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<DIV>All,</DIV>
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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<DIV>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. </DIV>
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<DIV>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. </DIV>
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<DIV>I hope you will look into this situation and right after school lets out
next month would be an excellent time to implement this. </DIV>
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<DIV>Dick Schmidt</DIV>
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