blnelson writes:
"I believe the greater good for the greater number is the ethic we should
follow re the use of roads. Too bad if you had the illusion of a quiet
country lane meandering past your home. You only have that guarantee if
you buy on a parkway. Every city needs major collectors and arterials
spaced frequently through the city for many reasons, but basically for
mobility and quick emergency response times."
I do live on West River Parkway, and while it looks like a quiet country lane
meandering past my home, many times during the day the traffic is so steady
(and fast) that it is difficult to get onto the street (either in my car or
on foot -- to cross the parkway to get to the walking paths). Since I-94 was
first under construction a few years, and since W. River Parkway was
completed to downtown, and since the meters have been turned off, traffic
volumes on the parkway continue to build and build. So buying on a parkway
doesn't offer any guarantees either. Otherwise I agree with the need for
arterial streets...it actually protects other streets. But when push comes to
shove, drivers are going to take the streets with the least resistance, that
will give them the quickest route to their destinations. I think arterial
streets accomplish what blnelson states: the greatest good for the greatest
number.
Stella Townsend
Cooper (??soon to be Seward??)
