I get Bob Alberti's point about driving on Nicollet. I must point out though that aside from the AMOCO at Chicago, the grocery at Cedar, and a commercial node at the intersection of Bloomington, there is nothing in thw way of commerce that impedes Bob's progress.
The traffic is heavy on Nicollet because of people shopping at the groceries lining the street. I'm no traffic engineering whiz like Mike Monahan and the folks at SRF Consulting but it seems to me a partial solution to the problem Bob experiences would be to put stoplights at 25th and 27th Streets. The lights would create natural breaks in traffic along Nicollet allowing people to turn into parking lots rather than rely on "Minnesota Nice" drivers who block the paths of left turners in their headlong pursuit of moving four feet ahead to wait for a red light to turn green. A stoplight at 25th street would also make it easier for Bob to reach Blaisdell where he can zoom to 28th without encountering all those pesky shoppers. Tim Connolly Pesky Nicollet Avenue Shopper __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@;mnforum.org Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
