Re the two posts about the potential problem of people crossing the revamped intersection at Nicollet and Lake:
When I was in Rochester last week, I noticed that on a semaphore near the Mayo Clinic they have a different "walk/don't walk" signal. This one shows the seconds you have to cross the street, and counts them down. Very cool. The "don't walk" signal starts flashing at a certain point, but the seconds continue to count down. A signal like this might be helpful at that intersection -- of course, only if it is set with enough time for the elderly and/or ambulation challenged to safely cross. I thought it was near the Mayo Clinic/hospital complex for the same reason -- lots of slow people needing to walk between buildings. Barbara Nelson Burnsville former Sewardian -- Barbara Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] "We have to do the best we can. This is our sacred human responsibility." - Albert Einstein, Physicist _______________________________________ 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
