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Quick takes for the week:
- If you’re an email subscriber to MyWHaT and it’s not showing up, please check your SPAM box. Occasionally, filters reset and start treating it as SPAM. If you aren’t an email or RSS subscriber, what are you waiting for?
Bayfront planning kicks off this week. Although it's about year-round use, remember summer?
- Since I’m on the steering committee, I might as well plug it. The preliminary engineering of the city’s Bayfront plan kicks off this week. This is where the designs and engineering for the elements and values of the Your Bay Your Say will materialize. Public participation is Wednesday from 12-7PM and Thursday 11-2, and there is a public presentation of the 3-day culmination Thursday night, 5:30-8PM. All public planning will be held downtown at 108 E Front St, next to the Opera House. More information at the City Web site.
- The city is also going for the Google Gig and the city is asking for residents to let Google know we are interested in high-speed fiber. Why not?
- After last week’s introduction of a concept for improving Division Street with 5 roundabouts, I’ve buried myself in roundabout material; yes, I’m a nerd. They are not a panacea for every street, but it is increasingly apparent that the modern roundabout seems to have been born for the compromise on Division St. It’s the balance of calmer traffic and increased traffic flow. The only problem is that everywhere they are suggested, the naysayers tend to be the most vocal. The predictable negativity is already taking pace. Any change agents out there? Let’s have a real, informed discussion…I’ll do my part, more soon.
Sticker Update: Thanks to graphic help from Mike Erway, the 8th Street stickers are sent out for printing. They are being printed on removable weather resistant 2.5 x 4 stock (a bumper-sticker) and will be available March 31. If you donate $10.00 before next week, you’ll receive 8 stickers. After that, they will be available individually for $2.50 or 5 for $10. This drive is to support the work of MyWHaT, and also to promote our intended use of 8th Street–a walkable, bike-able, mixed-use corridor. You can pre-order donate via Paypal (include note) or send me an email with the subject “MyWHaT Sticker Donation” with your name and address. garylhowe@gmail.com
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Wow! there is a lot of love on upnorth live for roundabouts. I am wondering how many have actually been on them? Like anything new in life something takes practice. Having been on roundabouts in Washington with traffic similar to Division, people get along just fine. There is a learning curve and you may have to be an awake driver for just a small part of your trip..sorry for the inconvenience. It does keep the traffic flowing. You are mistaken if you think webster and wellington are traffic circles. They are not.
If it does come down to roundabouts being a viable option, I think many of us who have used them and do understand the advantage will need to be certain to voice our approval and acceptance of them. The only negative studies I’ve been able to find on them have involved drunk driving as the main variable.
I haven’t yet, but I encourage you to share your comments that you shared here on the local discussion boards–7&4, Plan for TC, and….are there any others?
your sticker order is noted, Will.
It doesn’t look like any of the folks against roundabouts on Division attended the great presentation made by Ian Lockwood. I don’t think a video exists of the presentation – it would be a good link for UpNorthLive. Also, too bad they had to mis-inform viewers with the clip of the traffic circle.