>From the other side of the transportation trenches ... The Hiawatha LRT Community Advisory Committee (CAC) has called an emergency meeting this Wednesday, Nov. 20 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Nokomis Community Center, 2401 E. Minnehaha Parkway. The purpose of the meeting is to address concerns that MnDOT is not cooperating with the CAC's requests for traffic calming and pedestrian access on Highway 55.
In a recent letter to MnDOT Commissioner Doug Weiszhaar, CAC chair Carol Kummer stressed that the success of the Hiawatha LRT line depends on its accessibility to pedestrians; that increased speeds, free right turns, wider traffic lanes and narrow median strips will effectively cut off riders from the LRT stops, and create a hazardous environment for proposed housing developments along the corridor. The CAC has strengthened its recommendations for traffic calming on 55 to include: - maintain a speed limit of 35 mph - strict enforcement of that 35 mph speed limit - rumble strips before a car arrives at an intersection - speed bumps attuned to a car going 35 mph (but no more) just before reaching a crosswalk - bumpouts at crosswalks and - longer crosswalk times -- Holle Brian Bancroft _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
