80 I honestly believe the CO2 focus is misplaced, and a form of mass hysteria. I am not "denying" science, I have studied it a great deal. There are things we should do, because they help on many levels to cope with climate change. They are the right thing to do. Focusing only on CO2 is a distraction. Do something about water resources, forest resilience, pollution reduction, corruption in government. Do not allow the process to be driven by the most radical activists with the loudest voices. 5/24/2016 9:24 AM 81 Get ride of all the motors that burn fuel starting with weed whacker and blowers. 5/24/2016 9:23 AM 82 Stop spending taxpayer money on silly surveys like this one. 5/23/2016 10:29 PM 83 start a program to sequester carbon where lawns were put layers of permaculture edible forests which grow food and hold moisture as well. 5/23/2016 9:52 PM 84 Even more solar panels on public, private, and commercial buildings. Tax breaks and rebates will go a long way to promote this. All new buildings MUST have solar panels. 5/23/2016 9:47 PM 85 regulate fossil fuel use. expand solar production. create real mass transit. limit private car use in town...airports do it even with tourist hordes. 5/23/2016 9:00 PM 86 Reduce traffic of gas powered vehicles, forbid wood stoves 5/23/2016 8:24 PM 87 water usage regs 5/23/2016 7:46 PM 88 there are no climate impacts that we can control 5/23/2016 7:32 PM Q7 Please describe challenges or barriers, if any, to taking action on climate in Ashland. Answered: 81 Skipped: 23 # Responses Date 1 Psychological barriers to change an ingrained habit (People are used to driving, and investment in parking caters to their habit). Lack of public transit infrastructure (i.e. city administrative offices are not accessible by bus). Unsafe road conditions for cycling (Incomplete lanes through major routes force cyclists to merge with cars. Motorists driving and stopping in bicycle lane, cutting off cyclists while turning, "dooring" cyclists when exiting parked cars) 9/21/2016 7:46 AM 2 Turning food into automobile fuel is immoral. Raising energy costs discriminates against the poor. 9/19/2016 11:57 AM 3 You have to create incentives and education - Bring in the emotional aspect to increase the Solar PV or Hot water. Give us a goal as a community... A Game. 9/17/2016 9:50 PM 4 Changing attitudes about transportation. Accepting increased costs of public services and utilities. Politics 9/4/2016 7:46 PM 5 Changing peoples mind set. 8/31/2016 2:10 PM 6 not here yet 6/22/2016 12:06 PM 7 Citizens willingness to participate 6/10/2016 4:12 PM 8 peoples resistant to change and the cost to do so 6/10/2016 1:07 PM 9 1. People (me included) are reluctant to give up the old convenient ways to do things. 2. Most action requires money, or will impact businesses, corporations, etc. People do not like to spend money on this issue, since the payoff seems out in the future. We are generally shortsighted. 6/9/2016 8:58 PM 10 the American "car culture" has left us thinking each person needs their own car, we must get where we're going quickly, walking is a waste of time, etc. This is a huge barrier. 6/8/2016 11:19 AM 11 money or lack thereof, differences of opinion 6/8/2016 6:25 AM 12 The powerful 'old guard' segment of the population. All actions that seem to put an ever growing tourist base above all else. 6/7/2016 6:13 PM 13 well there isn't much I can personally do as I am financially limited due to my work as a social servant 6/6/2016 1:25 PM 14 Concerns over higher density housing, using less land per dwelling than traditional patterns, will be perceived as consuming limited land area and losing yards and home gardening opportunities. However it should be noted that doing so preserves more efficient farming opportunities within rural county areas. 6/3/2016 4:55 PM 15 Lack of sense of emergency in City government 6/3/2016 3:04 PM 15 / 26 Ashland Climate and Energy Action Plan: Public Input Survey

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