[Vision2020] With gas at $2.50 a gallon it is time tocutCrosswalknumbers

[Tom Hansen]

I say let’s introduce the inland northwest to:

 

“Death Race 2K5: The Palouse Strikes Back”

 

Just like its predecessor, Death Race 2000
(http://www.moria.co.nz/sf/deathrace2000.htm), we can do our part to curb
over-population.

 

How about it, Moscow?

 

Tom Hansen

 

We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are
dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors....but they all
exist very nicely in the same box. 

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From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Pat Kraut
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 4:52 PM
To: vision2020
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] With gas at $2.50 a gallon it is time
tocutCrosswalknumbers

 

"pedestrians have the right of way at all intersections in all 50 states."

Not in the Eastern states they don't!

 

Subject: Re: [Vision2020] With gas at $2.50 a gallon it is time to
cutCrosswalknumbers

 

Dick,

 

I am afraid I disagree with you on this one:

 

1.    Unless the law has changed, pedestrians have the right of way at all
intersections in all 50 states.

 

2.    To avoid the energy wasting stops (and reduce the probability of
accidents):  everyone that can should drive less; walk more.


Art Deco (Wayne A. Fox)
deco at moscow.com

 

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Dick <mailto:dickschmidt at moscow.com>  Schmidt 

To: nchaney at moscow.com ; johnd at moscow.com ; pegh at uidaho.edu ;
jon at n-k-ins.com ; jmack at turbonet.com ; lpall at moscow.com 

Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com 

Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 1:23 PM

Subject: [Vision2020] With gas at $2.50 a gallon it is time to cut
Crosswalknumbers

 

All,

 

I have noticed the huge amount of pedestrian crosswalks in the city. With
gas prices at $2.50 a gallon it is time to cut the number of crosswalks,
where traffic must stop solely for a pedestrian, by at least half and you
probably could cut 2/3 and still have adequate crosswalks. Every time you
cause a 4,000 vehicle to stop it wastes gas and pollutes the air. Think of
all the trucks that have to stop at the same crossings.

 

I particularly noticed on 3rd street between Hayes St. and Line St. there
are 15 crosswalks not including the 3 stoplights between them. In the main
part of town there are 4 crosswalks on Jackson and 9 on Washington St. in
addition to 2 stop lights on both streets. 

 

There will be some who whine that we need to have them for our college
students but these college students aren't paying my gas bills. This
situation just adds more unnecessary costs to the cost of living in Moscow
which is already very high. They can learn to cross where there is a light
to get to the downtown area. 

 

I hope you will look into this situation and right after school lets out
next month would be an excellent time to implement this. 

 

Dick Schmidt

 


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