It's nice to have a knowledgeable "tourist" such as Andy Driscoll give an opinion on the fiasco that is the traffic signaling on Hiawatha.
In this regular's opinion, a lot of the problem, for me, at least, could be solved if they would get rid of the red/green arrow signals controlling traffic wanting to turn east at certain times of the day. I had to wait an extra two minutes tonight because I couldn't make it through an intersection on the green, and even though there was no oncoming traffic, I was not allowed to make a turn. If there were no arrow controls, through traffic would move much faster during most of the day. Because of the frequency of the trains, it might be harder to do that for traffic wanting to turn west. But it should be looked at. It might just require more prominent semaphores controlling traffic wanting to head over the tracks when trains were approaching. Ray Marshall Minnehaha **************** Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2005 14:18:30 -0600 From: Andy Driscoll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Mpls] Hiawatha stoplights By chance, I drove my daughter to the airport last week, and headed for class at the University along northbound Hiawatha. Living in Saint Paul. Being self-employed, I rarely confront rush hour, except when driving to an 8 AM class at the Humphrey Institute two days a week. The Hiawatha experience was mixed. First I was amazed at the sight of the rail operating at full tilt. A great addition. But the massive delays at the lights at 46th, 42nd, 38th, 32nd, maybe more, were all but unbearable. <much snipping> REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
