[Mpls] Viaduct lighting/ safety

[Sean Ryan]

   The lights on and under the railroad bridge that passes over Monroe 
Street are out. This bridge is a few feet south of 18th ave NE. I am not 
writing to complain about budget cuts and safety and the rest.  I think the 
new, darker intersection is better. I move through this intersection almost 
daily, either on foot or in my car. The lighting that previously worked 
produced harsh glare and shadows. Driving under the bridge in the evening 
now seems safer. I find it easier to see obstacles, pedestrians and 
bicycles.  My own headlights do a better job of lighting the road than the 
amber sodium lights which were half-hazardly placed under the viaduct for 
"safety."
  Walking under it is a little odd because the bridge is so wide, but the 
dark doesn't bother me that much.  Perhaps before they repair it they could 
consider only lighting the sidewalk and not the road. If safety is the 
concern, let the safer darkness live on...

Sean Ryan
Audubon
---Also in light of that tragic accident on Buchanan earlier this year 
(drunk driver hit viaduct support) they could turn those cool old blinking 
yellow lights back on, but leave the roadway dark!

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