<div>Greetings neighbors,</div>
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<div>Funny this topic should happen up just now, as high on my to-do list is to recruit some new members for our Traffic Study Committee. The committee meets monthly on the first Tuesday, 7 pm at Town Hall. This committee has several active and dedicated members, but overall its numbers have dwindled over the last few years and could use some new folks.
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<div>This committee works on a variety of issues and then makes recommendations to me (administrative issues) and the council (policy issues). </div>
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<div>This is a great way to get out and involved in making Riverdale Park and even better place to live.</div>
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<div>Thanks,</div>
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<div>Vern<br><br> </div>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 7/9/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Lisa Grob</b> <<a href="mailto:lisagrob@verizon.net">lisagrob@verizon.net</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">I was/am a member of the committee in Hyattsville - Hyattsville adopted me.<br>I haven't been active in it of late but would be happy to participate and
<br>help propagate something similar in Riverdale.<br><br>Lisa<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: <a href="mailto:towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org">towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org</a><br>[mailto:<a href="mailto:towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org">
towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org</a>] On Behalf Of Dwight Holmes<br>Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 2:29 PM<br>To: TownTalk<br>Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Traffic Safety Issues<br><br>a group of very active & dedicated folks in Hyattsville started up a
<br>Hyattsville Bike<br>Pedestrian Safety Committee which now has the official sanction of the<br>city as a subcommittee of the city council. you can see the product<br>of some of their work here:<br><a href="http://www.hyattsvillewiki.com/page/Bicycle+%26+Pedestrian+Safety+Report">
http://www.hyattsvillewiki.com/page/Bicycle+%26+Pedestrian+Safety+Report</a><br><br>they basically cataloged and documented safety issues at a number of<br>intersections and other locations in Hyattsville, and their work has
<br>started to bear fruit already (including the committee being 'adopted'<br>by the city!)<br><br>personally, i believe that our town could benefit from similar<br>activity -- and wonder if it also might be one way to bring the east
<br>(kenilworth) and west (town center) parts of town together over issues<br>of common interest. i would love to be involved in an activity such<br>as this if there is some critical mass of others who are interested.<br>
<br>On 7/9/07, Susan Lewis <<a href="mailto:medicinewoman56@comcast.net">medicinewoman56@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br>><br>><br>> I agree that safety is a huge issue on our streets. EW Hwy is horrible<br>and
<br>> the sign is a good idea. Is there anyway to improve traffic flow so that<br>> drivers aren't sitting there through 3 -4 changes of the light? If we<br>move<br>> them through and out - they won't be sitting targets anymore.
<br>><br>> We also need to be looking at pedestrian crossing. We who walk take our<br>> lives in our hands crossing most of the streets in RP. The new sidewalks<br>> across from the MARC is a prime example. We have nice cut downs for
<br>> pedestrians to cross, but no signage, no stripes, no speed bump, no<br>slow/ped<br>> x-ing/bicycle sign - nothing. The cars that use Lafayette as a cut<br>through<br>> fly down this road with total disregard to it being a residential area and
<br>> swing around that low-sight corner at very high speeds.<br>><br>> Sue<br>> ________________________________<br>> From: <a href="mailto:mariannethrift@comcast.net">mariannethrift@comcast.net</a> [mailto:
<a href="mailto:mariannethrift@comcast.net">mariannethrift@comcast.net</a>]<br>> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 12:05 PM<br>> To: <a href="mailto:medicinewoman56@comcast.net">medicinewoman56@comcast.net</a>; 'David Lingua'; 'Bruce Embrey'
<br>> Cc: Susan Lewis; <a href="mailto:towntalk@riverdale-park.org">towntalk@riverdale-park.org</a><br>> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Guardrails on 410 - accidents<br>><br>><br>><br>> OK, I'm going to get on my soapbox! Let's look at another issue regarding
<br>> 410.<br>><br>> All those saturday and sunday, everyday in a hurry people who drive 45-60<br>> miles an hour going WEST on E-W highway through Riverdale have once again<br>> caused another, this time 6, car accident sending one motorist to the
<br>> hospital, and lots and lots of people (representatives of 3 different fire<br>> and police stations) and nearly 2 hours of chaos. Trickle down effect,<br>> imagine that?<br>><br>> So I'm going to kick in my 2 cents in and PLEAD for a sign that hangs over
<br>> the railroad portion of the bridge (On EW Hwy) to alert traffic flying up<br>> the hill over the bridge to: " RED LIGHT AHEAD" or "STOPPED CARS AHEAD".<br>><br>> What is it going to take? Someone will (and probably has) been KILLED on
<br>> that stretch of EW.<br>><br>> I'd like the powers that be to talk to STATE HWY and see what can be done.<br>><br>> Now that to me seems like a discussion to have.<br>> _______________________________________________
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