[Mpls] RE: Hiawatha Stoplights.

[Dan Prozinski]

I think the green light is given far too long a time for east bound 
traffic across Hiawatha and the green turn arrows for east bound 
turning north are largely not needed at all.   I sit for what seems 
like 5 minutes at each light along Hiawatha and watch as the 
intersections are not used after the initial 3 or 4 east/west cars pass 
by.  I would think the length of this light could be shortened before 
any hard-wired sensors in the track are moved.  The light for east/west 
travel doesn't need to be green until just before the train passes.

Ray Marshall is correct about the left turn arrows for south bound 
turning east... they are currently a drag.  A solution I think would be 
to move them from the beginning of the green light cycle to the end of 
the cycle.  I have observed this left turn lane with few cars in it 
while people wanting to use it couldn't enter into the lane because 
traffic was backed up.  By the time they can enter the lane the arrow 
is gone and they have to wait a full light cycle.  This adjustment 
would also allow northbound to proceed sooner.

Dan Prozinski
Cedar-Riverside











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