If there's any chance that the powers that be in this matter are reading this - I will whole heartedly ditto on this concept!!!
Liz Greenbaum Longfellow Dan Prozinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I think the green light is given far too long a time for east bound >traffic across Hiawatha and the green turn arrows for east bound >turning north are largely not needed at all. I sit for what seems >like 5 minutes at each light along Hiawatha and watch as the >intersections are not used after the initial 3 or 4 east/west cars pass >by. I would think the length of this light could be shortened before >any hard-wired sensors in the track are moved. The light for east/west >travel doesn't need to be green until just before the train passes. > >Ray Marshall is correct about the left turn arrows for south bound >turning east... they are currently a drag. A solution I think would be >to move them from the beginning of the green light cycle to the end of >the cycle. I have observed this left turn lane with few cars in it >while people wanting to use it couldn't enter into the lane because >traffic was backed up. By the time they can enter the lane the arrow >is gone and they have to wait a full light cycle. This adjustment >would also allow northbound to proceed sooner. -- Elizabeth Greenbaum Director ArtiCulture www.articulture.org 612.729.5151 __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp 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:mpls@mnforum.org Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
