely we who live across from campus in order to catch the UVX bus.

Thank you for listening!

Best Regards,

Paul Eden

"I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a little looking out for the other fella, too." - Mr. Smith

From: Benjamin Frandsen Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2020 5:06 PM Cc: Michelle Kaufusi; Wayne Parker; Isaac Paxman Subject: Support for a BYU Central UVX bus stop

Hello,

My name is Ben Frandsen, and I am a resident of the Tree Streets neighborhood in Provo. With BYU planning construction on the new Music Building, I understand there has been some discussion of a possible BYU Central UXV station that would be located on 900 East near the Creamery. I would like to express my strong support for this idea. Adding a bus station at that location will greatly increase the accessibility of the UVX route to residents in our neighborhood and will help offset the increase in traffic we would otherwise expect due to the new Music Building. The UVX route has been a wonderful blessing to Provo and Orem, but unfortunately it does not provide very good service for the Tree Streets. The addition of a new BYU Central stop in conjunction with the construction of the Music Building would be an effective remedy for this problem.

Thank you for your consideration.

Best regards, Ben Frandsen Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Brigham Young University

From: David Acheson Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 6:41 PM Subject: Spreadsheet for use in tonight's meeting re: BYU Music building

Rachel:

Can you project this during my remarks tonight? You may also forward it via email to all of the participants. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LIsl8tzOsTYA8PkOGS_K8PcIG1y5KnDIxFKNS-DJeLU/edit?usp=sharing

Let me know!

Thanks,

David Acheson Wasatch Neighborhood Chair

From: Brent Meisinger Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2020 12:09 PM Cc: Michelle Kaufusi; Wayne Parker; Isaac Paxman Subject: Support for 9th East UVX Stop

Provo Planning Commission,

I want to express my support for a UVX stop on 9th East near the BYU creamery. I have talked about this for many months. I use public transportation daily and would use UVX more if there was a station at 9th east. Right now I use it, but not as often as I would if there was a stop closer to us in the Tree Streets. I do the walk from the current stations and even take my family with me, but there are times where I don't take advantage due to the distance when I have a load to carry. It would be great if we were able to have a stop closer.

Thank you for your serious consideration, Brent Meisigner

From: Michelle Kaufusi Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2020 10:46 AM To: Mary Wade; DS Public Hearings Cc: Wayne Parker; Isaac Paxman Subject: Re: Supporting the Central Campus UVX station

Hi Mary,

Thank you very much for reaching out to me. I wanted to let you know I had received your email and I will be sure to pass on your thoughts to those that are making this decision. I appreciate your input and hope that we can continue to make positive improvements to the city. Have a wonderful day!

Warmly,

Mayor Kaufusi

From: Mary Wade Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 12:39 PM Cc: Michelle Kaufusi; Wayne Parker; Isaac Paxman Subject: Supporting the Central Campus UVX station

Dear Provo City Administration,

I know there is so much going on (thank you for all you are doing for our city!) so I will be brief and to the point: I'm emailing to register my support for BYU's music building plan and the 900 E UVX Central Campus station proposal to help mitigate traffic and parking. This solution clearly maximizes the value to both the school and the community, and would be a great step for a university that has taken consistent efforts for years to reduce student car-dependence (and with that, reducing our city's congestion, air pollution, and parking demands). I hope you will support this development.

Thank you so much for your service and efforts on behalf of Provo!

Thanks, Mary Wade BikeWalk Provo Director

From: Parker Howell Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 4:12 PM Subject: Additional parking for BYU's Proposed Music Building is not a good solution

Dear Planning Commission:

Like you, I am concerned with how people will get to the new music building BYU is proposing. However, I am very concerned that a parking garage is considered an adequate solution. A parking garage may keep cars from parking on nearby residential streets, but it is the worst possible solution for those same residential areas, for BYU, and for Provo city. Instead, let's double-down on the already successful UVX program by adding a station on 900 E.

Why a parking garage is bad for neighbors, BYU, and Provo City BYU has plenty of parking. Not every car can park at the Stadium or Marriott Center when there are games or events, but a myriad of other solutions (public transport, bikes/scooters, etc.) make it possible for all ticketholders to attend. Neighbors to these much larger events may complain about noise, but on-street parking is restricted. Similarly, it is unnecessary for all patrons of the Wilkinson Student Center, Law School and Music Building to expect to park next to the building during a large event. Instead, they too can park in the Marriott Center, East Stadium Parking Lots, or any of the many other lots open to the public and then use the other means of transport for the last mile.

BYU has not stopped growing, and it will continue to grow. Another parking lot will be convenient in the short- term, but will be bad for neighboring residential communities, BYU, and Provo City in the long run. A UVX station on 900 E is the only sustainable solution. We invested in BRT precisely because we know Provo is growing. As one of the fastest growing cities in the nation, Provo needs to learn from cities like Seattle (the fastest growing major city last decade) which just shut down 20 miles of roads so residents "will have more space to exercise and bike on." Provo may not be ready to close down streets to cars, but we do need to consider where we are sending traffic. A costly parking structure will encourage car traffic in nearby neighborhoods, polluting our air and making our streets less safe.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely, Parker Howell Rivergrove neighborhood

From: Mary Wade Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 12:39 PM Cc: Michelle Kaufusi; Wayne Parker; Isaac Paxman Subject: Supporting the Central Campus UVX station

Dear Provo City Administration,

Thank you so much for your service and efforts on behalf of Provo!

Thanks, Mary Wade BikeWalk Provo Director

From: Michelle Kaufusi Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 10:01 AM To: Melissa Porter; DS Public Hearings Cc: Wayne Parker; Isaac Paxman Subject: Re: 900 e UVX

Hi Melissa,

Warmly,

Mayor Kaufusi

From: Melissa Porter Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 10:53 PM Cc: Michelle Kaufusi; Wayne Parker; Isaac Paxman Subject: 900 e UVX

Hi!

I’m in favor of the 900 e UVX STOP. The UVX put in Provo has been a great asset to the community. It has helped me save on gas by riding it to work.

▪ The 900 East UVX stop would fill a 1-mile gap in the system; most stops in the downtown/BYU area are 1/2 mile apart ▪ Parking garages cost at least $30,000 per parking space and are an unwise long-term investment with shared autonomous vehicles coming–a UVX stop could be far cheaper and an asset for the entire city, not just BY ▪ Only 40% of trips to BYU are by car ▪ The peak use of BYU parking is in the day; performances can take advantage of existing empty parking in the evening ▪ BYU already has the second-highest student-per-parking space ratio in the state–a rate above the national recommendation ▪ Place parking restrictions on the city streets across 900 East if you are worried about spillover—time limits, fees, or parking permit programs ▪ Let BYU build! Please consider this as a valuable asset to the community

Melissa Sent from my iPhone

From: Michelle Kaufusi Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 9:57 AM To: Roger Brown; DS Public Hearings Cc: Wayne Parker; Isaac Paxman; George B Handley Subject: Re: new or original UVX stop on 9th East? (planning commission)

Hi Roger,

Warmly,

From: Roger Brown Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 11:18 PM Cc: Michelle Kaufusi; Wayne Parker; Isaac Paxman; georgebhandley Subject: new or original UVX stop on 9th East? (planning commission)

Hi, i think it could be a really good idea to have Provo City, UTA, and BYU talk again about putting a UVX stop on 900 E.

Wasn't that part of the original plan? You have my vote for it. Would be way cool. Especially with preparing for the new BYU Music building.

What do you think?

Sincerely,

Roger Brown Joaquin neighborhood but am just barely in Council District 2, and I'm a non-traditional returned BYU student who has lived in Provo for 20+ years.

From: George Handley Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 9:34 AM To: Roger Brown Cc: DS Public Hearings; Michelle Kaufusi; Wayne Parker; Isaac Paxman Subject: Re: new or original UVX stop on 9th East? (planning commission)

Roger,

Thank you for your interest. It does seem like time to have this conversation. There is a group of citizens who are organizing an effort to bring this to the council for consideration and I believe that BYU has already expressed interest. I will forward you an email I received that has information about this citizen effort.

George Handley

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On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 11:19 PM Roger Brown wrote: Hi, i think it could be a really good idea to have Provo City, UTA, and BYU talk again about putting a UVX stop on 900 E.

Wasn't that part of the original plan? You have my vote for it. Would be way cool. Especially with preparing for the new BYU Music building.

What do you think?

Sincerely,

Roger Brown Joaquin neighborhood but am just barely in Council District 2, and I'm a non-traditional returned BYU student who has lived in Provo for 20+ years.

From: Laura Ricks Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 9:13 AM Subject: UVX Stop on 900 East

Dear Provo Planning Commission and Administration,

My name is Laura Ricks and I live at 1292 Cedar Avenue in Provo. I think the need for a new UVX stop on 900 East would greatly improve traffic flow in our neighborhood, especially with BYU’s new music facility.

Both my husband and I walk and bike to campus where we work, and traffic on 900 East has grown exponentially in the 10 years we have lived in Provo. Due to the increase in traffic, we have to use extreme caution when crossing 900 East, and when the new music building is moved to 900 East, I expect it will grow even busier.

My husband is a member of the music faculty at BYU and attending his and other music events on campus is already challenging due to parking issues, which will be compounded by losing the parking facilities currently in the lot East of the law school. Giving those who attend events in both the HFAC and the new music building the option to use UVX to travel to campus will help alleviate parking issues and traffic.

I hope you will agree, a UVX stop on 900 East in Provo will be a great asset to both BYU and Provo.

Best Regards,

Laura Ricks From: kellie daniels Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 8:37 AM Cc: Isaac Paxman; Michelle Kaufusi; Wayne Parker Subject: Creamery UVX stop

Greetings,

I’m writing to express my support for a UVX stop at the creamery. I’m a tree street resident whose family uses UVX and would increase our usage of public transportation if that stop became available.

Thank you for your consideration of the issue.

Kellie Daniels

From: Roger Brown Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 11:19 PM Cc: Michelle Kaufusi; Wayne Parker; Isaac Paxman; georgebhandley Subject: new or original UVX stop on 9th East? (planning commission)

Hi, i think it could be a really good idea to have Provo City, UTA, and BYU talk again about putting a UVX stop on 900 E.

Wasn't that part of the original plan? You have my vote for it. Would be way cool. Especially with preparing for the new BYU Music building.

What do you think?

Sincerely,

Roger Brown Joaquin neighborhood but am just barely in Council District 2, and I'm a non-traditional returned BYU student who has lived in Provo for 20+ years.

From: Melissa Porter Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 10:53 PM Cc: Michelle Kaufusi; Wayne Parker; Isaac Paxman Subject: 900 e UVX

Hi!

I’m in favor of the 900 e UVX STOP. The UVX put in Provo has been a great asset to the community. It has helped me save on gas by riding it to work.

Melissa Sent from my iPhone From: Jeremiah Scanlan Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 9:52 PM Cc: Michelle Kaufusi; Wayne Parker; Isaac Paxman Subject: I Support a UVX Stop on 900 E

Dear Planning Commission,

I have lived in Provo since 2016 as a BYU student, and when the UVX first arrived, I was very excited to have the opportunity to get to school easier, decrease car traffic and parking, and promote sustainability. But I've always been baffled why there isn't a stop on 900 E. This seems to be an even more logical stop than the current location south of the Engineering Building. Please consider placing this stop here. It would be a huge benefit to students, decrease parking congestion, and promote sustainability in Provo.

Thank you,

Jeremiah Scanlan

From: Aaron Skabelund Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 8:22 PM Cc: Michelle Kaufusi; Wayne Parker; Isaac Paxman Subject: In Support of a Central Campus UVX Station

Dear Members of the Planning Commission, Municipal Council, and Provo City Administration,

Few residents of Provo and members of the campus community have been as critical and outspoken as I have about the need for BYU to reform its transportation and parking policies. Thanks to its 33,000 member student body, thousands of employees, and popular athletic and cultural events, BYU is easily Utah County's main transportation hub. As a member of BikeWalk Provo and as a concerned faculty member, I have been working for over a decade to persuade the university to change its policies and practices. Last year, in a Deseret News op-ed I called for BYU and the city to jointly prioritize and work collaboratively to minimize single-occupant automobile trips to campus and maximize trips completed by transit and through active transportation.

For these reasons, I was disappointed when I learned that there have been calls for BYU to construct a parking structure in response to its plans to build a new music building. I get that BYU needs to do a better job planning, communicating, and working with the city. It should have been collective data and formulating transportation and parking management plans long ago. But BYU building another parking structure would take it in the opposite direction it needs to be going and in the opposite direction it has started to move towards, though with some steps backwards, during the past few years. More parking will only lead to more driving; it will lead to induced demand and BYU, and Provo, will continue to suffer from the "high cost of free (and too much) parking," to invoke the urban planner Donald Shoup.

It is time to take a smarter, more economically and environmentally sustainable approach. Rather than encouraging BYU to build more parking, the Planning Commission, elected officials, and administrative staff need to encourage BYU to further disincentivize parking and driving (by, for example, charging faculty and staff like myself for parking!) and to further incentivize the use of transit and active transportation (by, for example, working with UTA to create routes that connect more BYU-bound commuters including employees to Frontrunner and UVX, and working with the city to create safe walking and biking routes to campus). BYU (and therefore Provo) already have fairly high percentage of people walking and biking, but this is almost entirely an accidental byproduct of BYU's policy of requiring single of students to live within a close radius of campus, not because BYU and the city have worked closely together to achieve this outcome. Think of what the percentage of those using transit and active transportation could be if BYU and the city actually made that a priority.

As I mention in the op-ed, BYU has taken a number of steps to make campus more transit and active transportation friendly during the last several years. It is also increasingly taking pride in the steps it has taken, as shown by a recent article in the BYU Magazine about "BYU's transportation transformation." The city--the Planning Commision, the Municipal Council, and especially the administration--should be cheering on such progress and more importantly acting as a proactive and willing partner to accelerate this momentum. That should begin with the construction of a Central Campus UVX Station on 900 East as the music building is built and it should continue with a true transformation that will benefit not only the campus community but residents across the entire city and make Provo an even better place to live, work, study, and move around in.

Respectfully,

Aaron Skabelund Rivergrove Neighborhood From: Arenui Anderson Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 5:24 PM Cc: Michelle Kaufusi; Wayne Parker; Isaac Paxman Subject: The Potential 900 East UVX Stop

Hello,

I am a BYU alum and a previous resident of Provo who chose not to have a car while living there. I understand that I have less of a voice on these matters as I no longer live in Provo (I moved away about 9 months ago) but I hope my limited voice can help bring a very important change that I believe should have happened while I was still a resident of the Provo community and an avid user of UVX.

I believe that it would be in the city’s best interest to have the Provo City Planning Commission and Provo City work together with BYU and with UTA to install a UVX stop on 900 East as part of the planning for my alma mater’s new music building. To be honest, I was surprised that wasn’t a part of the original plan, as there are several destinations and communities on 900 East that would benefit from having a station on the line there, especially since the BRT goes by there anyway. As it stands, there is a whole mile section where there is no station, limiting the reach that the system gets. Additionally, with the new BYU music building being built on 900 East, there will be increased travel to the area surrounding the BYU Creamery and the Wilkinson Center. Building a parking garage as an alternative is not only expensive, but it would increase the number of cars on 900 East, pushing it towards its capacity and creating a less safe space for those not in cars. It would also be an asset that only BYU could benefit from, whereas a UVX stop could be an asset for the entire community.

On BYU usage of the UVX system, only about 40% of BYU students, employees, and guest arrive on campus by car. By suggesting the building of a parking garage, the city would be sending the message that BYU-related community members should instead drive to campus, pushing more to buy cars, park them on city streets, and in essence creating a less-than-safe environment for pedestrians and bicyclists. If, instead, we move to build a station on 900 East, it could further reduce the number of cars on the road, increase the usage of the UVX system as a station at 900 East would be convenient for those entering campus from the east side, and connect those neighborhoods to the rest of the system, reducing car trips to downtown and to other areas next to UVX stops.

Overall, I believe that Provo should continue its push for alternative transportation methods, like a UVX stop on 900 East, instead of incentivizing car usage by requiring more parking for the construction of the BYU music building.

Thank you,

Arenui Anderson Former Provo Resident and UVX User

From: Jake Dustin Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 3:49 PM Cc: Michelle Kaufusi; Wayne Parker; Isaac Paxman Subject: Proposed 900 E UVX Stop

June 8, 2020

To whom it may concern:

My name is Jake Dustin, and my wife and I live in Provo just a little East of 900 E. I recently learned that there has been a plan in the works for a UVX stop on 900 East for some time, and I wanted to email in and say that I am strongly in favor of this plan for the following reasons:

1. I have lived in Provo for almost four years now, and have seen the beginning and the eventual end of construction on the UVX system. It was a heavy investment for our city and our state, and with the existing infrastructure there, it only makes sense to continue making the system the best it can be!

2. It makes logical sense to have a UVX stop on 900 East, and I believe it could be a turning point to make public transit more accessible to those (like me) who live on the East side of the city and have very limited options for public transportation.

3. The other stops on BYU campus are spaced extraordinarily far apart, and traffic for students living in Heritage Halls would be greatly decreased if they had a viable alternative. As it stands, it is almost a mile from the central buildings in Heritage Halls to any of the bus stops flanking BYU. The parking situation at Heritage Halls is pretty bleak as well, which drives many students to park their cars illegally in the "tree streets" neighborhoods, causing issues and congestion for those who live there. Having an option for them to be able to take the bus would decrease this congestion as well as the efforts required to keep them from parking in these neighborhoods.

4. This stop would place visitors to BYU in closer proximity to the art museum, the law school, the Wilkinson Center, and the Administration building - areas frequented by non-students and more elderly visitors. A closer bus stop that didn't require stairs or climbing the dreaded 8th North Hill would make public transportation a viable alternative to driving for these people. A huge amount of BYU's space is dedicated to visitor parking - imagine if that space could be converted to more parks or more museums, thereby attracting more visitors to the school and Provo.

5. Most stops in Provo are half a mile apart, but the BYU North Campus and the BYU South Campus stops are over a mile apart.

6. As BYU continues to expand, the need for transportation to and from the university will do the same. The school can either invest in parking garages, which are expensive, unsightly, and cause incredible environmental harm, or Provo City can continue to be a shining example of transportation reform and advancement by investing in green, economical, and accessible-to-all alternative forms of visiting the University.

7. Finally, research has shown the relationship between police violence and traffic violations/policing. If we are to make systemic change in our city, one of the best ways may very well be to invest in sustainable transportation solutions that remove traffic stops and policing from the equation. I would be happy to provide sources for this point especially.

In conclusion, I hope that this email is able to convey the gratitude I feel to live in this city. I feel safe here, the air is clean, and the people are kind. I feel that Provo is really one of the greatest places to live in the world, and investments like this bus stop and more like it will ensure our great city's future for our children and their posterity as well. Thank you for the work you do.

Respectfully,

Jake Dustin

JAKE DUSTIN Phone Ops

From: Martha Hales Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 3:28 AM Cc: Michelle Kaufusi; Wayne Parker; Isaac Paxman Subject: Please Add a UVX Stop on 900 East by the New BYU Music Building

Dear City Council Members,

As a citizen of Provo, I encourage Provo City to work with BYU work and UTA to install a 900 East UVX stop as part of the Music Building construction project.

A stop in this area is sorely needed and should have been part of the original plan. Having such a large gap between stops makes it challenging for both locals and students who live in that area to get around town without a car.

As someone who lives just south campus, I would like to see as many students as possible taking the bus rather than parking in my neighborhood. Adding this extra stop would undoubtedly help with that. Students coming from a distance need to have either on-campus parking options or good bus service, and bus service is much less expensive than building a parking garage.

Thanks for your consideration,

Martha Hales Joaquin neighborhood resident

From: Jamin Rowan Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 11:36 AM Cc: Michelle Kaufusi; Wayne Parker; Isaac Paxman; Gary McGinn; Bill Peperone; Robert Mills Subject: Neighborhood Support for 900 East UVX Station

Members of the Planning Commission, Municipal Council, and Provo City Administration,

Please find attached a letter from residents of the Wasatch, Oak Hills, and Foothills neighborhoods who are in support of a UVX Station on 900 East that BYU is proposing as part of its broader efforts to manage the traffic and parking demand that will be generated by its new music building. The letter has been signed by 194 individuals from 92 households across these three neighborhoods within the last four days.

Respectfully, Jamin Rowan

Dear Members of the Planning Commission, Municipal Council, and Provo City Administration:

As residents of the Wasatch, Foothills, and Oak Hills Neighborhoods, we wish to express support for a BYU Central UVX station on 900 East near the site of BYU’s future Music Building. We recognize that this proposed station has a critical role to play in BYU’s plan to manage the traffic and parking demands that the Music Building will shift to the eastern edge of its campus. We appreciate BYU’s recent efforts to reduce the number of automobile trips on Provo’s roads by making it easier for students, faculty, staff, and visitors to get to campus through public transportation (UVX), a private shuttle service (The Ryde), bicycling, and walking. We applaud BYU for reducing the number of trips to campus by automobile to 40% of total trips and encourage all efforts that will lower this number even further. We realize that a BYU Central UVX station will play an important role not only in providing individuals easier car-free access to the Music Building but also to other significant BYU destinations on the eastern side of campus such as the Creamery on Ninth, Heritage Halls, the Museum of Art, and the Wilkinson Center.

In addition to acknowledging and embracing the public good that a BYU Central UVX station will provide to the broader community of which we are a part, we want to express our excitement about the possibility of our neighborhoods having easier access to UVX. We are particularly invested in giving our neighbors who do not drive because of their age, disabilities, financial resources, or environmental commitments an alternative and accessible mode of transportation. We are confident that placing a BYU Central UVX station on 900 East will significantly increase ridership among current and future residents of our neighborhoods.

The 194 signatures below represent 92 households from across the Wasatch, Oak Hills, and Foothills neighborhoods.

Respectfully,

Brady and Holly Anderson Kara and Brandon Arnold Sarah Ashby and Michael Stevens Janene Auger Tanner Bangerter and Sarah Christensen Alec, Irene, and Caroline Barrow Ryne and Alexis Belliston Amy and John Bingham Lehua Brown Joy and John Burton Emily Butler Roxana Canazaca Birthe, Donald, Christina, Charlotte, Annika, Katja, and Michael Champenois Emily, Stephen, Isaac (16), and Norah (13) Craig Brooke Crane Brian and Amber Croxall Jen and Todd Dalley Kellie and Brigham Daniels Brittanie and Marcus Darrington Sarah Davis Janna and Cory Dean Peter and Rebecca (+ family) de Schweinitz Tiffany, Preston, and Hailey (17) Dixon Chenae and Mat Duerden Carlee and Adam Dynes Aaron Eastley Marlene, Emron, Moses (15), and Anya (13) Esplin Michael and Raquel Eyler Pat and Pollyanna Eyler Kristi and Noah Eyre John Fee Sarah and Christian Fox Shayla and Ben Frandsen Tanner and Abby Fuller Ryan and Mindy Gledhill Jenny and Bryan Hamblin Jenny and Bruce Haraguchi Laura and David Harmon Joanna and Jordan Harmon Rachel Harmon Kirk and Eliza Hawkins Laura, JB, Parley, Marshall (16), and Truman (13) Haws Sarah and John Hedengren Shawn Howell Don and Janelle Jarvis De Lamar Jensen Brigham Kelly Courtney and Chris Kendrick Kathryn and Alex Knudsen Meredith Lam Alli and Wayne Latu Lance N and Amy O Long Laura, Adam, Maxwell (17), Ada (15), Joely (12), and Evangeline (12) Marre Liz and Andrew Maxfield Daniel Maynes Rob and Mary Ann McFarland Joy and Joseph McMurray Lori and Brent Meisinger Justin, Elisandra, and Luna (13) Miller Kory and Trina Miller Melese and Kyle Miller Krista Mortensen Lindsay and Conrad Nebeker Jennifer and Daniel Nielson Andrew and Kim Ning Theodore and Tove Norman Chip, Marie-Laure, Ethan (20), Mathilde (18), Linnea (16), and Teo (11) Oscarson Heather and Andrew Parry Joseph, Catherine, and William Parry Christine Peters Jace and Brendon Phister Geri Pitt Meikel and Luke Reece Delsa and Jon Richards Jordan Robertson Ann, Jamin, Eliza (18), Ashton (15), Benjamin (13), and Kate (13) Rowan Conner and Audrey Simonsen Pam and Daniel Smalley Corey and Lyndi Spencer Kathryn Spencer Bryn and Sam St. Clair Jarom and Lisa Stubbs George and Karen Tate Catherine, Jared, Quincy (18) Sydney (17), and Anson (14) Taylor April and Ed Touchette Janell and Steve Tuttle Jenny and Alan Walton Lanie Wilkinson Denise and David Williams Steve Willis JaNae and Matt Wright Mikilani, Marc, and Kyle (17) Yamada

Support from Individuals from other Provo Neighborhoods Robert Craner (Joaquin) Christian Faulconer (Rivergrove) Ashley and Carl Hoiland (Edgemont) Ryan King (Riverbottoms) Wayne Leavitt (Joaquin) Camille and Braden Messick (Slate Canyon) Rachel and Mauri Skabelund Neil Thompson (Joaquin) Matt Taylor (Franklin) Rick and Stephanie West (Provost) Alma and Nancy Wilson (University Gardens)

From: Christine Carruth Frandsen Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 11:19 AM Cc: Michelle Kaufusi; Wayne Parker; Isaac Paxman Subject: UVX Bus Stop at 900 E

Hello,

I am writing to encourage Provo City to work with BYU and UTA to build a UVX bus stop at 900 East near the Provo Creamery. I am a regular rider of UVX and feel that this "gap" in bus service is a complete miss. The 900 East UVX stop would fill an unnecessary 1-mile gap in the system without having to create any current route detours. I have noticed that most stops in the downtown/BYU area are 1/2 mile apart and have always wondered why this obvious location was missed. I have heard that it is because of opinions in the tree streets neighborhood. I am a home owner in the Maeser neighborhood and LOVE having easy-to-access UVX bus stops along University Ave just two blocks from my home. My opinion is that blocking a bus stop is selfish of the residents of the neighborhoods nearby 900 E, and they are overlooking the benefits of such a service to themselves and their fellow residents. As a BYU student (over a decade ago) I lived in Heritage Halls and Park Plaza (also on 900 E) and worked part-time at Washatch Elementary school. I was a car-free student, and I would have loved to have a bus stop in that location. I feel a duty to advocate for current students who may be in the same situation. Additionally, the creamery's service as a grocer could be a huge benefit to public-transit riders who need an easier way to shop for food and other necessities. As I've written in a previous email, the addition of a 900 E stop would also create excellent access to the new BYU music building. This would encourage trips by transit over cars and eliminate the need for a parking garage attached to the building. I completely support long-term investment in a UVX stop on an existing route over a short-sighted, extremely expensive addition of more car parking. For concerns about spill-over parking, time limits and no parking zones could be created as needed in the neighborhoods.

I appreciate your time as you consider the various transportation needs of our beautiful city.

Sincerely, Christine Frandsen From: Susan Krueger-Barber Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 11:58 AM Subject: UVX Stop at the Creamery

Dear Planning Commission,

I am writing to encourage you to put a UVX stop near the Creamery on 9th East. This would aid in reducing the need for parking near the future Music Building as well as the HFAC. BYU has the second highest student-per-parking ratio in the state, why use money to provide parking infrastructure when mass transit infrastructure is what need our attention? A Creamery Stop should have been included with the original plans.

My family (before COVID) used the UVX multiple times weekly, but my husband never used it to get to work, he instead chose walking, driving, and biking. He (and all of us) would use the UVX frequently to get to BYU, if a Creamery stop was provided. We would also use it to get my son to his violin practice just up the street. We personally need this stop, and it would reduce our car trips even further.

Please the BYU Creamery stop a reality.

Best! Susan Krueger-Barber

From: Wayne Leavitt Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 2:42 PM Cc: Michelle Kaufusi; Wayne Parker; Isaac Paxman Subject: 900 East UVX stop!

Dear Planning Commission,

My family and I reside just north of Center St. in the Joaquin neighborhood. In the five years that we have lived here, we have been thrilled to see major transportation improvements in our area. For example, we use the cycling facilities on 200 East, 800 East, and 500 North several times a week to move around the neighborhood.

Even though I haven't been a BYU student since 2007 and my daughters won't be college age for another 12 years, we visit BYU regularly. During the fall and winter semesters, my daughters attend weekly music lessons on campus. We like to enjoy the flowers and museums on campus, my daughters love the duck pond on the southern end and the stream near the art museum. Then there are the various special events that bring us to campus as well.

As you might have guessed, we often use our bikes to get to campus, but UVX has also been a wonderful resource for our family. It is clear to us, as it is to any UVX rider, that UVX is missing its most useful stop: a central BYU station on 900 East!

I ask you to make every effort to fill this transportation gap. Let's put a UVX stop on 900 East. It won't just serve me and mine, but potentially hundreds of other families like mine and certainly the thousands of students living in my neighborhood.

Thank you for your consideration,

Wayne Leavitt From: Luke Nelson Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 3:38 PM Cc: Michelle Kaufusi; Wayne Parker; Isaac Paxman Subject: UVX Stop on 900 East

To Whom I may concern:

It would be best for the city of Provo to work with UTA to build a UVX stop on 900 East.

Concerned Provo citizen,

J. Luke Nelson

From: Neil Thompson Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 3:47 PM Cc: Michelle Kaufusi; Wayne Parker; Isaac Paxman Subject: I speak for the 9th East UVX stop

Dear Provo City,

My name is Neil Thompson. I am a BYU student and have visited Provo almost every year of my life. I am now on my second here of living in this city (which I love). I recently returned to Provo after 2 years of absence and found what has become my favorite tool - the UVX bus line.

Creating the UVX line to run all the way through Provo with one of the specific purposes being to cater to BYU students without putting a stop at the closest possible point to campus defeats the purpose! The bus is supposed to help people get around! I have a car but choose to ride the bus because it is efficient and more convenient. Many people like me will just avoid walking an extra 1/2+ just to get to the bus station and instead drive, congesting Provo's streets. One bus replaces up to dozens of cars. One bus every half hour for 14 hours a day replaces hundreds of cars, every day! Please do not tell me that one bus stop is not safer than hundreds of cars passing every day.

BYU should be filled with buildings where students can learn (the point of a university) not giant asphalt fields where students leave their avoidable (yes, very avoidable with an extra UVX stop) pollution machines.

As for dealing with the music building parking problem, extra parking is all over campus every night (students go home) when the events take place, easily providing enough space if people are given the option to take a bus and get off closer to the music building than their parking place.

BYU IS FOR STUDENTS, NOT FOR CARS

With all the efforts we have made to reduce congestion and pollution in Provo, lets not take a step back. Everyone benefits from a cleaner, quieter world.

Neil Thompson From: Tanner Thompson Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 5:01 PM Cc: Michelle Kaufusi; Wayne Parker; Isaac Paxman Subject: In support of a UVX stop on 900 East

I'm writing about an issue that's become really important to me over the last few years - public transportation. I served an LDS mission in Germany, and while there I saw what it looks like when a society invests in high-quality public transit. The short answer: cleaner air, safer streets, convenient commutes, quieter cities, less congestion, and more opportunity for people who can't drive or afford cars. Since coming back to the US and seeing the dismal (or nonexistent) state of public transportation in most cities in the US, I have become an advocate for it.

While Provo may not yet have public transit comparable to German cities, it has what you might call "good bones" - great potential to be a livable, walkable, transit-oriented city. A walkable downtown, an active commuter/regional rail line, even an Amtrak stop. The recent advent of the UVX is a blessing for thousands of BYU (and UVU) students who live near campus that either never owned a car, or who were able to come to college without a car - in addition to the students that for one reason or another commute in from elsewhere in Utah or even Salt Lake valley. Regrettably, I moved away from Provo right before the UVX opened, but I have used it every time I've come back to visit Provo. As a result, I have never had to rent or borrow a car on any of those trips!

Unfortunately, as a result of local opposition, the UVX - a high-capacity, high-frequency bus - runs for over a mile past high-density housing and a university campus without stopping. Frankly, this is a wasted opportunity. I know from firsthand experience in both Germany and the US that public transit is only effective when it is convenient. When transit is not convenient, people choose other ways to get around - and in Provo, 99% of the time the only alternative is driving. With a station convenient to the middle of campus, more people would elect to take the bus - students, faculty, staff - not to mention people in the very neighborhood that opposed it! This would take cars off the street and decrease congestion and air pollution.

The opposition to this station, from a vocal minority of homeowners east of 900 E, was (and to a large degree still is) based on narrow-minded reasoning. One even claimed in a written op-ed that the BRT (as it was then known) was in opposition to the institution of the family because no family would dare take the bus. My response: why not? In Germany I became well acquainted with families - even large, LDS families - that regularly took the bus or train or streetcar (or walked, or biked) together to their various destinations. Additionally, the positive externalities of good public transit - cleaner air, safer streets, opportunity for those who don't drive - disproportionately benefit kids! I don't want to build a world for my children where motor vehicle crashes are the primary cause of death for kids under 18, like it is now. I don't want to raise my children in a valley that fills up every winter with smog - smog that comes more from cars than any other source. Those who claim that building public transit is antithetical to the purpose of the family should try living somewhere that doesn't require parents to drive their kids everywhere - and then ask the kids which one they prefer!

With BYU in the process of replacing the HFAC with a new music building, they are considering building more parking. Another option is to finally build the UVX station that should have been built from the start. Parking will only incentivize people to drive to campus. Building the bus station will incentivize people to leave their cars at home and take a more sustainable, space-efficient form of transportation.

I urge both the leaders and the people of Provo to see these merits - merits that benefit everyone in Provo - and prioritize them over the unfounded opposition of a small minority.

Best,

Tanner Thompson

-----Original Message----- From: Jordan Robertson Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 4:37 PM Cc: Michelle Kaufusi; Wayne Parker; Isaac Paxman Subject: 9th east bus stop

I am a resident of the tree streets neighborhood and fully support including a UVX bus stop as part of BYU’s construction of the new music building.

Thank you.

Jordan Robertson

From: pat eyler Sent: Friday, June 5, 2020 8:58 AM Cc: Michelle Kaufusi; Wayne Parker; Isaac Paxman Subject: BYU Music Music Building

Hello,

I'm a resident of the Tree Streets Neighborhood and a regular user of public transit. I'm writing in support of BYU building the new music building and to encourage the addition of a UVX stop near the Creamery on 9th.

This station should have been built during the initial UVX construction. It would align with the normal cadence of stops on the rest of the route and would provide better service to the center of BYU and the surrounding community. It would make it easy for me, and others in the neighborhood, to take UVX to and from the Provo Transit Center instead of driving.

A transit stop would offset some of the parking currently used by BYU, at lower cost and with environmental benefits as well. Since BYU is already over the recommended national parking per student ratio, better public transit access provides a path toward coming into line with that guidance.

-- thanks, -Pat Eyler ------Don't judge those who choose to sin differently than you do

From: Andrew Maxfield Sent: Friday, June 5, 2020 11:48 AM Cc: Isaac Paxman; Michelle Kaufusi; Wayne Parker Subject: Support for UVX Station at 900 E and Birch/Heritage

To whom it may concern,

I would like to express my unequivocal support for the construction of an additional UVX station at 900 E and Birch/Heritage Dr. To be clear, I support this because it's in my back yard (we live at 883 N 1200 E in the Foothills neighborhood).

We've lived in many places in the country with highly functional public transit systems and have seen firsthand the benefit they provide to all citizens, particularly as we all do our best to drive less and contribute to healthier communities and make transportation more accessible to all.

In my view, Provo (like many cities in the West) has been playing catch-up. It's heartening to see the success of UVX and it seems like an obvious win to connect the East side of campus to this vital thoroughfare. I love the idea of my kids walking or biking to UVX as they gain increasingly autonomous access to our broader community. Further, to the extent that UVX can bring audiences to and from the new BYU music building (and the Harris Fine Arts Center), it will strengthen our community by making great music and art accessible to our citizens at a lower traffic/environmental cost and it will build another small bridge between campus and community.

Sincerely yours, Andrew Maxfield

From: Donald K. Jarvis Sent: Friday, June 5, 2020 11:52 AM Subject: UVX Stop on 900 E

Dear Planning Commission: My wife Janelle and I strongly support the proposal to build a UVX stop on 900 E just south of Campus Drive for northbound and southbound buses. This was the original proposal which was derailed by a vocal group, many of whom have now changed their minds about the stop, partly because the North and South BYU stops are far apart and inconvenient. Such bus stations benefit personnel at several other local schools. This stop would be convenient for some Chinese immersion pupils and personnel of Wasatch School, some BYU employees and students, many patrons of performances at the proposed BYU Music Building and some Wasatch Neighborhood residents who want to connect with shopping centers, FrontRunner, and other destinations.

Thank you for seriously considering this proposal.. Don Jarvis Provo Mayor's Sustainability Adviser

From: Delsa Richards Sent: Friday, June 5, 2020 12:00 PM Subject: Fwd: BYU Music Building UVX Stop on 900 East Support

I would like to email my support of a UVX stop on 900 East in conjunction with the new BYU music building. I live in the Tree Street neighborhood of Provo and was disheartened when the 900 East UVX stop was not originally built. My family of six love to use UVX to get to places in Provo (the library is a favorite stop of ours). I don't feel like a parking garage would be the best solution for the new music building, especially in the long term. A UVX stop would not only benefit BYU students, but the whole community. I encourage you to work with BYU and UTA to install a 900 East UVX stop as part of this construction project.

Thank you,

Delsa Richards Tree Street Neighborhood

From: Joy Burton Sent: Friday, June 5, 2020 3:33 PM Cc: Michelle Kaufusi; Wayne Parker; Isaac Paxman Subject: UVX station

I would like to express my support of the plan for a new UVX station on 9th East in conjunction with the new BYU music building. I believe it should have had a stop from the initial build out and will be useful to our neighborhood that at this point is just too far from either of the two closest stops.

Thank You,

Joy Burton Wasatch Neighborhood From: Adam Marre Sent: Sunday, June 7, 2020 9:29 AM Cc: Michelle Kaufusi; Wayne Parker; Isaac Paxman Subject: Support for BYU Central UVX Station on 900 East

Dear Members of the Planning Commission, Municipal Council, and Provo City Administration:

As a resident of the Wasatch neighborhood, I wish to express support for the proposed BYU Central UVX station on 900 East near the site of BYU’s future Music Building. Living in an area so close to BYU, I appreciate the university's efforts to reduce automobile traffic and this UVX station will help continue that work.

Please consider my support for the BYU Central UVX Station on 900 East in any decisions you make concerning this matter.

Sincerely, Adam Marre

From: Laura Marre Sent: Sunday, June 7, 2020 9:41 AM Cc: Wayne Parker; mkafusi; Isaac Paxman Subject: Support for UVX stop on 900 E.

Dear Members of the Planning Commission,

As a resident of the Wasatch neighborhood I would like voice my support for a UVX stop on 900 E. This stop would make UVX much more usable for our family because it would cut our walk time to the nearest stop in half. We would also appreciate the traffic reduction that this stop would bring to our neighborhood. thank you, Laura Marre

From: Emily Craig Sent: Sunday, June 7, 2020 11:52 PM Cc: Michelle Kaufusi; Wayne Parker; Isaac Paxman Subject: Additional UVX stop on 900 East

To whom it may concern:

Thank you for considering an additional UVX stop to accommodate visitors to the east side of BYU campus. I am in strong support of said stop and believe it will be extremely advantageous to our community. I live in the Wasatch neighborhood and believe a strong majority of my neighbors are also in favor.

Thanks,

Emily Craig

From: Jamin Rowan Sent: Thursday, June 4, 2020 2:27 PM Cc: Michelle Kaufusi; Wayne Parker; Isaac Paxman Subject: In Support of a 900 East UVX Station

Members of the Planning Commission, Municipal Council, and Provo City Administration,

I have been a resident in Provo's Wasatch Neighborhood since 2010. In light of BYU's decision to build its new Music Building on a site currently occupied by the law-school parking lot and its efforts to facilitate transportation to this new building through a number of different strategies, I am writing to express my support for BYU's willingness to help bring a UVX stop to 900 East near the Music Building. Knowing for some time that BYU would need to do something about the HFAC, I have been secretly hoping that it would relocate one of its most public buildings to the edge of campus. I love the idea of placing structures in which the BYU community and the broader community interact on the campus's periphery. Like LaVell Edwards Stadium, the Baseball/Softball Complex, and the Marriott Center, all of which are heavily patronized by the public and have UVX stations at their doorsteps, it only make sense to have a UVX stop at the foot of the Music Building. It is in both BYU's and Provo City's interests for the public to know that they can use public transportation to attend all of BYU's sporting and cultural events.

While it is true that the 700 North UVX stop is not too far away from the future site of the Music Building, I worry that it is just far enough away to nudge patrons who are debating between driving and UVXing into their automobiles. And because the 700 N UVX stop is not visible from the Music Building, I worry that the .4 miles between the two will feel even longer to concert goers and thus encourage them to drive rather than take public transportation. It is important for robust public transportation systems to space stations at its anchor destinations closely together, and BYU is one of UVX's most significant anchor destinations. The mile gap between the MTC station and the 700 N station is twice as long as most other gaps between BYU and downtown Provo stations.

In addition to making it easier for future concert goers to get to the Music Building and other parts of campus (the Creamery on 9th, the Wilkinson Center, the law school), a UVX stop at 900 E gives residents of the Wasatch Neighborhood much easier access to UVX and the networks of public transportation with which it intersects. I know that the MTC and 700 N stations feel just a bit too distant to allow our family and neighbors to incorporate the UVX into our regular transportation plans. When my wife and I want to head downtown to eat out or attend a concert, walking to the proposed 900 E station would always be our first option. But walking to the 700 N station pushes up the time cost just enough to almost always push us into our cars. Similarly, our children, who love riding public transportation, find the two closest stops just far enough out of reach to make bumming a ride off of us or other adults in the neighborhood a more appealing option. Were there to be a 900 E station, they would significantly increase their public transit usage. And this is to say nothing of the thousands of Heritage Hall residents (especially those living in the complex's southernmost buildings) for whom a 900 E station would provide much easier access to, and therefore more incentives to use, the UVX.

As you can probably see at this point, it is difficult for me to imagine a reasonable justification for not placing a UVX station on 900 East near the new Music Building. Given the significant public service that a 900 E UVX station would provide to residents not just in Provo/Orem but also along the Wasatch Front who will attend performances at the Music Building, it is clear to me that the number of people that would benefit from having a UVX station on 900 E is far greater that the number of people that would benefit from not having a station here.

Having been deeply involved in the neighborhood conversations several years ago about the proposed BRT system and the location of its stations, I can imagine that several of my neighbors may oppose this proposed station. While I do not know if the nature of this opposition will remain the same, I was and remain uncomfortable with the not-so-subtle undertones of race and class discrimination that propped up particular platforms of this opposition in the past. Especially in light of our current social and political climate, I am hopeful that Provo's leaders and its citizens will step up our commitment to making planning and policy decisions that take into account the needs and circumstances of every member of our community rather than the personal preferences of a few. This will require all of us to work hard to ensure that any fears we might have about public transportation (or any other change to Provo's social and physical landscape) are founded upon unbiased data and inclusive conversations rather than upon the desire to protect the personal and exclusive privileges from which we have benefited in the past.

Respectfully, Jamin Rowan

From: Gregory Macfarlane Sent: Thursday, June 4, 2020 2:33 PM Cc: Michelle Kaufusi; Wayne Parker; Isaac Paxman Subject: 900 East UVX Station

I encourage the Provo planning commission to request BYU and UTA include a UVX station on 900 East as part of the new Music Building.

I am a professional transportation engineer, specializing in long-range planning and modeling. I am also an alumnus of both BYU and Wasatch Elementary. The stop on 900 East is critical to providing improved mobility options for many residents of the Tree Streets. Growing up in that neighborhood, the UVX and that stop in particular would have greatly enhanced my own ability to access summer jobs and other activities in Provo and Orem and the wider Wasatch Front.

Removing the planned stop near the Creamery on Ninth was an error that the city now has a chance to correct through the construction of the Music Building. Only 40% of trips to BYU use a car, and the university has far more parking infrastructure than it requires. That these parking spots are predominately near the stadiums is irrelevant when you consider that UVX could easily carry concertgoers between these large lots and the proposed concert hall – but only if the UVX station is constructed.

With the poor ambient air quality and current population projections that I consider every day in my professional capacity, Provo City should be doing everything in its power to encourage the use of non- automobile transportation modes. A UVX stop near the proposed music building will do more to eliminate automobile trips and replace them with a sustainable alternative than almost anything else the city could do.

Gregory S. Macfarlane, Ph.D. P.E. Assistant Professor Civil and Environmental Engineering Department

From: Adam Carmack Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2020 4:38 PM Subject: BYU Music Building

Hi,

I'm writing as a concerned citizen of Provo. I've read that the city is asking BYU to build a parking garage as part of its new music building. I think this is an awful idea, and an over-reach by the government.

Why is additional parking necessary? It will not add to the number of students, and if it brings people in for concerts, won't those be at night when most students and faculty are not using the existing parking?

UVX is a great way for people to get to campus and a creamery stop would have helped provide transit almost directly to the new building (please add a creamery stop). Would you consider having BYU allocate some funds (less than a parking garage would cost) to help fund construction of a stop there? Even if that isn't done, I think that this potential requirement is a negative for the community.

Thanks, Adam R. Carmack

From: Christine Carruth Frandsen Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2020 4:52 PM Subject: BYU Music Building Parking

Hello,

I’m writing to share my support for BYU to move forward with building plans to their new music building without the requirement to add additional parking.

I strongly believe that significantly increasing parking spaces available will encourage driving and car use and discourage the good progress BYU and Provo have made to increase alternative transportation.

The UVX route is in a perfect location to service the new music building, especially if a much needed 900 E Creamery stop is added.

As a Provo resident (within a mile of campus) and a member of the BYU community I am highly invested in the outcome of this decision. I love the cultural benefits of a University town and would look forward to attending events at the new facility. We live in such a wonderful place for biking, walking, and public transportation options and it just keeps getting better.

Please don’t take a step back by requiring BYU to permanently encourage car use when we should continue moving towards a future that solves transportation needs in more creative and sustainable ways.

Sincerely,

Christine Frandsen

From: Spencer Smith Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2020 7:39 PM Subject: BYU Music Building

To whom it may concern,

I am concerned about the excessive parking on BYU campus, and that the planning commission wants to increase available parking. Here are my points of concern:

▪ Only 40% of trips to BYU are by car ▪ The peak use of BYU parking is in the day. Performances can take advantage of existing empty parking in the evening. ▪ BYU already has the second-highest student-per-parking space ratio in the state; a rate above the national recommendation ▪ Parking garages cost at least $30,000 per parking space and are an unwise long-term investment with shared autonomous vehicles coming ▪ Increase transit accessibility with a 900 E Creamery UVX stop and BYU Ryde shuttles to BYU football parking ▪ Place parking restrictions on the city streets across 900 East if you are worried about spillover—time limits, fees, or parking permit programs There are other more effective options to improving access to campus that don’t include increasing parking and vehicle throughput. Instead of building a parking garage, ask BYU to improve major bicycle and pedestrian intersections around campus, add a UVX stop at the creamery, require investment in transit in lieu of adding parking spaces, etc.

I am a student at BYU. I ride my bike everywhere and rely on transit. My wife and I have one car between us and she needs it more than I do. Circumnavigating campus by bike is scary. There are few bicycle facilities on Canyon Rd and 900 N. Conflict with cars and pedestrians is common. This should be a higher priority than increasing vehicle traffic to and from BYU.

Thank You for your time,

Spencer Smith

Sent from my iPhone From: J Hartman Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2020 9:31 PM Subject: BYU music parking garage

Hello,

I’m surprised to hear that Provo is pushing BYU to build more parking with the planned music building. BYU has lots of parking spaces, so I don’t see why this is necessary. Evening performances can take advantage of the lots being empty as they regularly are at night, and students and faculty will still get to their jobs and classes the way they’ve always done. If there is concern about easy access to the public for performances, it would be great to have a stop near there off of UVX, as the other stops aren’t really convenient to getting to the heart of BYU.

I think BYU Ryde could also be another resource to get students to that area from the parking lots around the stadium. Those lots are generally underutilized.

A parking garage would be a huge financial burden, and an eyesore. Parking garages always are.

The bottom line for me is that I want this city to be a space for people. Not vast empty parking lots, spaces, or garages. Build this city so people want to be here.

Thanks, Jenn From: Carlee Reber Sent: Friday, May 22, 2020 8:24 AM Subject: No Parking Structure Needed!

Planning Commission,

I was surprised when I heard you wanted to make BYU build more parking for its music building. Have you no sense of the bigger picture?

BYU has the second-highest student-per-parking ratio in the entire state of Utah, a ratio that is well above the national recommendation. Performances are at night, when that already-high degree of parking is available— this system has worked for a long time, and still is or BYU would have sought a resolution in their proposal.

Transit improvements through the Ryde and UVX and the deal with UTA that makes using other transit free for BYU students have made it so only 40% of trips to BYU are made via car. I predict that number is only going to diminish as car-sharing increases: Uber and Lyft are being augmented by Turo and Enterprise here in Provo, making it more doable for students to save money in college by avoiding or excluding the use of their car. BYU Magazine did an entire article on this topic: https://magazine.byu.edu/article/transportation-transformation/

When I went to BYU, I walked or biked the majority of the time because I could go straight to where I was headed rather than detouring through a parking lot. It kept me in shape during a busy time, helped relieve stress by giving me time to move and decompress, and gave me frequent opportunities to cross paths with friends and improve my social connections. BYU has wisely fostered a campus that naturally gives students these benefits. Don’t force them to spend their sacred resources on something so unnecessary and short-sighted as a parking garage.

If there are concerns I haven’t addressed here, I promise you there’s a smarter, more frugal solution than this, and I trust you are experienced and creative enough to find it.

Carlee Reber

(Maeser resident; BYU 2018)

Carlee Reber Executive Assistant | LDS Earth Stewardship

We honor the Creator by living and testifying of gospel principles of earth stewardship.

From: Nate Meyers Sent: Friday, May 22, 2020 10:35 AM Subject: BYU music building, do NOT include a parking garage.

Driving is inefficient and bad for the environment. We should be doing whatever we can to discourage driving and encourage alternative means of transportation. Parking garages are an enormous waste of space that could be better utilized in almost any other way.

Please do not force BYU to include a parking garage in the construction of a marvelous new service to the community.

Sincerely, Nate

From: Grant Skabelund Sent: Friday, May 22, 2020 11:16 AM Subject: BYU's Proposed Music Building

Hello Provo City Friends,

I support the construction of a new music building at BYU, but I'm adamantly opposed to the construction of a parking garage as part of the building. It makes no sense to continue to cater to vehicle traffic when we consider all of the positives of active transportation. Please do your part to lead in this area.

Thanks, grant

Grant Skabelund Utah Valley Aquatics—BYUVRays

From: Douglas Oldham Sent: Monday, May 25, 2020 6:23 PM Subject: BYU Music Building

I am writing this email to express my support for the new BYU Music Building but AGAINST requiring a parking structure or additional parking to "support" it. BYU has extensive parking infrastructure already and has been making really great strides towards discouraging driving for students. Vehicle infrastructure is literally going to bankrupt us and requiring BYU to add parking will only encourage more traffic and therefore more infrastructure and maintenance needs when it is not necessary.

My primary concern for the City of Provo is the every increasing infrastructure maintenance burden and the decreasing density and relative property values. This is exactly the kind of financial nonsense that can lead us to an unsustainable future.

Please reconsider requiring BYU to build a parking structure as part of this wonderful new facility. It is not needed and will only cause more trouble for the city of Provo.

Only 40% of trips to BYU are by car The peak use of BYU parking is in the day. Performances can take advantage of existing empty parking in the evening. BYU already has the second-highest student-per-parking space ratio in the state; a rate above the national recommendation Parking garages cost at least $30,000 per parking space and are an unwise long-term investment with shared autonomous vehicles coming Increase transit accessibility with a 900 E Creamery UVX stop and BYU Ryde shuttles to BYU football parking Place parking restrictions on the city streets across 900 East if you are worried about spillover—time limits, fees, or parking permit programs Let BYU build!

Thank you!

-- Douglas P. Oldham, Architect