Barbara & list,
There is also one like this at the intersection on University and
Snelling in St. Paul.
Lee Schneider
Sheboygan, WI
formally Standish-Ericsson
--- "Barbara L. Nelson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> When I was in Rochester last week, I noticed that on a semaphore near
> the Mayo C
Re the two posts about the potential problem of people crossing the
revamped intersection at Nicollet and Lake:
When I was in Rochester last week, I noticed that on a semaphore near
the Mayo Clinic they have a different "walk/don't walk" signal. This
one shows the seconds you have to cross the s
Excellent post, Russ! Just the kind of perspective us
city slickers need to be reminded of from you folks in
the sticks;)
There is a Reclaim The Streets movement, which, I
believe, started in England. It is the whole DIY
idea, and has an additional Minneapolis manifestation
in the Critical Ma
That is an interesting observation. When I grew up in the suburbs, we
played catch with the football in the streets, so did everybody else.
We moved aside for cars.
However, in the city, I get annoyed when kids play in the streets,
that's what all those parks are for, and in a pinch, the city
si
> There is a book out called, I think, Street Reclaiming. I
> think written by an Australian author. His underlying
> theory is that people need to claim the street in such a way
> that cars believe it is a pedestrian environment that they
> are driving through as opposed to a car thoroughfare t
There is a book out called, I think, Street Reclaiming. I
think written by an Australian author. His underlying
theory is that people need to claim the street in such a way
that cars believe it is a pedestrian environment that they
are driving through as opposed to a car thoroughfare that
people
Has anyone ever noticed how people barrell through parking lots here too? At
any moment, a stroller or cart or kid can bolt out from between cars.
There's been many times where I've almost been mowed down by people flying
through the parking aisles at nearly 30 mph for fear they won't get th
From:
Jay Clark
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 10:51
PM
To: John Akre
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Mpls] Pedestrians
The current qrazy-quilt of pedestrian crosswalks, signs, and blinking
lights at best have marginal effect on pedestrian safety, and in some
cases may act
Driving and parking are cultural behavior. That is learned behavior that
is passed on from one generation to the next.
Driving "styles" are part of this mix. I have found that when you
challenge (in the sense of question) driving and parking behavior, most
people in Minneapolis get very angry.
I believe there is a statute to the effect that cars must yield right of
way to pedestrians in crosswalks. The situation would be ripe for
lawsuits and citations.
>Anyone who expects drivers to yield the right of way to pedestrians in
>this state won't be with us long. I saw a young mother
One more note about crosswalks:
Last year, when our neighborhood was planning the reconstruction of Nicollet
between 40th and 46th, lots of us wanted a crosswalk at 43rd, which has
become a much busier pedestrian crossing since Anodyne, a popular coffee
shop, moved onto the block. (There's no lig
These systems work. I lived in Toronto for four years. The pedestrian
crosswalks had a button that would start an overhead hanging sign to light
up. Cars would stop in both directions and when safe the pedestrians would
cross. The cars would stay stopped until the pedestrian was safely out
I usually cross at traffic lights and always when they say "walk" (unless
they're broken). This means I wait at most corners (even when there are no
cars coming) and I get waved on by drivers in their cars who think I should
cross because, regardless of what the light says, it's safe. I wait.
Alt
As a pedestrian in Minneapolis, I always keep in mind one of author Russell Baker's
rules of the road: "There are no liberals behind steering wheels."
Dave Delvoye
Fulton neighborhood (where, to quote Walt Kelly, we have met the enemy and it is us)
13th Ward
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s going to be dangerous for drivers and pedestrians alike! Be careful out there and look both ways twice! Dennis Hill West 7th Street St. Paul - Original Message - From: Jay Clark Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 10:51 PM To: John Akre Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:
I hate pedestrians when I'm a car and I hate cars when I'm a pedestrian, I
always feel best on a bike and when I am a bike I always disobay the traffic
signals.
Roxy Donigan
East Isles
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to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk regardless of the
> WALK/DON'T WALK sign
>
> JHarmon
> Cleveland
>
> >From: Scott McGerik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: Mpls-Issues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: Re: [Mpls] Pedestrians
> >Date: Tue, 10 A
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Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 12:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Mpls] Pedestrians
> I think having to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk regardless of the
> WALK/DON'T WALK sign (formerly known a
say WALK, DON'T.
JHarmon
Cleveland
>From: Scott McGerik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Mpls-Issues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: [Mpls] Pedestrians
>Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 09:17:04 -0500
>
>Jay Clark wrote:
>
> > In London, I saw pedestrian crosswalks that ha
On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, Jay Clark wrote:
> I stopped for the pedestrian.
>
> Then I heard a screaching of brakes, and a Volkswagen swerving around my
> right and blowing through the crosswalk.
>
> Fortunately, the pedestrian did not venture onto the crosswalk.
>
> P.S. I have never been hit by a
Sorry - not my experience. I cross at a pedestrian crosswalk at 28th and
Humboldt to take my son to preschool - and have for 3 years, also on
Franklin in front of Kenwood Rec to go to the kid's park, and again in the
middle of 50th at the Edina Theater. I've never had anyone fail to stop. Nor
has
Jay Clark wrote:
> In London, I saw pedestrian crosswalks that had two big yellow globes
> on two poles, one on either end of the cross walk.
>
> When a pedestrian wants to cross the road, she pushes the walk button,
> and then, and only then, the two globes flash on and off.
>
> The drivers a
The current qrazy-quilt of pedestrian crosswalks, signs, and blinking
lights at best have marginal effect on pedestrian safety, and in some
cases may actually make crossing the street more prone to mishap than
before
Two examples:
1) when I go jogging, I regularly use the pedestrian crosswalk at
Hi,
Quite a number of cities have strong pedestrian advocacy organizations;
some cities even have pedestrian boards that function as a part of city
government to review projects and policies for their impact on
pedestrians. More than 20 % of Minneapolis households are carfree, so
this should be im
I was wondering if I am the only one that thinks that efforts should be made
to make Minneapolis a more pedestrian (ped) friendly city.
I have always thought that having sidewalks and places that you can walk to
was one of the greatest strengths of city living.
One of the things I have noticed
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