[Vision2020] Public Works Meeting

Wed Aug 16 10:01:41 PDT 2006

As the attached photos (taken yesterday morning) show, there already  
is a school zone along Mt. View. There are flashing lights at the  
crosswalks at both D and F.

In the interest of saving download time, the other photos will be  
attached to another email.

Kit Craine

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On Aug 15, 2006, at 9:00 PM, J Ford wrote:

> 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  :]
>
>
>
>
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>> 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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