My guess would be to provide a semi-protected exit/entrance lane for the new Park & Ride lot.
Downside is forcing WB 32nd St traffic turning NB 55 to come way past the intersection to make a right turn. That and eliminating the early exiter's lane to Lake St. John McClellan Keewaydin --- Dan Prozinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can someone explain the new addition to the > intersection at 32nd and > Minnehaha? With some effort and expense, there was > recently added a > protuberance from the right hand curb of the north > bound lane that > restricts traffic from lining up to exit on lake > street. This reduces > potential traffic flow through the intersection and > seems to run > counter to the notion of moving traffic along. Why > do we always have > to add control elements to our traffic system? What > terrible traffic > problem did this solve? Like the "zipper merge" > there is efficiency in > simplicity. Minnehaha Avenue is one long bottleneck > that needs a more > simplistic approach. > > > "zipper merge" (sounds like a painful wrestling > move) > Dan Prozinski > Cedar-Riverside > > > > > > > On Tue, 30 Nov 2004, Rick Mons wrote: > > > No, this isn't any risqu post -- it's my Seasonal > Gift to drivers > > everywhere -- including Minneapolis, of course! > > > > Use the "zipper merge" when traffic comes down > from two (or three) > lanes to > > one (or two) lanes. What that means is that > drivers use all the > lanes until > > just before the lanes shrink ... and then take > turns at that "merging > > point." That's different than the "Minnesota > Way" which is for some > drivers > > to enter (or stay in) the "surviving lane" way > before the merging > point and > > thus inciting "Road Rage" as other drivers drive > in the less-used > lane to > > the merging point. > > > > The Zipper Merge is now the official approved > Minnesota methodology > per > > MN-DOT. While the news release primarily > addresses work zone lane > closures, > > the release also states " Mn/DOT also (hopes) > motorists will use the > zipper > > approach whether message signs are posted or not > in any drop lane > situations > > when traffic is congested." > > > > > > For the full release, see: > > > http://www.dot.state.mn.us/newsrels/04/08/31merge.html > > > > And, to see how the zipper method works better, > see the video > demonstration > > on this page: > > > http://www.dot.state.mn.us/information/dynamicmerge/factsheet.html > > > > > > Rick Mons > > Tanglewood neighborhood of Shoreview > > > > > > REMINDERS: > 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the > list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing > it on the list. > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > For state and national discussions see: > http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > For external forums, see: > http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic > Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
