Funny, I was driving along Hiawatha yesterday thinking about how unbearably and unrealistically slow the posted speed limit of 30 or 35 was. Perhaps 1 out of every 5 cars observed that speed limit, and were actually driving up to 50 already.
Regards, Jason Stone | Hale --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The new higher speed limits on Hiawatha Avenue go into effect today, > according to this morning's Star Tribune (no link on website.) > > Cars will be entering the Phillips and North Longfellow neighborhoods from > the north at 50-60 miles per hour or more. The speed limit will slow to 40 mph > at 26th Street -- but will the traffic? > > This effectively turns Hiawatha Avenue into a freeway, for bike/pedestrian > purposes, making it even more difficult for the central Minneapolis > neighborhoods to have access to the river area, and vice versa. There is already > not > enough green light on 32nd Street for a pedestrian to cross Hiawatha at anything > slower than a trot, btw. It's a traffic death waiting to happen. > > They said they wouldn't do it, and they did. > > Stop the 35W expansion! > > -- Holle Brian > Bancroft > TEMPORARY REMINDER: > 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject > (Mpls-specific, of course.) > > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
