<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">If they decide not to put in a raised pedestrian crosswalk or a light, I'd rather they put up a fence along the entire stretch between the two lights (obviously except for where the road is) so as to force the students to cross at a light. That would also entail taking out the pathway that leads in that direction.<br><br>Not my first choice for a solution, but it's better than what we have now.<br><br>Paul<br><br>--- On <b>Tue, 9/23/08, Ralph Nielsen <i><nielsen@uidaho.edu></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;">From: Ralph Nielsen <nielsen@uidaho.edu><br>Subject: [Vision2020] Pedestrian crossing on Pullman road<br>To: "vision 2020" <Vision2020@moscow.com><br>Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 5:08 PM<br><br><pre>It's obvious that the present arrangement for the
crosswalk is <br>unsatisfactory. Five lanes across is too wide for a mere two flashing <br>lights on either side. The lights also have to compete for visibility <br>with all the commercial signs on the north side of the street. These <br>small flashing lights are also hidden by large vehicles if you happen <br>to be behind one.<br><br>Rather than going to the expense of an overhead walkway, with or <br>without circular wheelchair ramps at either end. If without ramps, <br>wheelchair "pedestrians" would have to go over to the traffic light, <br><br>are there many of these?<br><br>Cheaper than an overpass but very effective, would be an overhead <br>traffic sign stretching right across the street, with crossing times <br>controlled by lights. This would also accommodate wheelchair traffic.<br><br>I'm sure there are other ideas out there.<br><br>Ralph Nielsen<br><br><br>=======================================================<br> List services made
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