Re: US 95 and the uncomprehensive ITD

["William K. Medlin" <dev-plan@moscow.com>]

Dave and US 95 planners: I agree with Dave 100% that Latah Co. 
residents ought to have more inputs and influence over how the 
Lewisto-to-Genesee-Moscow highway is to be developed and its likely 
impacts on quality of life (apparently, the $$ and survey have 
already been committed, without any real community participation. 
Why? Are there NO alternatives to a 4-laner all the way? There must 
be alternatives. What are ALL the motives for a 4-lane road? In 
fairness, we ought to be better informed. Why don't our state 
legislators get more info. out for us, even if it's a bit late? Seems 
the right thing to do, especially in view of the C d'A case. No?  Ken 
M.

>The Idaho Transportation Dept has added a new web page.
>It's called The North Coeur d Alene Corridor Plan: 
>http://www.whpacific.com/us95/
>It is an interactive information page for the citizens of Coeur d Alene to
>actively participate in the planning of the future for US 95 in that Area.
>It is a good step in the right direction for providing interaction 
>between citizens and the ITD.
>What I want to know is why don't we have the same sort of site for 
>the future project between Lewiston and Moscow?  The criteria that 
>the ITD has printed as to their reasoning for the on line Coeur d 
>Alene Plan is no different then the criteria for their future work 
>down here.
>The difference appears to be addressing the community directly with 
>a By Pass (where have I heard that before) or something on that 
>order rather than the highway leading into/out of it.
>Non the less I feel the scale of our local project will also heavily 
>affect our area and certainly should warrant equal effort on the 
>part of the ITD.
>The IDT Main page is: http://www2.state.id.us/itd/index.htm
>
>  David Sarff
>
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