<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">I have been reading all the emails about the traffic problems. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if you think its bad now - just wait. High density brings traffic. It sure would be nice to believe that we would be a pedestrian community but I don't believe that's going to happen. If you look around, you will find proof of that. Only place I see pedestrian friendly and people walking are on those island where you have to get there by boat and there are no cars, just golf carts. If you want to see what its going to be like around here, go over to Alexandria, Tysons Corner....there you go and be sure to get there in rush hour. Be careful what you wish for.......<BR>
People are making great suggestions but its like putting a Band-Aid on major surgery. A new turn lane on the highway won't solve it either. In order to protect pedestrians, if any venture out there, is the cross walk with the signs (very visible signs) so that drivers are reminded that pedestrians have the right of way and its a law. You see these in Silver Spring and Takoma Park. The new thing is the cross walk lights when a pedestrian is crossing. That one is near metro just around the corner from us. We might as well get used to the traffic. It is going to multiply. More people = More traffic!<BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#ff0080" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=4 PTSIZE=14 FAMILY="SCRIPT" FACE="Vladimir Script" LANG="0"><U>Audrey</U></FONT></HTML>