To this I would like to ask if anyone else has seen an increase in the number of pedestrians using the street. I hesitate to say that this is becoming a "cultural thing" but I feel that some of the comments I have received when voicing my concerns to someone using the streets have been atone with spite and discrimination. We have sidewalks for people and streets for cars. I know the argument will pop up that sometimes in the winter it is hard to walk on unshoveled walks. But to walk in the middle of the street is dangerous. To do so late at night is stupid. And this is when the air is warm and sidewalks are free and clear.
But back to the response I have had. When I ask why the sidewalk is not being used, I have been verbally assaulted, threatened, told to mind my own @#%&$*& business and accused of being a racist. This in conjunction with blocking traffic, speaking on the cell phone while driving, not observing pedestrian zones, not observing walk and do not walk signs and yielding to one another does add an air of rudeness. But we can all still be MN Nice. We must try to remember and impress upon all citizens that we are all in this together. We must be respectful of others and observe our RESPONSIBILITY to do our part. If you chose to walk down to the store, keep in mind the responsibility you have to observe signs, walkways and yield to traffic when you are supposed to. Valdis Rozentals SAW _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
