Greetings,
I was talking yesterday to Kari Tauring - an old friend, Longfellow
resident, community activist, and co-chair of the Hiawatha School PTO. She
asked my opinion on the proposal to raise the speed limit along Hiawatha
Ave. We talked about it for a bit and I mentioned there's been much
discussion about it on this list. Kari doesn't own a computer, but asked
that I post partly on her behalf.
Kari's perspective focuses on safety. Hiawatha is a city street in a
residential neighborhood and as such it's a street that people have to
cross. There have been statements made on this list that pedestrian and
bicycle traffic is limited on this corridor. Kari's perception is far
different. She was at 38th and Hiawatha on Friday and counted 18 high
school students crossing Hiawatha just in the short time she was there.
Take that into account along with the fact that the Public Schools are
cutting bus service (perhaps eliminating it entirely for High Schools) and
there will be even more children who need to cross this street on a daily
basis.
When these decisions are made we need to take into account the proper
priorities. Which is more important - the traffic that needs to get through
this residential neighborhoods as quickly as possible to get home to the
suburbs? Or the needs of the residents of these neighborhoods that Hiawatha
goes through?
Clearly, the safety of the residents is paramount.
Jim McGuire
Como
Kari Tauring
Longfellow
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