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Addiction & the Humanities Vol. 3(7) - Higher education: Does obtaining an advanced degree help protect against risky behavior?
Many societies regard higher education as a protectorate against addiction.  Such culturally developed beliefs can create biases that preclude opportunities for early detection of problems and consequently early intervention.
In this issue of Addiction and the Humanities, we review evidence of substance-related problems among the highly educated.  Although education tends to decrease the likelihood of substance-related addiction (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2005), the highly educated are not immune to developing substance use problems.
Researchers surveyed a highly educated workforce (Matano, Wanat, Westrup, Koopman, & Whistsell, 2002) to investigate the prevalence of risky substance use behaviors among a more educated workforce.  Matano et al. (2002) randomly selected 10% (N=857) of employees to receive surveys regarding their substance use behaviors during the previous 12 months.  Of these eligible employees, 504 sent back completed surveys. Respondents were 62.8% female and ranged in age from 21 to 78 (M=43.8).  Eighty one percent of the sample earned a bachelor’s degree or higher and 3% earned a high school diploma or less.
Table 1 summarizes the survey results.  The results reveal that alcohol and licit drug use was more prevalent than illicit substance use among this sample.  A significant number of employees however, reported illicit drug use during the past year.  Based on responses to the CAGE (Ewing, 1984), 12% qualified for “likely to have lifetime alcohol dependence.” Responses to the AUDIT (Bush, Kivlahan, Mcdonnell, Fihn, & Bradley, 1998) indicated that 5% had a “high likelihood of alcohol abuse.”
In addition, 3% claimed that their alcohol consumption caused injury to someone else.  Despite these results only a handful of employees reported receiving any substance abuse treatment over the last year.
Table 1. Past year substance use among employees (N=504)
There are several limitations to this study.
For example, the 60% response rate might result in substance use differences between those that completed and those that did not complete the survey.
In addition, this survey was conducted in 1999, and it is possible that substance use behaviors among highly educated employees have changed since then.  Finally, substance use might be a more sensitive topic for the highly educated, perhaps biasing the self-report in the direction of underreporting.
Despite constraints that might limit the extent of reported substance use and related problems, this study confirms that substance use and abuse is not an issue reserved only for less educated individuals.  There is a need for employee prevention and intervention programs in work forces populated by the highly educated.
Assuming that educated individuals are immune to substance use problems might diminish their chances of getting the help they need.
References
Bush, K., Kivlahan, DR, Mcdonnell, MB, Fihn, SD, & Bradley, K. A. (1998). The AUDIT alcohol consumption questions (AUDIT-C): an effective brief screening test for problem drinking. Archives of Internal Medicine, 158, 1789-1795.
Ewing, JA (1984). Detecting alcoholism: the CAGE questionnaire. Journal of the American Medical Association, 252(14), 1905-1907.
Matano, RA, Wanat, SF, Westrup, D., Koopman, C., & Whistsell, SD (2002). Prevalence of Alcohol and Drug Use in a Highly Educated Workforce. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 29(1), 30-44.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2005). Overview of findings from the 2004 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: Volume 1. Summary of National Findings (No. SMA 05-4061). Rockville, MD.
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COURSES
Undergraduate Mathematics (Math) Courses
Graduate Mathematics (Math) Courses
Mathematics (Math)
ILR. ELM Basic Mathematics Skills (3-6; max total 6)
Prepares students for the ELM exam and for Math 4. The course takes two
semesters and reviews arithmetic, elementary algebra, and geometry. Note:
Enrollment is limited to freshmen who score lower than 370 on the ELM exam.
CR/NC grading only; not applicable toward baccalaureate degree
requirements.
AR. ELM Basic Mathematics Skills (3)
Develops problem solving skills in arithmetic (integers and rational numbers),
elementary algebra (exponents, roots, polynomials and rational expressions,
linear and quadratic equations, and graphing), and geometry (perimeters,
areas, volumes, triangle properties, parallelism, and perpendicularity).
CR/NC grading only; not applicable toward baccalaureate degree
requirements.
ARL. Elementary Algebra Laboratory (1)
Prerequisites: concurrently enrolled in Math AR and assigned to laboratory
after taking placement examination. Laboratory does not count toward baccalaureate
degree. Extra review and practice with skills essential to success in elementary
algebra. CR/NC grading only; not applicable toward baccalaureate
degree requirements.
4R. Intermediate Algebra (3)
Prerequisites: elementary algebra and geometry. Radicals, rational exponents,
quadratic equations, simultaneous linear equations, graphing inequalities,
complex numbers in rectangular form, introduction to exponential and logarithmic
functions, applications. CR/NC grading only; not applicable
toward baccalaureate degree requirements. (See Duplication
of Courses.)
4RL. Intermediate Algebra Laboratory (1)
Prerequisites: concurrently enrolled in Math 4R and assigned to laboratory
after taking placement examination. Laboratory does not count toward baccalaureate
degree. Extra review and practice with skills essential to success in intermediate
algebra. CR/NC grading only; not applicable toward baccalaureate
degree requirements.
5. Trigonometry (3)
Prerequisite: Students must take the ELM exam; students who do not pass
the exam must record a grade of C or better in a college-taught
intermediate algebra course. Concept of a function, sine and cosine functions,
tables and graphs, other trigonometric functions, identities and equations.
Trigonometric functions of angles, solution of triangles. (See Duplication
of Courses.) (CAN MATH 8)
6. Precalculus (4)
Prerequisite: Students must take the ELM exam; students who do not pass
the exam must record a grade of C or better in a college-taught
intermediate algebra course. Basic algebraic properties of real numbers;
linear and quadratic equations and inequalities; functions and graphs; polynomials;
exponential and logarithmic functions; analytic trigonometry and functions;
conics; sequences, and series. (CAN MATH 16)
11. Elementary Statistics (3)
Prerequisite: Students must take the ELM exam; students who do not pass
the exam must record a grade of C or better in a college-taught
intermediate algebra course. Illustration of statistical concepts: elementary
probability models, sampling, descriptive measures, confidence intervals,
testing hypotheses, chi-square, nonparametric methods, regression. It is
recommended that students with credit in Math 72 or 75 take Math 101. General
Education CORE, Quantitative Reasoning. (CAN STAT 2)
14. Introduction to Discrete Mathematics (3)
No credit if taken after Math 75. Prerequisite: Students must take the ELM
exam; students who do not pass the exam must record a grade of C
or better in a college-taught intermediate algebra course. Set theory, relations
and functions, logic, proof techniques, number systems.
41. Number Systems (3)
Not open to mathematics majors. Prerequisite: Students must take the ELM
exam; students who do not pass the exam must record a grade of C
or better in a college-taught intermediate algebra course. Designed for
elementary credential candidates. Development of rational number system
and its subsystems from the informal point of view; sets, relations and
operations, equivalence classes; definitions of number systems and operations;
algorithms for operations; prime numbers, divisibility tests; ratios. (CAN
MATH 4)
43. Elementary Problem Solving (3)
Prerequisite: Students must take the ELM exam; students who do not pass
the exam must record a grade of C or better in a college-taught
intermediate algebra course. The purpose of this course is to develop problem-solving
skills using elementary mathematics.
45. What is Mathematics? (3)
Prerequisite: Students must take the ELM exam; students who do not pass
the exam must record a grade of C or better in a college-taught
intermediate algebra course. Intended primarily for liberal arts students.
Topics: mathematics and social science, mathematics of shape and growth,
statistics, mathematics of management science and mathematics of computers.
General Education CORE, Quantitative Reasoning.
61. Geometry and the Imagination (3)
Prerequisites: Students must take the ELM exam; students who do not pass
the exam must record a grade of C or better in a college-taught
intermediate algebra course. Topics in Geometry. May include, but is not
restricted to, tilings and tessellations, regular polyhedra in 3 and 4 dimensions,
ruler and compass constructions, map coloring.
70. Mathematical Analysis for Life Sciences (4)
No credit if taken after Math 72 or 75; one unit of credit if taken after
Math 71. Prerequisite: Students must take the ELM exam; students who do
not pass the exam must record a grade of C or better in a
college-taught intermediate algebra course. Functions and graphs, limits,
derivatives, antiderivatives, differential equations, and partial derivatives
with applications in the Life Sciences. General Education CORE, Quantitative
Reasoning.
71. Elementary Mathematical Analysis I (3)
No credit if taken after Math 70, 72, or 75. Prerequisite: Students must
take the ELM exam; students who do not pass the exam must record a grade
of C or better in a college-taught intermediate algebra course.
Review of algebra, real numbers, inequalities, function, graph, finite induction,
limit, differentiation of algebraic functions and applications to extrema,
mean value theorem, l'Hôpital's rule.
72. Elementary Mathematical Analysis II (3)
No credit if taken after Math 75; 2 units of credit if taken after Math
70. Prerequi sites: Math 71 and trigonometry. Analytic geometry and calculus
of polynomials, rational functions, transcendental functions; polar coordinates,
conic sections, integration and applications. General Education CORE, Quantitative
Reasoning.
75. Mathematical Analysis I (4)
Two units of credit if taken after Math 70; 3 units of credit if taken after
Math 71; 2 units of credit if taken after Math 72. Prerequisite: elementary
geometry, intermediate algebra, trigonometry, or Math 6. In addition, students
must take the ELM exam; students who do not pass the exam must record a
grade of C or better in a college-taught intermediate algebra
course. Inequalities, functions, graphs, limits, continuity, derivatives,
antiderivatives, the definite integral, and applications. General Education
CORE, Quantitative Reasoning. (CAN MATH 18)
76. Mathematical Analysis II (4)
Prerequisite: Math 75. Transcendental functions, techniques of integration,
improper integrals, conic sections, polar coordinates, infinite series.
(CAN MATH 20)
77. Mathematical Analysis III (4)
Prerequisite: Math 76. Vectors, three dimensional calculus, partial derivatives,
multiple integrals, Green's Theorem, Stokes' Theorem. Use of the microcomputer
as an exploratory tool in the calculus. (3 lecture, 2 lab hours) (Computer
lab fee, $15) (CAN MATH 22)
81. Applied Analysis (4)
Prerequisite: Math 77. Introduction to ordinary linear differential equations;
solutions by power series and Laplace transforms. Solution of systems of
equations. Introduction to Fourier series. Use of the microcomputer as an
exploratory tool. (3 lecture, 2 lab hours) (Computer lab fee, $15)
90. Directed Study (1-3; max total 3)
Independently arranged course of study in some limited area of mathematics
either to remove a deficiency or to investigate a topic in more depth. (1-3
hours, to be arranged)
101. Statistical Methods (4)
Prerequisite: Math 70, 71, or equivalent; no credit if taken after Math
108. Application of statistical procedures to examples from biology, engineering,
and social science; one- and two-sample normal theory methods; chi-square,
analysis of variance, and regression; nonparametric methods. Computerized
statistical packages are used.
107. Introduction to Probability and Statistics (3)
Prerequisite: Math 77 or concurrently. Basic concepts required for applications
of probability theory; standard discrete and continuous models; random variables;
conditional distributions; limit theorems.
108. Statistics (3)
Prerequisite: Math 107. Criteria used for selecting particular procedures
of data analysis; derivation of commonly used procedures; topics from sampling,
normal theory, nonparametrics, elementary decision theory.
109. Applied Probability (3)
Prerequisite: Math 107. Introduction to stochastic processes and their applications
in science and industry. Markov chains, queues, stationary time series.
110. Symbolic Logic (3)
(Similar to Phil 145; consult department.) Prerequisite: Math 75. An informal
treatment of the theory of logical inference, statement calculus, truth-tables,
predicate calculus, interpretations applications.
114. Discrete Structures (3)
Prerequisite: Math 76. Counting techniques, matrix algebra, graphs, trees
and networks, recurrence relations and generating functions, applied modern
algebra.
116. Theory of Numbers (4)
Prerequisite: Math 75. Divisibility theory in the integers, primes and their
distribution, congruence theory, Diophantine equations, number theoretic
functions, primitive roots, indices, the quadratic reciprocity law.
118. Graph Theory (3)
Prerequisite: Math 77. Trees, connectivity, Euler and Hamilton paths, matchings,
chromatic problems, planar graphs, independence, directed graphs, networks.
121. Numerical Analysis I (3)
Prerequisites: Math 77 and working knowledge of C, FORTRAN, or Pascal. Zeros
of nonlinear equations, interpolation, quadrature, systems of equations,
numerical ordinary differential equations, and eigenvalues. Use of numerical
software libraries.
121L. Numerical Analysis Laboratory (1)
Corequisite: Math 121. Optional computer laboratory for Numerical Analysis
I. Use of microcomputers to implement numerical algorithms. (2 lab hours)
(Computer lab fee, $15)
122. Numerical Analysis II (4)
Prerequisite: Math 121. Advanced topics from numerical linear algebra, function
approximation, fast Fourier transforms, and numerical partial differential
equations. Use of numerical software libraries. (3 lecture, 2 lab hours)
123. Topics in Applied Mathematics (3)
Prerequisite: Math 77. Vector spaces and linear transformations, eigenvalues
and eigen functions. Special types of linear and nonlinear differential
equations; solution by series. Fourier transforms. Special functions, including
gamma, hypergeometric, Legendre, Bessel, Laguerre, and Hermite functions.
Introduction to partial differential equations.
124. Applied Matrix Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: Math 77. Matrix algebra, systems of equations, eigenvalues,
eigenvectors, diagonalizations, functions of matrices with applications
to differential equations, optimization, and Markov chains.
128. Applied Complex Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: Math 77. Analytic functions of a complex variable, contour
integration, series, singularities of analytic functions, the residue theorems,
conformal mappings; emphasis on engineering and physics applications.
131. Game Theory and Linear Programming (3)
Prerequisites: Math 76. Introduction to linear programming, problem formulation,
adaptation of the Dantzig simplex algorithm to linear programming problems,
duality theory, transportation problems. Games of chance, strategy, minimax
theorem for two-person zero-sum games, relationship to linear programming.
143. History of Mathematics (4)
Prerequisite: Math 72 or 75. History of the development of mathematical
concepts in algebra, geometry, number theory, analytical geometry, and calculus
from ancient times through modern times. Theorems with historical significance
will be studied as they relate to the development of modern mathematics.
145. Problem Solving (3)
Prerequisite: Math 76. A study of formulation of problems into mathematical
form; analysis of methods of attack such as specialization, generalization,
analogy, induction, recursion, etc. applied to a variety of non-routine
problems. Topics will be handled through student presentation.
151. Principles of Algebra (4)
Prerequisite: Math 76. Equivalence relations; groups, cyclic groups, normal
subgroups, and factor groups; rings, ideals, and factor rings; integral
domains and polynomial rings; fields and field extensions.
152. Linear Algebra (4)
Prerequisite: Math 151. Vector spaces, linear transformations, matrices,
determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, linear functions, inner-product
spaces, bilinear forms, quadratic forms, orthogonal and unitary transformations,
selected applications.
161. Principles of Geometry (3)
Prerequisite: Math 77. The classical elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic
geometries developed on a framework of incidence, order and separation,
congruence; coordinatization. Theory of parallels for parabolic and hyperbolic
geometries. Selected topics of modern Euclidean geometry.
165. Differential Geometry (3)
Prerequisite: Math 77. Study of geometry in Euclidean space by means of
calculus, including theory of curves and surfaces, curvature, theory of
surfaces, and intrinsic geometry on a surface.
171. Intermediate Mathematical Analysis I (4)
Prerequisite: Math 77. Sets, real numbers as a complete ordered field, its
usual topology, functions of a real variable, limits, continuity, uniform
continuity, differentiability, generalized mean value theorem, Riemann integrals,
series of functions, uniform convergence, and Fourier series of integrable
functions. (Formerly Math 171A)
172. Intermediate Mathematical Analysis II (4)
Prerequisite: Math 171. Differentiation of functions of several variables,
applications of partial differentiation, functions of bounded variation,
rectifiable curves, theory of Riemann-Stieltjes integration, multiple integrals
and line integrals, improper Riemann-Stieltjes integrals. Inverse and implicit
function theorems.
181. Differential Equations (3)
Prerequisite: Math 81 or 123. Definition and classification of differential
equations; general, particular, and singular solutions; existence theorems;
theory and technique of solving certain differential equations: phase plane
analysis, elementary stability theory; applications.
182. Partial Differential Equations (3)
Prerequisites: Math 81 or 123, and 171. Classical methods for solving partial
differential equations including separation of variables, Green's functions,
the Riemann-Volterra method and Cauchy's problem for elliptic, parabolic,
and hyperbolic equations; applications to theoretical physics.
190. Independent Study (1-3; max total 6)
See Academic Placement -- Independent
Study. Approved for SP grading.
191T. Proseminar (1-3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Presentation of advanced topics
in mathematics in the field of the student's interest.
198. Senior Project (3)
Prerequisites: senior standing or permission of instructor; Math 151, 171,
and 152. Independent investigation and presentation of an advanced topic
in mathematics. Satisfies the senior major requirement for the BA in Mathematics.
GRADUATE COURSES
(See Course Numbering System.)
Mathematics (Math)
202. Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics (3)
Prerequisites: Math 151, 161 and 171. Fundamental notions regarding number
theory, number systems, algebra of number fields; functions.
210. Foundations of Mathematics (3)
Prerequisite: Math 110 or 151. Formal introduction to theories of inference,
first order theories, completeness metatheorems, consistency metatheorems,
decision problems.
216. Topics in Number Theory (3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: Math 116. An investigation of topics having either historical
or current research interest in the field of number theory.
221. Advanced Numerical Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: Math 121. Linear equations and matrices; parabolic, hyperbolic,
and elliptic differential equations; constructive function theory.
223. Principles and Techniques of Applied Mathematics (3)
Prerequisite: Math 123. Linear spaces and spectral theory of operators.
224. Optimization Methods (3)
Prerequisite: Math 123. Techniques for optimizing static and dynamic systems,
calculus of variations, Hamiltonian canonical form, maximum principle, with
applications.
228. Functions of a Complex Variable (3)
Prerequisite: Math 128. Representation theorems of Weierstrass and Mittag-Leffler,
normal families, conformal mapping and Riemann mapping theorem, analytic
continuation, Dirichlet problem.
251. Abstract Algebra I (3)
Prerequisite: undergraduate abstract algebra. Groups, rings, integral domains,
and fields.
252. Abstract Algebra II (3)
Prerequisite: Math 251. Rings and ideals, modules, linear and multilinear
algebras, representations.
263. Point Set Topology (3)}
Prerequisite: Math 172. Basic concepts of point set topology, set theory,
topological spaces, continuous functions; connectivity, compactness and
separation properties of spaces. Topics selected from function spaces, metrization,
dimension theory.
265. Differential Geometry (3)
Prerequisites: Math 165, 172. Study of geometry of curves and surfaces in
Euclidean space; including an introduction to Riemannian geometry and theory
of manifolds.
271. Real Variables (3)
Prerequisite: Math 172. Theory of sets; cardinals; ordinals; function spaces,
linear spaces; measure theory; modern theory of integration and differentiation.
272. Functional Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: Math 271. The Lebesgue-Stieltjes integral and its generalizations,
integral equations, Hilbert and Banach spaces, linear transformations (bounded
and unbounded).
290. Independent Study (1-3; max total 6)
See Academic Placement -- Independent
Study. Approved for SP grading.
291. Seminar (3)
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Presentation of current mathematical research
in field of student's interest.
298. Research Project in Mathematics (3)
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Experience and Experiment in Early Modern Europe -- Instruments of Navigation
Plate
4 from Americae Retectio
by Johannes Stradanus
Overview
Syllabus
Pedagogical
Exercise: Analyzing Maps, Instruments, and Machines
Instruments
of Navigation
Icarian
Knowledge
Mapping
a New World
Exploring
the Microworld
Navigational
Manual of Cortés
Instruments
of Navigation
Deceptively like a
common sundial, William Borough's instrument to determine magnetic
variation pushed the envelope of scientific understanding in 1581.
But more than that, it encapsulated a thorny scientific problem
within a very simple instrument—so simple that a sailor could
use it. Since the magnetic poles do not lie in the same place on
the earth's globe as the true north and south poles, a compass needle
will usually not point directly at the geographic pole. The deviation
depends on where the compass is in relation to the magnetic pole
as well as local geomagnetic conditions. Knowing this "magnetic
variation" was of crucial importance to navigators trying to
avoid being lost at sea. It was of particular concern to those plying
the North Atlantic. Near the equator, variation might only be a
degree or so, but in northern waters, it can vary up to 90°.
Near Greenland, navigators could conceivably be sailing west when
they thought they were sailing north.
Borough therefore
put into a simple instrument all the tools that the navigator needed
to find and map variation at any point on the globe. This
woodcut reduces a complex exercise in terrestrial geomagnetic and
spherical geometry to a simple image of a simple instrument made
up of simple and known commodities: compass and sundial. Designed
for workaday purposes and not purporting to reveal any hidden truths
of the earth or heavens, the instrument of variation allowed English
sailors to map the North Atlantic. The timeliness of the book and
the instrument it explained are underscored by recalling that the
English only began seriously contemplating overseas exploration
and colonies in the 1570s (Drake returned from his circumnavigation
in 1578) and her first colony was (unsuccessfully) planted on Roanoke
in 1584. Although described by Borough—the more able mathematician—the
instrument was apparently invested with great meaning for Robert Norman (fl. 1590), who took the trouble to have his initials placed
at the foot of the shadow line, identifying this invention and this
embodied knowledge as his own.
The instrument worked
as follows: Placing the instrument level and plumb on a stool and
aligning the shadow from the cord on the NS line of the compass
dial, the navigator noted the position of the needle at two times
in the day when the sun was at equal elevations above the horizon—that
is, at equal times on either side of local noon. Half the difference
in the absolute value of these two needle positions gave the local
magnetic variation since magnetic north is not in quite the same
direction as true north (the north magnetic pole lies at about 77°
N lat., 45° W long.). So, for example, at 8 AM the needle might
point 48°E and at 4pm point 45°W; the local magnetic variation
would then be 1.5°E ([48°-45°]/2) at that point on the
globe. The next time any ship came to the area, then, it would be
able to compensate for that 1.5° and sail towards its destination
reliably. One limitation of this instrument, however, was that to
determine the most accurate declinations, the readings ought to
have been taken as far apart in the day as possible, but that meant
the mariner had to stay put for most or all of that day, not only
a difficult task on the ocean, but also quite inefficient in terms
of reaching one's destination. Ultimately, though, this instrument
and many more like it defined the mathematical arts for late-sixteenth-century
Englishmen and the world they sought to create.
Steven A.
Walton
Michigan Technological University
Suggested Reading
Barlow, William. The navigators supply
: conteining many things of principall importance belonging to
navigation : with the description and use of diverse instruments
framed chiefly for that purpose, but serving also for sundry other
of cosmography in generall. New York: Da Capo Press, 1972.
Bourne, William. A regiment for the
sea (1578) and other writings on navigation. Edited by E.G.R.Taylor.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1963.
Davis, John. The seamans secrets.
Delmar, NY: Scholar's Facsimiles and Reprints, 1992.
Dee, John. The perfect arte of navigation.
New York: Da Capo Press, 1968.
Markham, Albert Hastings. "The voyages
and works of John Davis the navigator." Hakluyt Society
59 (1880): 1-392.
Smith, John. A sea grammar. New York: Da Capo Press, 1968.
Waters, David W. The Art of Navigation
in England in Elizabethan and Early Stuart Times. London:
Hollis and Carter


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Judge: Red Bulls owe property taxes on Harrison stadiumA New Jersey tax-court judge has ruled that the New York Red Bulls owe property tax to the city of Harrison, despite playing in a stadium built on land owned by a tax-exempt public agency. The decision, if upheld, means that the team owes $3.6 million in back taxes for 2010 and 2011, plus similar amounts going forward.
Without getting too deep into tax law, public land usually goes untaxed — but it can be taxed, or can be subject to payments in lieu of taxes, if it's used for a strictly private purpose. Given that all the money collected at Red Bull Arena flows to the Red Bulls, the judge ruled that the "public" nature of the land was an accounting fiction, and demanded that the team cough up.
Whether cash-strapped Harrison will see any money from this anytime soon is uncertain — the Red Bulls have promised to appeal, which could drag this out for years. (They're also still stiffing the city on $150,000 a year in rent.) But at least there's a chance of the city getting something back for its $80 million in land and infrastructure and $173 million new train station, aside from a bunch of muddy lots set aside for theoretical future development. (According to Business Week, payments from developers are running at just over one-tenth what was projected when the arena project was first planned.)
Given the number of teams that use the public-land, private-use dodge to avoid a stadium tax bill — which is to say, pretty much all of them — it's going to be interesting to see if this ruling sets any kind of precedent. Given that tax law varies widely from state to state, and who knows if this will hold up under appeal anyway, probably not, but it's an interesting idea for local governments to try to recoup some of the money they blew on stadiums in the hopes of sparking development that never arrived.
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The Red Bulls are welcome in Harrison.
They can pay taxes like the rest of us overtaxed property owners.
The services the town provides in handling road traffic and what we have given up in convenient parking near the PATH station, not to mention the huge property tax increases we face for debt servicing are horrific.
This town is organized enough, and angry enough to make the Red Bulls pay up or move out completely.
If they would like to stall by appealing the decision, let's counter by forcing the stadium to go dark and let them sue us for eviction for failure to pay rent. Not paying contractual or court ordered settlements can work both ways.
I would sincerely advise them to come to some amicable terms very, very quickly: the Mayor should propose to EITHER enforce the entire tax or enforce a more equitable rent: say $320k per month (to pay for services) and give the team 30 days max to consider the deal.
The next Mayor of Harrison will have a 100% mandate to start blocking all access to the stadium unless a deal is reached, and that's for starters.
Any retained attorney that advises the team otherwise is merely padding their own fees: they shall not win anything for their client.
I'd rather vote for town bankruptcy and merger with Newark or Hudson County with cancellation of all civic services than let the Red BullS--t get away with leveraging against blue collar local home owners.
Sincere advice to Trenton and beyond: this has the potential to flare into a much bigger, much nastier, front page kind of embarrassment.
Suggest that the phone calls start going out to counsel in this case: the patience of the citizens has expired.
Posted by Peter Talbot on January 20, 2012 10:35 AM
Nice to see the tax courts actually demonstrate a backbone on this issue.
Posted by Joshua Northey on January 20, 2012 10:42 AM
Yeah, really sounds like they're "welcome" there. The club has been made the scapegoat for a lot of bad decisions and empty promises of ancillary development. As a RBNY fan I won't be spending a dime in Harrison if I can help it.
Posted by Matt on January 20, 2012 11:21 AM
Yeah, really sounds like they're "welcome" there. The club has been made the scapegoat for a lot of bad decisions and empty promises of ancillary development. As a RBNY fan I won't be spending a dime in Harrison if I can help it.
Posted by Matt on January 20, 2012 11:22 AM
@Peter Talbot -
Please contact Santa Clara Plays Fair - the group that is fighting the 49ers stadium in Santa Clara. We face the same property tax issue.
People here would like to hear about what your community is going through.
Our County Tax Assessor actually endorsed the stadium despite the lack of property taxes that will be paid because the city owns the land so it's being billed as a 'municipal' stadium although its purpose is as an NFL stadium.
No idea if the free 49ers tickets for the Tax Assessor, Larry Stone, reported on his campaign finance disclosure forms, influenced his decision to actually campaign for the stadium during the stadium election.
Santa Clara Plays Fair can be contacted here:
santaclaraplaysfair.org
Citizens all over the country who are fighting against being taken to the cleaners by pro-sports teams and their quest for stadiums need to come together to put a halt to public funding and giveaways for stadiums.
Posted by SantaClaraTaxpayer on January 20, 2012 01:32 PM
Larry Stone gets to hang out on the sidelines at 49ers games.
To turn around and campaign for the stadium while in office as assessor stuck me as being highly inappropiate.
To do so while accepting gifts from the 49ers is corruption.
Posted by santa clara jay on January 20, 2012 03:02 PM
Can someone help me understand the 1.8Mil a year assessment? Is it based on a full year (365 days a year) of occupancy?
If there were other tenants would they need to split the tax? Anyone know if there were other events there?
Posted by JB on January 20, 2012 06:14 PM
Can someone help me understand the 1.8Mil a year assessment? Is it based on a full year (365 days a year) of occupancy?
If there were other tenants would they need to split the tax? Anyone know if there were other events there?
Posted by JB on January 20, 2012 06:15 PM
JB;
Matters relating to assessment are complex, particularly as applied to commercial and 'non-linear' properties.
I deal with assessment appeals (though not in New Jersey) and thus have some general background in this area.
Every jurisdiction has it's own rules and regs as relates to assessment and taxation, and I make no pretense toward knowing what these are in the state of NJ.
In general terms, commercial buildings and non linear property (things like trains, utility distribution systems etc) are not assessed based on their replacement or "willing buyer/willing seller" fair market value (as private homes generally are).
The reason for this is pretty obvious, given that these types of properties tend to sell infrequently and when they do the price rarely reflects the cost to build or rebuild the same asset.
In general, commercial property is valued based on it's highest and best use (which isn't always what the land is currently used for... for example, if you had an old barn on 10 acres of land in mid town Manhattan, you wouldn't be paying taxes based on the value of the farmland, but on what it would sell for if it was presently on the market and zoned for a use consistent with it's surroundings).
Some types of commercial property are valued based on annual income (or potential).
This is a common method for rental and hotel properties.
We would need to know what method(s) the assessor used to arrive at an accurate explanation for the value given for this particular land and building, but I would assume RBA has been assessed based on it's income potential.
Although it may seem counter-intuitive, it is not uncommon for multimillion dollar sports facilities (or other types of buildings) to be assessed at 10-20% of their construction cost - even when they seem practically new.
This is a reflection of the income generating ability of the building itself as a standalone asset (whether or not such a building is a good investment when it is assessed at 15% of it's cost one year after opening is another matter entirely...)
In the rare instances where these facilities are sold (generally by the municipality that built and owns them), they often sell for a value not far from the "10-20%" value mentioned above - sometimes much less (see Skydome).
As I understand the lease/ownership arrangement at RBA, the club paid for the building (more or less) and are the owners of same.
Thus, they are subject to any tax burden deemed payable by the state (assuming the present judgment isn't reversed on appeal) regardless of what other tenants might be present or events may be held.
This amount could be reduced if, for example, the stadium owners have agreed to payments in lieu of taxes (Pilots) to cover things like infrastructure connections, policing and the like.
As far as I know, they haven't done so, but I am not fully familiar with RBA or any agreements made with the city/state.
Hope that helps...
Posted by John Bladen on January 22, 2012 03:42 PM
That is great info, John Bladen. Thank you.
Posted by Ben Miller on January 23, 2012 10:08 AM
You're welcome, Ben.
Quite often the answer to good questions like the one JB asked can lead to even more confusion!
Posted by John Bladen on January 23, 2012 12:55 PM
Very useful thank you. It does open a bunch of other questions but it could be never ending so I will stop there for now and do some research of my own. :-) (you provided plenty of direction for me). Thanks again.
Posted by JB on January 23, 2012 04:32 PM
John,
It's interesting to note that sports facilities depreciate like cars do. Glitzy and fun when new but hardly someone should view as a solid investment to own.
In Santa Clara the mayor is trying to refer to it as a "municipal" stadium. The 49ers will be paying no property tax. The Santa Clara County Assessor is all with this because he likes the 49ers so much.
Posted by santa clara jay on January 24, 2012 02:40 AM
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The farmers who brought agriculture to central Europe about 7,500 years ago did not contribute heavily to the genetic makeup of modern Europeans, according to the first detailed analysis of ancient DNA extracted from skeletons of early European farmers.
The passionate debate over the origins of modern Europeans has a long history, and this work strengthens the argument that people of central European ancestry are largely the descendants of "Old Stone Age," Paleolithic hunter-gatherers who arrived in Europe around 40,000 years ago rather than the first farmers who arrived tens of thousands of years later during the Neolithic Age.
This paper appears in the 11 November 2005 issue of the journal Science published by AAAS the nonprofit science society.
The researchers from Germany, the United Kingdom and Estonia extracted and analyzed DNA from the mitochondria of 24 skeletons of early farmers from 16 locations in Germany, Austria and Hungary. Six of these 24 skeletons contain genetic signatures that are extremely rare in modern European populations. Based on this discovery, the researchers conclude that early farmers did not leave much of a genetic mark on modern European populations.
"This was a surprise. I expected the distribution of mitochondrial DNA in these early farmers to be more similar to the distribution we have today in Europe," said Science author Joachim Burger from Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz in Mainz, Germany.
"Our paper suggests that there is a good possibility that the contribution of early farmers could be close to zero," said Science author Peter Forster from the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, UK.
To get at questions surrounding the ancestry of modern Europeans, the researchers studied mitochondrial DNA from early farmers in Central Europe. Mothers pass mitochondrial DNA to their offspring primarily "as is," without mixing or recombination with mitochondrial DNA from fathers. Mitochondrial DNA, therefore, provides a way for researchers to piece together how closely members of a species are related, using maternal lineages as a guide, explained Burger.
In the new study, the researchers attempted to extract mitochondrial DNA from the skeletons of 56 humans who lived in various parts of Central Europe about 7500 years ago. These ancient humans all belonged to well known cultures that can be identified by the decorations on their pottery -- the Linearbandkeramik (LBK) and the Alföldi Vonaldiszes Kerámia (AVK). The presence of these cultures in Central Europe marks the onset of farming in the region. These farming practices originated in the "Fertile Crescent" of the Near East about 12,000 years ago.
From bones and teeth of these 56 skeletons, the researchers extracted mitochondrial DNA sufficient for analysis from 24 of the skeletons. Six of the 24 early farmers belonged to the "N1a" human lineage, according to genetic signatures or "haplotypes" in their mitochondrial DNA that the researchers studied. These six skeletons are from archeological sites all across central Europe. Few modern Europeans belong to this N1a lineage, and those that do are spread across much of Europe.
The other 18 early farmers belonged to lineages not useful for investigating the genetic origins of modern Europeans because their genetic signatures from the scrutinized region of mitochondrial DNA are widespread in living humans, according to the authors.
Using the tools of population genetics and a worldwide database of 35,000 modern DNA samples, the researchers investigated the genetic legacy of early European farmers based on the fact that six of the 24 early European farmers are from a lineage that is now extremely rare in Europe and around the world.
At least 8 percent of the early farmers belonged to the N1a lineage, according to the researchers who estimate the range was between 8 and 42 percent.
Even this conservative estimate of 8 percent stands in stark contrast to the current percentage of central Europeans who belong to the N1a lineage -- 0.2 percent. This discrepancy suggests that these early farmers did not leave much of a genetic mark on modern Central Europeans, the authors say.
"It's interesting that a potentially minor migration of people into Central Europe had such a huge cultural impact," said Forster.
Small pioneer groups may have carried farming into new areas of Europe, the authors suggest. Once farming had taken hold, the surrounding hunter-gatherers could have adapted the new culture and then outnumbered the original farmers, diluting their N1a frequency to the low modern level. A range of archeological research supports different aspects of this hypothesis, the authors say.
Alternatively, a different population may have replaced the early farmers in Central Europe, eliminating most of the N1a types, but archaeological evidence for this scenario is scant, according to the authors.
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The Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE), also known by its local acronym IKMB, is a fully-automated electronic trading exchange listing equities and debt securities. The ISE's benchmark stock index rallied significantly in 2009 after suffering a major downturn in 2008 following the global financial crisis, and began trading a new joint index for Turkish and Greek equities.
Background
The ISE was launched in 1985 and began trading securities publicly in 1986. In 1987, the exchange commenced publishing its benchmark stock index, the ISE-100 (also called the IMKB-100) on a daily instead of weekly basis, and in 1994 the ISE switched to fully-automated electronic trading. Six years later following a wave of global stock market demutualizations, the ISE took a 27.4 percent stake in the Baku Stock Exchange in Azerbaijan and a 5.26 percent stake in the Kyrgyz Stock Exchange in Kyrgyzstan.[1]
Following several years of strong market growth, the ISE was slammed in 2008 by the global financial crisis and saw its total market capitalization fall by more than half from US$288 billion at the end of 2007 to just US$118 billion one year later. Over the same period, the benchmark ISE-100 index also dropped by more than half, from 55,538 points in 2007 to 26,864 in 2008.[2] By the end of 2008, 317 listed Tukish companies and nine Turkish exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were listed on the ISE.
In mid-October 2009 the ISE and its Greek counterpart, the Athens Stock Exchange (Athex), officially launched the Greece-Turkey 30 Index (GT-30) as a benchmark index for their markets combined.[3] The GT-30 is a STOXX customized index consisting of the 15 companies with the highest market capitalization on each exchange, calculated in Turkish lira and euros.[4] Its development and launch was the result of long-term co-operation between the two exchanges, which had received applications to develop exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on the GT-30.
By mid-December 2009 the ISE had recovered some of its losses from the previous year, with the ISE-100 standing at just over 31,600, a gain of 17.2 percent on the year and a 22 percent rise since April.[5] The index crossed the 200-day moving average for the first time in more than a year.
In November 2011, plans were announced for a merger between Turkey's two largest exchanges, ISE and TurkDEX. CEO Huseyin Erkan also announced at that time that he would step down due to a new law passed by the Turkish government, giving the capital city of Ankara the power to appoint executives to the ISE board.[6]
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ISE Chairman and CEO Huseyin Erkan first joined the ISE in 1994 and was appointed executive vice-chairman in 1996, a position he held for 10 years.[7] He was appointed chairman and CEO in November 2007 and one year later was elected to the board of directors of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE). Erkan is also president of the Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges (FEAS), a group he helped launch. He graduated New York University's Stern School of Business with an MBA in International Business and Finance in 1984.
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Economic reform: It's the real economy, stupid
The exporting sector is not the only part of the economy that needs to become smart if Ireland is to recover, says Ronnie O’Toole
It was the Nobel prize winning Paul Krugman who said that “ productivity isn’ t everything, though in the long run it’ s nearly everything. A country’ s ability to improve its standard of living over time depends almost entirely on its ability to raise its output per worker.”
He said that in 1994, though writing in 2010 he might have put these points differently. In the short- run, productivity does little to solve what is a balance-sheet recession, though in the long run it’ s nearly everything. A country’ s ability to pay back its debts while minimizing the fall in its standard of living depends almost entirely on its ability to raise its output per worker.
Productivity is once again moving centre stage. If the sovereign debt crisis had one clear positive it was the focus it started to place on growth prospects going forward. Of course in the short run, the sheer scale of retrenchment which Ireland is being forced into will result in a weaker growth than would have otherwise been the case. However as we move beyond this, productivity growth will again take over as the primary driver of welfare.
This is where the Smart Economy debate, long derided as a wordy PR distraction, will increase in relevance. What’ s disappointing about this debate is that up to now it has focused almost entirely on exporting firms, the one section of the economy that is already demonstrably smart.
The evidence of this is striking. In a research paper published in October, the ECB ranked Ireland as being the most high-tech exporting country, far outpacing Austria and Finland in second and third place respectively. The other countries with which we supposedly share so many similarities, namely Greece and Spain, were at the opposite end of the scale. In the space of twenty years Ireland has moved to the quality end of the export spectrum, and is a world leader in pharmaceuticals, information technology and services.
However the debate on how we can make our exporting sector smarter has continued in what is an increasingly redundant debate. Many of these issues have been resolved a long time ago. Should we or shouldn’ t have an active industrial policy? Answer: We should and we do. Should we turn our back on services, and concentrate on manufacturing? Answer: No we shouldn’t, nor will we.
Why then do policymakers still focus on exporters? The reason is simple. Productivity growth destroys as it creates. Improving productivity requires out-dated practices to be swept away, companies to transform and workers to re-skill. It’s difficult, often unpopular, yet crucial for long-run economic health.
However when we create an exporting operation in Ireland, the pain is felt elsewhere. Maybe a plant gets shut in Israel, or a planned expansion in the US is cancelled. Do you think that when the Polish Government was pitching to Dell that it was worried about the job losses in Limerick? Of course not. Promoting export firms is a one-way bet, and avoids having to make the really difficult decisions.
What our exporters really need now is action to reduce the cost of operating a business from Ireland.
The source of this cost is the sectors which sell into the domestic market, many of whom are anything but smart. This is not just another jab at the public sector. Many sectors dominated by private provision in Ireland remain unreformed, inefficient and expensive.
Reforming these sectors will be difficult, and the benefits aren’ t immediate. Reform must be done sector by sector, ensuring that regulation promotes competition. The Government itself must become a very demanding customer for local services through its procurement practices.
The banking sector is a case in point. Banks are the gatekeepers for Ireland’ s payments industry, the means by which we as a society pay for goods and services. Almost uniquely in Europe, the Irish payments industry remains dominated by paper – i.e. cash and cheques - at a cost of €1bn annually to the economy.
The cost of our high use of cash and cheques goes beyond pure financial concerns. Wide-scale cash usage helps perpetuate the shadow economy, at a considerable cost to ordinary, compliant taxpayers. Further, the security challenges of transporting large volumes of cash are needlessly putting the lives of bank, retail and security staff at risk. Finally, there is a strong correlation between a country’ s use of cheques and the problem of a late payments culture, which in Ireland causes huge difficulties for SMEs.
Of course the payments issue is just one example of many. The recent Forfás report, “Making it Happen, Growing Enterprise for Ireland”, sets out the range of actions needed to stimulate domestic productivity. It highlights the role of competition policy, particularly in the areas of legal and medical services, where costs remain very high despite the price falls in the rest of the economy. They also highlight public procurement as an area which needs to be overhauled. Firms react to the demands of consumers, and where the Government is the consumer it has to become far more demanding.
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MOP: Mario Chalmers, Kansas
Final Four Averages: 14.5ppg, 3.5rpg, 3.0apg, 3.5spg
Chalmers truly was Super Mario in the championship game versus Memphis.  By now
the whole world has heard and seen his last second three-pointer to tie the game
in regulation, but he excelled in other aspects of the game also.  Always a
tough defender, he was a thorn in Memphis’ side as they tried to run their
offense and picked off four balls.  Plus Memphis’ ultimate Achilles Heal was
Chalmers strong suit this game – he was 6-6 from the charity stripe.
MOP Runner Up: Darrell Arthur, Kansas
Final Four Averages: 13.0ppg, 9.5rpg, 2.0bpg
Arthur quietly had an excellent championship game also.  He was his usual
exceptional self down low, providing scoring and rebounding (including five on
the offensive end), and also knocked down some face up jumpers.  Plus he didn’t
miss a free throw (2-2).
All Final Four Team:
Guard: Mario Chalmers, Kansas
Guard: Brandon Rush, Kansas
Final Four Averages: 18.5ppg, 6.5rpg, 16/26 FG
Rush scorched UNC to get the Jayhawks into the final.  Against Memphis he had a
very solid 12 points and six boards.  NBA, here he comes (finally).
Guard: Derrick Rose, Memphis
Final Four Averages: 21.5ppg, 7.5rpg, 6.0apg
Rose’s explosive NCAA tournament performance has shown why he, and not Michael Beasley, is the top prospect of this year’s NBA draft.
Guard: Chris Douglas-Roberts, Memphis
Final Four Averages: 25.0ppg, 2.5rpg, 15/20 FT
His inability to hit clutch free throws kept Memphis from winning its first
men’s hoops national championship and also kept Douglas-Roberts from being CHN’s
Final Four MOP.  Pretty sure the first one hurts more than the second.
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The following local students graduated from Gainesville State College in the school's 2011 summer and fall commencement ceremony on Dec. 10. Students graduating Summa Cum Laude have a collective GPA of 3.90 to 4.0. Students graduating Magna Cum Laude have a collective GPA of 3.70 to 3.89. Students graduating Cum Laude have a collective GPA of 3.50 to 3.69.
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The following students have been awarded academic honors for the recent fall semester at Piedmont College. Students named as dean's scholars for the semester have earned a perfect 4.0 grade-point average, and students named to the dean's list have earned a grade-point average of 3.5 to 3.99.
Fall 2011 dean's scholars:
Alto: Megan C. Dills, Cassandra Bennett Laws; Braselton: James B. Bellamy, Kyle M. Bellamy, Tara S. Duck, Jamie J. Kull, Donna Lynn Smith; Buford: Hallye E. Jerkins, Cara Kenney, Abigail L. Sutton, Jessica A. Sutton; Cleveland: Abigail H. Cutchshaw, William Haylen of Cleveland, Dana F. McClure, Lois B. Rogers, Samuel H. Steele; Commerce: Dustin Black, Joann Cromer, Katelyn T. Nevil, Micah D. Poston, Amber L. Smith, Carrie W. Sorrow, Tricia Mealor; Flowery Branch: Kathryn T. Dague, Jessica C. Hollis, Rebekah D. Staton; Gainesville: Jennifer Fuller, ErikaJade A. Carr, Madeline J. Haymore; Hoschton: Lauren R. Hamel, Jonathan D. Sink;
Jefferson: Michele O. Carlson; Lula: Kirsti L. Matson, Brady R. Strickland.
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The following local students graduated from Gainesville State College in the school's 2011 summer and fall commencement ceremony on Dec. 10. Students graduating Summa Cum Laude have a collective GPA of 3.90 to 4.0. Students graduating Magna Cum Laude have a collective GPA of 3.70 to 3.89. Students graduating Cum Laude have a collective GPA of 3.50 to 3.69.
Summa Cum Laude graduate: Gainesville: Heather Nicole Smith;
Magna Cum Laude graduates: Buford: Melissa Day Moncrief; Cornelia: Malissa Posey; Flowery Branch: Elizabeth J. Harrison; Gainesville: Laura Y. Janick, Lois Rosaleen Varghese; Jefferson: Diana Guadalupe Flores; Oakwood: Elianni Caban; Talmo: Sara Christine Goodwin,
Cum Laude graduates: Buford: Brandi Lee Shurek; Commerce: Laura Frink;
Cumming: Crystal Ann Guest; Dawsonville: Karen D. Barr, Kimberly Nicole Odom; Gainesville: Karen D. Hamby; Jefferson: Joseph Scott Laird.
Graduates: Buford: Carlos H. Charry; Cleveland: Anita Bradbury; Gainesville: Cari Nicole McDonald; Hoschton: David Prae.
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Truett-McConnell College announces that Hall County students received academic recognition for the fall semester 2011. Students named as the president's club for the semester have earned a perfect 4.0 grade-point average, and students named to the dean's list have earned a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher.
Fall 2011 president's club:
Gainesville: Hannah Jackson, Kelly Jackson, Micah Risinger, Cory Smith;
Oakwood: Christian Davis.
Fall 2011 dean's list: Clermont: Charles Cottrell; Flowery Branch: David Foster; Joy Smith; Gainesville: Arianna Adame, Marjorie Grindle, Loren Hildebrant, Ethan Jackson, Hillary Ledford, Jessica Porter, Tiffany Sims, Kimberly Stewart; Lula: Hayden Fleming; Oakwood: Philip Griffith.
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The following students have been awarded academic honors for the recent fall semester at Piedmont College. Students named as dean's scholars for the semester have earned a perfect 4.0 grade-point average, and students named to the dean's list have earned a grade-point average of 3.5 to 3.99.
Fall 2011 dean's scholars:
Alto: Megan C. Dills, Cassandra Bennett Laws; Braselton: James B. Bellamy, Kyle M. Bellamy, Tara S. Duck, Jamie J. Kull, Donna Lynn Smith; Buford: Hallye E. Jerkins, Cara Kenney, Abigail L. Sutton, Jessica A. Sutton; Cleveland: Abigail H. Cutchshaw, William Haylen of Cleveland, Dana F. McClure, Lois B. Rogers, Samuel H. Steele; Commerce: Dustin Black, Joann Cromer, Katelyn T. Nevil, Micah D. Poston, Amber L. Smith, Carrie W. Sorrow, Tricia Mealor; Flowery Branch: Kathryn T. Dague, Jessica C. Hollis, Rebekah D. Staton; Gainesville: Jennifer Fuller, ErikaJade A. Carr, Madeline J. Haymore; Hoschton: Lauren R. Hamel, Jonathan D. Sink;
Jefferson: Michele O. Carlson; Lula: Kirsti L. Matson, Brady R. Strickland.
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The 2019 Transportation group revisited its priorities, celebrated progress and discussed how to broaden its impact when it met this week. Half of the meeting was devoted to a ‘visioning’ exercise where the group responded to the question, “it’s Dec. 2019 and the media asks you, ‘what has this group accomplished in sustainable transportation in the last ten years?’”
Small groups brainstormed and then the larger group voted for their favorites among the long list of ‘accomplishments’. Top vote getters are:
We adopted ‘complete streets’ legislation and incorporate it in every road project
We’ve completed the Towpath Trail and the Cleveland neighborhood connectors
We have predictable transit funding from the federal government
We increased ‘mode shift’ – more transit riders and transportation cyclists
“The next meeting we’ll talk about metrics,” said Mike Neundorfer, president of Neundorfer Particulate Knowledge and co-convener of the group. “We should link with the Metrics group that came out of the 2019 summit. And among us we should divide into smaller groups and work on developing metrics.”
Projects updates followed the visioning session. They are:
Improving the performance of Euclid Corridor as a Complete Street
Kevin Schmotzer at the city’s Department of Economic Development, offered that some of the recent changes to the timing of traffic lights on Euclid Corridor are due to construction. “Many have come from east-west route changes and from RTA drivers, but if you have specific intersections of concern, flag them.”
Brad Chase at GreenCityBlueLake Institute and chair of RTA Citizens’ Advisory Board, said the larger concern is keeping the line of communication open between the city, RTA and other stakeholders to help achieve the promised 20 minute travel time from Public Square to East Cleveland.
“How do we have better communications between groups in corridor, and how do we define a Complete Street corridor?” Chase said. “This is supposed to be a bus, pedestrian and bike priority corridor. If we want to get this (complete streets) working around the city, we have to get it right here first.”
Action item: Chase and John Mitterholzer, program officer at Gund Foundation and a 2019 Transportation group co-convener, will work on a meeting with the stakeholders along the corridor with the goal of establishing a “better communication protocol on changes” that have lengthened the 20 minute trip time for the HealthLine bus-rapid transit line.
3-C passenger rail
Legislators need to hear the urgency from supporters of the 3-C, said Devan Willemsen, Director of Air & Land Use Special Projects at the Ohio Environmental Council. Ohio has $400 million promised from the federal government for high speed rail, but it has not been committed by the state. “It’s turning into a bit of a governor’s race issue. Some people are calling multi-modalism a passing fad. The controlling board for 3-C need to let legislators, specifically Bill Harris, know to get this going.”
Mitterholzer added that many are not aware that the federally designated high-speed rail corridors will continue to receive funding, up to $1 billion over next few years. “If we turn down this money, we’re done with rail in this state for the next decade. We’re the only state considering turning down the federal money.”
Action item: Willemsen said supporters of the 3-C can let their legislators know how they feel using this web site http://www.linkingohio.com/
Federal funding for multi-modal projects
Transportation legislation has been introduced in the Senate, after the House passed its version. Supporters of multimodal and active transportation can sign up for Rails-to-Trails Conservancy email alerts, said RTC Ohio director Rhonda Border-Boose. “Talk about predictable, federal funding – this is it,” she said.
Action item: “We need senate support – specifically Sen. Voinovich," Border-Boose said. 'We would like a ‘show Congress’ event, to tour Voinovich around where the alternative transportation dollars are being spent. Right now we need letters to legislators."
Multi-purpose path on the Innerbelt Bridge
Governor Strickland said he’d like ODOT to look again at the feasibility of a bike and pedestrian path on the new Innerbelt Bridge. “He has a couple of important caveats, on cost and safety that we plan to address,” said ClevelandBikes volunteer Kevin Cronin. “We deeply appreciate the step the governor took, and Senator Brown’s letter. It’s a testament to the individuals who sent letters to local and federal leaders. We’re not out of woods yet, but we’re making progress.”
The group rounded out the meeting discussing new roles to sharpen implementation. A coordinator that works with the city, a liaison to other 2019 groups, a strategic plan coordinator, and an executive committee for the group were some of the positions identified for further discussion.
In its wants and needs category, the group identified the following:
Can we convince the city that our priorities are their priorities?
What’s our role from 2019?
Identifying right minority reps.
Sufficient focus.
Subcommittee structure.
ID short term goals to expand the scope of the group.
Think bigger for action items – to gain traction, go for something substantial.
Keep track of accomplishments done (quantify and capture).
A complete streets group
Focus, don’t want to get spread too thin.
Buy in from local politicians.
Clearer vision of responsibilities, what power do we have to make the changes?
Be clear communicating to the public.
Need more attention to what is our authority and use our networks to get more attention to our projects.
And how drive issue home through channels that we know.
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