Submitted by Ron Swaren on Tue, 10/18/2005 - 10:09am.
My sympathies for the pedestrians trying to get across, and for the left-turners, too. But, does this justify changing a system that has functioned for decades and was just recently improved with the buffer on W. Burnside? What about an underground plaza at Burnside and MLK so peds could go under and shop, too? What about a lengthy Burnside streetcar route to relieve traffic
pressure?
Hopefully, we can come up with a plan that does not have to be revised every ten years. I fear what our planners are coming up with; it will prove to not be so economical as intended, and taxes and fees will be further raised. Wasteful spending is sooooo American. Let's stop it.
re: BLOG: Smoldering Argument over West Burnside Couplet
My sympathies for the pedestrians trying to get across, and for the left-turners, too. But, does this justify changing a system that has functioned for decades and was just recently improved with the buffer on W. Burnside? What about an underground plaza at Burnside and MLK so peds could go under and shop, too? What about a lengthy Burnside streetcar route to relieve traffic
pressure?
Hopefully, we can come up with a plan that does not have to be revised every ten years. I fear what our planners are coming up with; it will prove to not be so economical as intended, and taxes and fees will be further raised. Wasteful spending is sooooo American. Let's stop it.