Huh? We ARE talking about the same state aren't we? With all the people who run the red lights, it leaves no nearly enough time to cross the street. That's why I say give pedestrians a way to cross that doesn't assume motorists who obey the law.
Jim Mork--Cooper ---- Begin Original Message ---- I don't see how the speed limit affects people getting across Hiawatha at all. I presume all the LRT stops will be at streets with traffic lights -- if not they should be. Pedestrians should only cross when the light is green. The cars in the opposing direction are stopped then, no matter what their speed is the rest of the time. I can see how crossing Hiawatha will be an issue, because it is so wide. The traffic lights against Hiawatha need to have a long enough green for a slow pedestrian to get across, or else pedestrian overpasses need to be built. But the speed limit is irrelevant. Mark Anderson Bancroft -------------- Jim Mork--Cooper "War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it; and those who brought war into our Country deserve all the curses and maledictions a people can pour out." Gen. William T. Sherman (1864) Letter to the Mayor of Atlanta. Get your free Web-based E-mail at http://www.startribune.com/stribmail _______________________________________ 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
