The above title came from an suggestion in an anonymous post in the thread "Cell Ban in Urbana.".
Someone wanting an auto/gas ban in Urbana could propose that at a City Council meeting or by emailing the Mayor and City Council members
However, although I would not support the following, a better way to limit auto use in Urbana would be impose a relatively high auto registration fee in Urbana (e.g. $400) and/or a relatively high local gas tax (e.g.$0.25 per gallon). It is possible state law may not allow local taxes on gasoline sales.
I suspect an auto tax might interest Urbana Council members Smyth and Chenowyth.
Boulder CO does have a tax on electritiy, with the stated purpose of limiting greenhouse emissions, as decribed in this link.
Colorado law prohibits bouler from taxing gasoline sales, as explained here
Quoting from the first link:
Boulder's City Council adopted the goals of the Kyoto Protocol in 2002 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions seven percent below 1990 levels by 2012. The Climate Action Plan is a roadmap to meet the Kyoto goal and was created by staff, energy experts in the community and local stakeholders. The main strategies are to increase energy efficiency, promote renewable energy and alternative vehicle fuels, and reduce vehicle miles traveled.
