On Wed, 28 May 1997, Greg Meyer wrote:
> Couldn't make it to the meeting last night but I have a few concerns/questions.
>
> Was there any discussion about the engineering on the bike path that runs
> along 6th Street? I believe the way the path is constructed (with vehicle
> lanes crossing it, etc.) is one of the more bizarre and, I believe,
> dangerous jobs of engineering I've ever seen.
>
> Two other questions about engineering/planning/safety: 1) Did anyone
> address the problem with parked cars blocking the view of vehicles at
> intersections. At many of the intersections, especially downtown, motorists
> must enter into crosswalks in order to see if it is safe to enter the
> intersection. Essentially they are forced to break the law in order to
> drive safely. 2) I believe the intersection on the Moscow/Pullman Highway
> at Walmart is still in the city limits. Did anyone discuss the potential
> for disaster at that traffic light? Cars are approaching from Pullman at 55
> mph and the speed only drops to 45 just a short distance from the traffic
> light. It's an accident waiting to happen. And while on the subject of the
> new construction out there, what about the 45 mph speed limit from the U.
> Inn traffic light out to the Walmart light? With all the mall entrances
> along that road (and people pushing the 45 limit to 50) isn't that another
> accident waiting to happen?
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> Greg Meyer
> Moscow
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