RE: Interstate 95

["John A. Teeter" <johnt@fsr.com>]

I too would disagree with the need/desire for an interstate. imporvements
have been made.  what was a comfortable 8 hour drive Emmett->Moscow in 1964
is now a comfortable 5 hour drive (well 5.5hr:) there have been major
improvements with only a few weak links left. I don't go down through
mcall/banks any more b/c of the boise traffic. that will have to be dealt
with, and I think they're are going to bring it through indian valley, but
in general, a 4 lane interstate would be a big mistake!!!!

as to the air link moscow<->boise; that disappeared some years ago. thank
the monopoly of horizon air....i do find lewston air port to be more
predictably available, if not convient, for arrival/departure anyway.

johnt

(p.s. dealing with the chip trucks would be be a major saftey step
forward!!)


-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Lohrmann [mailto:timlohr@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2000 3:31 PM
To: vision2020@moscow.com
Subject: Re: Interstate 95


I agree with you Bill, and thanks for bringing this to
our attention!
Safety improvements--of course--but an interstate is a
bad idea for the reasons already mentioned.

I've never understood why Democrats seem to believe
they'll improve their chances by taking GOP-type
positions on so many issues.
This is the sort of thing that makes so many people
decide to stay home on election day.
TL


--- Tom Lamar <tlamar@moscow.com> wrote:
> I agree with Bill.  And in addition, I believe that
> one of the best things
> about Moscow is that it is 90 miles from the nearest
> Interstate.  After
> growing up in Delaware and living near the real
> I-95, I can't think of a
> worse thing to do to an area as nice as the Palouse.
>
> Tom
>
> >Sorry, I just can't let this one go by without
> comment.
> >
> >I awoke to the Tribune article (Sat 2/5, page 10A)
> on Linda Pall's
> >suggestion to remake Idaho Highway 95 into an
> Interstate.
> >
> >While I usually agree with Linda, I really hope
> this idea dies a
> >well-deserved death (again, since she is not the
> first to suggest it).
> >
> >Keeping in mind that widening and remaking
> dangerous sections of 95 is a
> >sensible thing, I would hate to see us go overboard
> and try to upgrade 95 to
> >an Interstate.
> >
> >Do we want to pave over hundreds of Palouse
> farmland acres with this new
> >road to parallel the existing highway?
> >
> >Do we want to blast a huge roadway along the Salmon
> River between Whitebird
> >and New Meadows?
> >
> >For me the answer is "nope"--an Interstate would
> cost both too many dollars
> >and too much ecological damage.  and probably bring
> us too many Winnebagos.
> >
> >I would much rather see those kinds of dollars go
> to public transportation
> >within our cities and between them.
> >BL
>
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