Report recommends ways for city to fight ‘peak oil’
The city of Lawrence now has a plan to deal with the problem of “peak oil.”
City commissioners unanimously agreed to receive the final report from the city’s Peak Oil Task Force. The report provides a series of recommendations on how the community should react to the rising price of oil and possible disruptions in availability as world oil supplies fail to keep up with worldwide demand.
Among the recommendations are:
• Continue planning for “complete streets” that promote pedestrian and bicycle uses
• Commit to a growth pattern that supports mixed-use developments that promote biking and walking
• Reduce Lawrence’s water consumption by changing city water rates
• Add edible landscape features such as fruit trees, nut trees and community gardens to city parks
• Redraw the city’s urban growth boundaries to preserve high-quality soils for agricultural uses







