I was startled and amused by the reference to "law-abiding obsessive" types in a previous post. Just because Hiawatha looks like a highway, doesn't mean that it is one. There are numerous pedestrians and bikers, including children, along side Hiawatha every day and that alone justifies the 35 mph speed limit. (I have noticed that all those drivers who mistake Hiawatha for a highway, suddenly see the light when a squad car appears.)
Re: traffic calming and enforcement in general. We need to look at ourselves first. How many of us hurry through that late yellow, drive 5 to 10 mph over the limit because everyone else is doing it, tap our brakes at stop signs, blow through that right turn on red without looking? The police (or neighborhood groups) cannot be everywhere, all the time. We need to do our part and that just may include the startling concept of "obeying the law" instead of simply disregarding those we consider inconvenient, illogical, etc.? Perhaps the "looks like a highway" logic applies to elected officials? Couldn't they use it too as in: The system was designed for this--It seemed right---Everyone else was doing it--etc? Maybe the Code of Ethics is our "squad car". Catherine Leighton Live in Longfellow/Work North East _______________________________________ 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
