Re: [Mpls] Red Green on Hiawatha Ave.

2004-10-12 Thread Dyna Sluyter
On Monday, October 11, 2004, at 10:22 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What people should do by law and what they are inclined to do when so told by a green light is not going to change anything. People are trained to react to traffic lights - and green means go. The lights need to reflect human

Re: [Mpls] Red Green on Hiawatha Ave.

2004-10-12 Thread Steve Nelson
And all this time I thought Red Green was on PBS! Steven M Nelson Willard Hay http://citizenshipchronicles.blogspot.com/ Get UP! Get OUT! GET INVOLVED!!! Someone on this list wanted to know a particular time (hour, day, minute I assumed) when the east west traffic lights are green and the bells

[Mpls] Mpls School board to see closing options

2004-10-12 Thread List Manager
Today, 4 p.m., 807 Broadway is where it's at...no final vote expected. http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/5027758.html David Brauer List manager REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed

[Mpls] re: Red Green on Hiawatha Ave

2004-10-12 Thread Bruce Gaarder
Dyna tells us how the green light only gives us permission to enter an intersection, not to pass the next control point. Dean seems to have been looking at eastbound traffic, which I think would mean that the traffic would have to cross the tracks before entering the intersection. I think that

Re: [Mpls] re: Red Green on Hiawatha Ave

2004-10-12 Thread Chris Johnson
Bruce Gaarder wrote: Dyna tells us how the green light only gives us permission to enter an intersection, not to pass the next control point. Dean seems to have been looking at eastbound traffic, which I think would mean that the traffic would have to cross the tracks before entering the

[Mpls] KMOJ radio show, Thurs, Oct. 14, 6:00-7:00 PM

2004-10-12 Thread Socialist2001
KMOJ 89.9 on the FM dial Voices of the African-American community. Host: Spike Moss Guests: Evelyn Eubanks and Doug Mann Topic: K-12 education and the academic achievement gap. -Doug Mann, King Field write-in Doug Mann for school board www.educationright.com REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has

Re: [Mpls] Red Green on Hiawatha Ave.

2004-10-12 Thread Elizabeth Greenbaum
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It seems the problem is more no-brain driving rather than designing to prevent such drivers from receiving their Darwin award. Liz: Don't get me wrong - I have no intention of being on the Darwin list for thinning out the gene pool. I just continue to unnervingly

[Mpls] Minneapolis school board to see school-closing options

2004-10-12 Thread Dan McGuire
Anybody want to bet a coffee and pastry that we will not get a detailed list of the empty classrooms today? School board members and press not included. Dan McGuire Ericsson http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/5027758.html REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list

RE: [Mpls] Fw: PEACE Goin' On James Ave Gathering - your help is needed

2004-10-12 Thread Dennis Plante
This is a VERY important issue for those in the City that care about our fine City to attend. The area of concern (26th Ave N James Ave N) is the new center of drug-dealing and crime in this a=immediate area. The neighbors n my neighborhood, along with the neighborhood organization (JACC)

[Mpls] Hiawatha's 50th crossing.

2004-10-12 Thread Dorie Rae Gallagher
A left turn on 50th, this evening took a good 10 minutes. It was @8:00PM...stopped by a red2 trains went by..nine cars were lined up north bound to turn left. Lights changed twice..finally the green arrow. Three made it through the green arrow, fourth one (me) the yellow, five went through

RE: [Mpls] Hiawatha's 50th crossing.

2004-10-12 Thread Allen
Maybe this is part of the plan. Get the citizens so fed up with the delays on 55 that they won't mind it being converted into a freeway with overpasses ending the need to attempt crossing the tracks. For those of you unfortunate enough to be stuck waiting to cross the tracks, use that time to

RE: [Mpls] Hiawatha's 50th crossing.

2004-10-12 Thread Gregory Luce
With all the talk about the problems with LRT and traffic, why not do a sensible thing and contact Met Council to complain about the lights, timing, and such? The 'key contact' listed for transportation is David Vessell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Met Council member for this general area is Lynette

Re: [Mpls] Red Green on Hiawatha Ave.

2004-10-12 Thread Dyna Sluyter
On Tuesday, October 12, 2004, at 11:39 AM, Elizabeth Greenbaum wrote: . It all happens surprisingly quickly. That's the scary part about this whole thing. It just seems like an accident waiting to happen. Perhaps for the driver of an SUV yakking on a cell phone it is... But a good driver