Mailbag: Equestrian takes issue with cyclist’s letter
Thanks for the fixed bicycles
Once again, a big “Thank You” to volunteer bicycle mechanics Patrick and Craig and all the friendly staff of Burbank Walk and Ride for fixing up our bikes at the Burbank Farmers Market on a recent Saturday. You guys rock!
David Lee Williams
Glendale
Public a part of terminal decision
Last year, the city of Burbank and the Airport Authority endorsed a conceptual term sheet that listed the new protections Burbank would receive if voters approve a 14-gate replacement terminal. Mayor Jess Talamantes has stated that this is a very important decision for Burbank, and has urged residents to learn about the 14-gate replacement terminal so that they can make an informed choice.
As an airport commissioner representing Burbank, I couldn’t agree more. As Mayor Talamantes pointed out, it’s easy for Burbank residents to get information about the Replacement Terminal, either through the city’s website or the airport’s special website, burreplacementterminal.com. These websites provide basic information, as well as important documents such as the conceptual term sheet and the 14-gate replacement terminal draft environmental impact report (DEIR).
In addition, the airport is holding public workshops to hear questions and take formal comments about the DEIR. The next public airport workshop will be held on June 1 at Buena Vista Library, from 6 to 8 p.m. The airport will also receive formal comments at the regular meeting of the Airport Authority Commission on June 6, at 9 a.m. Additional public meetings will be held later by the Burbank Planning Board and the City Council. More information is available on the airport and city websites.
I think the terms of the conceptual term sheet, with its new protections for Burbank residents, are good for both the airport and Burbank. I join Mayor Talamantes in urging all Burbank residents to learn more about this important question so that the final decision made by our community is an informed one.
Don Brown
Burbank
Limited access is a safety issue
If the letter writer [of “Bridge belongs to the public”] wanted to have the support of the Burbank City Council then I would recommend he have better knowledge of the issue. The council was not under any intense pressure by any horse stable business. As a matter of fact, no one came from Circle K.
Who came? Horse owners who are passionate about the horses and our way of life and preserving our history in Burbank in a safe manner. No one wanted to control the bridge but rather wanted to make sure the bridge is safe! The council got the message that it is a safety issue.
If bicyclists would understand they have an inanimate object of their passion and we have a 1,000-pound animal that breathes, thinks, and reacts and can kill us, we might be able to coexist. It is that blatant lack of respect for the animal and haughty domineering attitude of the bicyclists that makes it so we cannot coexist.
Gene Autry promoted the building of Mariposa Street Bridge so horses and their people could access the horse trails of Griffith Park. I believe bicycles have only recently attained the popularity they have. So I don’t think horses and bikes used this bridge for 77 years.
It is the letter-writer’s blatant disrespect for the law and the audacity to do as he pleases that is completely offensive and obnoxious.
Maybe these are the things that stood in the way of him having the ordinance he wanted. However, he should be happy because millions of dollars are going to be spent to widen the Riverside Bridge for a safe bike path and eventually the bike bridge at Bob Hope Drive for bikes to access Forest Lawn Drive.
Jay Geisenheimer
Burbank