I second Diane Wiley on this one. And when the driver in the lane beside me swerves to miss the median, I'm not insulated by a large steel cage... I suppose MNDOT (or whoever is responsible) figured we need more opportunities to create dead bicyclists in Minneapolis. This irresponsible traffic design seems far worse if you view it in the context of other recent changes to Hiawatha. 28th no longer crosses. Lake and Hiawatha, as Ed Felien has pointed out, is extremely, ridiculously dangerous by bicycle. Cedar looks like an option for crossing, until you realize that Cedar is a no-shoulder road - I've been harassed by motorists more times on that street than any other - and that Eva is correct in her assessment of the Hiawatha/Cedar intersection. It's insane, especially at rush hour. You begin to see Hwy 55 as a bicyclist does: a moat between one part of south Minneapolis and another. Sure, you can cross it. Just mind the sharks. Robin Garwood Seward
-----Original Message----- From: Diane Wiley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 2:23 PM To: Minneapolis Forum Subject: [Mpls] 26th and Hiawatha How does one go about complaining about a serious traffic hazard? Heading east on 26th Avenue South across Hiawatha is now a nightmare because it goes from 2 lanes to 1 lane without any warning or indication that it narrowed. They put in a cement median strip on the East side which narrows it and I have almost been run into a number of times by people who don't realize it's there until the last minute. Anyone have any ideas what's going on and how to get it fixed? Diane Wiley who drives from Powderhorn to Seward School every day.... _______________________________________ 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
