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Editor:
This letter is in response to Mr. Flack's letter ("Tucson climate is well suited for alternative transportation," Oct 21). While it is true that Tucson does have an excellent climate for bike riding, walking, etc., Mr. Flack gets a little out of hand with his condemnation of the use of automobiles.
It would certainly be nice if everyone that attends this university lived close enough to campus to be able to ride to school every day. However, this is not the case. I have many friends that live so far away that, even when driving, it takes them 20 minutes or more to get to class. Many others (including myself) live in residence halls and need somewhere to keep our vehicles. If you think I am going to get rid of my car, Mr. Flack, so that we can save the houses on Sixth Street, then you are mistaken.
Mr. Flack also states that parking garages are "by night, lurking grounds for thieves, stalkers, rapists and random thugs." This is something that he should not have to worry about, since he would never even CONSIDER owning something as hideous as an automobile.
He also feels, apparently, that parking is cheap and abundant. Perhaps he has never been put on a several month waiting list to pay almost $400 to park his car. But wait, he never had one in the first place...
Basically, Mr. Flack is taking a rather utopian view of things. The environment is definitely worth taking care of, but I hardly think that getting rid of parking garages on this campus will make a huge dent, if any at all, in its current degradation. The answer: ride a bike or walk if you want to, and if not - drive. It's the wave of the present.
Justin L. Sewell
molecular and cellular biology sophomore
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