[Vision2020] Public Works Meeting

[J Ford]

What I did not like was/is the Mayor's attitude that the citizens of Moscow 
are too stupid to see a Stop sign much less heed it and stop.  She 
apparently has little appreciation for the intelligence of all of us that 
use that road.  It may, MAY take a time or two for people to see the Stop 
sign but with a campaign of notifications through the papers, news radio 
shows, etc, I believe it would be a non-issue fairly quickly.  As one person 
pointed out, we all adapted rather well and rather quickly to the mess on 
Washington and on 6th.

Given that attitude of hers, why would putting a flashing light and a sign 
saying "School Zone" be any different?  What would make people anymore aware 
and slow down anymore than a Stop sign?

J  :]





>From: "Art Deco" <deco at moscow.com>
>To: "Vision 2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Public Works Meeting
>Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 10:40:00 -0700
>
>What exasperates me about the city's attitude to the problem at D street 
>and
>Mountain View is that apparently those that should have, have not spent 
>much
>or anytime observing on weekday mornings and afternoons when traffic and
>children are at their highest.  Should you doubt the problem, when school
>starts, go and look for a morning or two.
>
>But J Ford should not be surprised considering the length of time to put a
>crosswalk across the Moscow-Pullman Highway near Tri-State.  It was nice to
>get a cross walk and paths, but a pedestrian activated crosswalk stoplight
>on demand would lessen the problem that still exists.
>
>W.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "J Ford" <privatejf32 at hotmail.com>
>To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 11:52 PM
>Subject: [Vision2020] Public Works Meeting
>
>
> >I watched the PW Committee meeting today and wondered just who the City
> > Staff thinks they work for.  It certainly did not look like they were
> > working for the safety and/or good will for the citizens.  When the
> > discussion turned to a need for a four-way Stop sign on "D" and Mt. 
>View,
> > it
> > got kinda muddled as to why it was such a question - the safety of the
> > children and drivers who use that intersection SHOULD be the primary
> > concern.  But even the Mayor seemed to think that the three or four 
>people
> > who spoke up for the Stop sign were off base.  And Walter Steed had some
> > interesting notes but even he seemed confused about his stand - 40(+)
> > people
> > in the space of 45min for one intersection is nothing to ignore and yet 
>he
> > thinks it is.
> >
> > The fact that several people pointed out there are now four/five 
>different
> > places of congregating children and families in that immediate area 
>should
> > dictate the City needs to be cognizant of the safety issue that people
> > face
> > every day at that intersection.  As two people pointed out, the area is
> > expanding and more people are moving into the area almost daily.  All 
>this
> > does is increase the traffic in and out of the area and it should make
> > sense
> > to people that that traffic needs to be better controlled.
> >
> > I would hope the entire City Counsel saw it as the Committee Members
> > seemed
> > to feel - the need is there and it would behoove the City to, for once,
> > use
> > preventative medicine BEFORE we have a child or car flattened.
> >
> > BTW - did anyone realize that the speed limit on that road is 35mph!?
> > Seems
> > a might fast to me.  Especially considering there are children in that
> > area
> > rather heavily during a major part of the year and during the daytime.
> >
> >
> >
> > J  :]
> >
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