On 9/19/02 8:36 AM, "Garwood, Robin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But why is it the responsibility of neighbors and pedestrians to police our > streets? Through local and state taxes, we're paying for a lot of policing > - even policing of people who choose to use motor vehicles. Why are these > resources not available to us to make our neighborhoods safe? Why are speed > traps common on highways - and on West Seventh in St. Paul - and not on > Hennepin, 28th St. E, or University SE? Why can't State Troopers share > their time between Interstates and city streets? True, accidents can be > more spectacular on the highway, but cars collide much more frequently on > local streets, and when they do there tend to be people around unprotected > by a steel cage: bicyclists, pedestrians, children on their way to school.
To add to Robin's point, I will shamefully admit that a few years ago, I was pulled over for speeding in St. Paul - I had hit a speed trap that if I recall correctly, was set up on Dale St. just south of Highway 36. I remember specifically when the St. Paul officer handed me my ticket, he said that I should be careful to watch my speed in that area because residents had been complaining enough about speeders to make it a high priority for the St. Paul police. Maybe that's what we need to do here in Minneapolis. Instead of using precious NRP dollars on speed bumps or the like, bug the mayor, the city council and the MPD so much that they give in and target a "Focus Minneapolis" effort on unsafe drivers. Mark Snyder Windom Park (59A) [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________ 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
