European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 9, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                February the stars and stripes Page 11 on Post parking policy criticized my letter concerns the 2nd commanders new policy regarding on Post this policy has been put into effect without Advance warning to the Public and is creating quite a hardship for persons who do not reside in Post housing or on the Economy within a reasonable walking distance of upon issuance of a third parking violation citation to ones ones name is placed on a list of those persons not permitted on Post driving privileges for a period of 90 this has been extended to include both the Exchange Complex and commissary parking neither of which is actually on the we at Coleman Barracks in Gellhausen Are faced with a space a prob Lem which is certainly not unique to our to make matters we have been undergoing a great Deal of including parking areas which have been converted to appreciation All of which has rendered Many of the legitimate parking areas this is not a temporary less than a but rather one that has existed for months and has become increasingly worse in the last few weeks due to work being done on when one takes into account the official vehicles which Park near office there Are precious few spaces remaining for of Post parking is no with space for perhaps six cars outside one about three months the brigade commander put into effect a Post pass these passes were to be issued to those persons residing a certain distance from the these passes in prevent other people from driving onto Post before 0900 once again in free the necessary parking spaces for those of us who work Here but live too far away to the problem re Mains Coleman is very spread out As far As housing is with leased housing As far away As bad a distance of about 10 there is no military bus service available on a regu Lar schedule to these outlying areas which would serve those working on i would certainly be willing to pay a nominal fee for this and feel that others would go along with such an i feel the commander truly cares for the soldiers and their As evidenced by his improvements to our environment in european edition Rose editor chief Mert Procto managing editor Elmer Frank Henry Epstein production manager manager this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for armed forces the stars and stripes is published i conjunction with the armed forces information program of the department of contents of the stars and stripes Are not necessarily the official View of the the depart ment of defense or the european the appearance of displays in this newspaper concerning commercial publications does not constitute an endorse ment of the department of including the military military address the stars and Apo International mall the stars and Postrach 11 10 d6100 Darmstadt Tel Griesheim c prefix 06155 811 m Darmstadt Airstrip prefix 2376 telex new York office room 252 seventh new York Tel area code 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to he has made it off limits to those of us who would live and work Here what Usa eur Reg authorizes this action on the part of the commander withheld Germany editors note Ernest Geln Brausen Community command replies parking has habitually been a problem on Coleman in an Effort to reduce the volume of cars entering the Post during duty a parking pass system was implemented about two years under this system anyone not living in Post housing and residing More than one Kilometre from the main Gate was eligible to receive a All personnel not possessing a pass were prohibited from entering the Post with their vehicles Between 0500 to 0900 the purpose of this policy was to make the limited parking space on Post available to those who would not reason ably be expected to walk to it be came apparent in Early 1980 for a number of this system was inf letters to the editor in March 1 directed my staff to study the parking problem and prepare a this study was to include consideration of available traffic vol traffic pedestrian and construction in april a de tailed parking plan was presented to me and coordinated with unit commanders and the Heads of All activities on this plan involved remarking of All parking spaces on posting of prominent no parking signs where parking was prohibited in some rerouting of traffic a new parking pass system was also implemented at that with control delegated to battalion and separate com Pany once this plan was discussed at the Geln Brausen sub Community advisory Council and a de tailed letter of instruction circulated to a commanders and activity this program was fully implemented in May in the implementation of this i did prohibit parking in two areas where parking was previously in one in front of the Barracks on upper the purpose was to allow Safe use of the athletic Field and Roadway for athlete training and formations conducted by our two infantry this area lies on a Hill that is especially dangerous in Adverse in the other around the Pond in the 1st 33d area on lower we created a badly needed picnic and recreation area for the soldiers and widened the usable enhancing pedestrian safety and facilitating Safe unit forma the total Impact this action made was a reduction in the number of parking spaces from 438 to 417 21 not pen pals i would like to receive some pictures or posters or stickers about air planes for a school i would be very grateful Van 4e Broek  79 75 72 ome Zaal the Netherlands i am a 20yearold american wanting to correspond with persons in my age my interests Are travelling and Jones it 1 is 62460 i am a tunisian in 19 and want to correspond with persons who speak my hobbles Are sports and music Soukal 19 Rue Mohamed la Massa Tunisia i speak French and Ive been learning a push for three in interested in writing in i Hope that you can help me find a pen Neura 221 Sld Dovd Umerska Tunisia including the Exchange parking lot which is also it must be noted that space on Cole Man Barracks is at a and i must consider the welfare of All our the majority of this command resides in the Barracks on Post and does not while allocation of adequate space for needed parking is an important consider that must be balanced against other valid needs of our despite publication of the new parking plan in May and clearly marked parking spaces and no parking it became Clear in the Spring and summer of last year that Many members of the command were wilfully violating it is important to note that at those times when vehicles were found illegally designated parking spaces in close proximity were often this supports our study which showed that there Are More parking spaces available on Post than there Are personnel who live outside the Onek lome Ter radius from Post who Are allowed to drive to on july in response to the frequent parking i published the policy the writer refers to in this policy states that an individual cited for three or More parking violations on Post will have on Post driving privileges suspended for a period not to exceed 180 the specific duration of the suspension is determined by me after review of the if an individuals driving privileges Are is notified in writing and has seven Days to after seven Days the name and License number of the individual is provided to the military police for placement on a driving restriction contrary to the writers the policy does not address punishment for violation of a driving while suspension of a Drivers License is among possible a violation of this Type would be referred to the individuals commander for investigation if approx Resolution through a number of available nonjudicial and judicial the authority to designate parking areas and driving privileges on Post is found in paragraph change army regulation dated May while i understand the writers frustration Over the limited space available on Coleman i feel the present policy is the Best alternative available to meet the requirements of Safe parking areas and uncontested traffic flow and also provide needed facilities for those soldiers living on to remove limitations on cars brought on Post and allow unrestricted parking would increase traffic and further aggregate Competition for the limited parking space Avail condition red and the buses when Road conditions become hazardous in the military Community declares Road conditions this condition Means that no military vehicles Are allowed on the no military vehicles includes the shuttle bus relied upon by Many to get from Patrick Henry Village to work four for each bus that does not about 10 to 15 pos Are put on the Road to get people to work this appears if safety were the True concern instead of being primarily occupied with reducing Mili tary Accident personnel would be told to leave the cars Home and ride the bus that Way there would be a less Overall Chance of someone being John Bressman Germany editors note Public affairs officer Peter Heidelberg military replies whenever it is determined that roads in Heidelberg make driving extremely Hazar Road conditions Are called this does not mean that All military vehicles including shuttle Are prohibited on the the dispatch of military vehicles is normally limited to emergency military vehicles which must be dispatched will be operated by the most prudent who Are required to use extreme Road conditions in the Heidelberg area can change very quickly and can vary from location to the saftey of the roads is determined by the weather and by the cites Speed and ability to Clear and Salt the while red Road conditions have been announced for the Heidelberg areas some major roads and traffic arteries May have been cleared enough to be considered Safe for travel with reasonable it is the policy in Heidelberg to resume Normal bus service As soon As possible and practical on those roads that permit and people Are encouraged to take advantage of this service at All times not Only during bad weather a judgment Factor is always some Pov Drivers May consider Snow on the roads As simply a while others Call it a serious a Driver must be the judge of his or her own driving Community officials wish to provide the Best bus service possible to the Many people who need it and want and every Effort will be made As suggested to keep the buses running in bad weather if safety lessons from hostage experience a surprising thing has gripped the Citi Zens of the United states of it has once again United old and Young alike the Rich and the poor the famous As Well As the it has caused Many americans to Brave the bitter cold of to stand prouder and a Little straighter to sing a Little louder no matter the Quality of to join in a common cause and to thank our god that we Are we Are free we Are envied by the oppressed and even those who the thing is but Why is this patriotism suddenly Over whelming what has caused it to take a Strong Root and grow patriotism has never really withered we see it each year on the numerous Independence Day parades on 4th of we see it on me Morial we see it on veterans we see it countless times everyday we see it mainly in our joyous return of 52 enslaved it was the hostage or Deal that caused All americans to rally to the Aid of their fellow citizens and their but who has caused this Fervour who can we single out and Praise Only one name comes to my mind Ayatollah 1 really dont like the gentleman that much because of the recent peril of 52 our country became United and patriotism once again i Hope that our government has Learned from this recent bad it shows just How vulnerable our citizens Are i Hope As a result of this situation our government will increase its Security in our have better intelligence data on possible civil and create a highly trained and extremely dedicated strike Force ready for possible future Situa Michael Davis Germany