Barb responds, in part, regarding photo-cop... > As far as being against photo-cops in total, Dean I would think > the people who are dealing with all the crime on Bloomington Av. > would welcome security cameras at prominent corners along that > street as would the people who are battling the drug dealers over > north. I know that the Downtown Neighborhood Association was very > supportive of the security cameras that were installed around the > downtown area. They certainly have increased at least the > perception of safer streets for downtown residents
[MH] The photo-cop cameras are NOT security cameras... they are fixed to capture autos in the intersection, not people on the street/sidewalks, etc. See- http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/stoponred/ for details. Mike Hohmann Linden Hills > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Barbara Lickness > Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 8:52 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Terrell Brown'; [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Mpls] Early-morning noise > > > Dean said: > > First, let me say that I have voted against the photo-cop every > time it comes my way. > > My guess as to why they did the work on Sunday? Because the two streets, > 28th and Portland, carry huge volumes of traffic on weekdays, it > would be much less disruptive to do the work on a Sunday. The > lighter traffic on Sunday could be more easily detoured with less > disruption to the neighborhood. But, it seems to me that the > work could have started just a little later in the morning. > > Me: > > I am really glad they put photo-cop on the the corner of 28th and > Portland. Sometime back the city installed a no turn on red at > that corner at the request of the many senior and physically > challenged residents who live at Ebenezer and other large > apartment buildings close by. They had a very difficult time > crossing the street at 27th and Park. Adding the no turn on red > at 28th and Park helped to provide some extra time for them to > cross the street safely. However, people in a hurry to get > downtown ignore the no turn on red sign and turn there anyway. > The photo-cop may serve as a deterrent to people wanting to > ignore the sign. > > As far as being against photo-cops in total, Dean I would think > the people who are dealing with all the crime on Bloomington Av. > would welcome security cameras at prominent corners along that > street as would the people who are battling the drug dealers over > north. I know that the Downtown Neighborhood Association was very > supportive of the security cameras that were installed around the > downtown area. They certainly have increased at least the > perception of safer streets for downtown residents and visitors > to the city as well. The downtown cameras were responsible for > helping the police to catch a group of young thugs who were > beating people up at bus stops downtown. It is obvious with the > reduced police services that they can't be everywhere. A little > help from cameras seems like a good thing to me. > > Barb Lickness > Whittier > > > > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens > can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever > has." -- Margaret Mead > REMINDERS: > 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at > http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in > violation, contact 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 Civil City-focused Civic Discussion > - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact 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 Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
