[Vision2020] Public Works Meeting

[Tom Ivie]

Thanks Kit!  The "near miss" is my son, Aaron.  -Tom

Craine Kit <kcraine at verizon.net> wrote:  Here are the photos showing the flashing lights.

Kit Craine




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 :]
>
>
>
>
>
>> From: "Art Deco" 
>> To: "Vision 2020" 
>> 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" 

>> To: 
>> 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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