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<DIV>Kathy, </DIV>
<DIV> You are indeed not alone. I am a town resident that uses the
streets that are being closed in order to get to work and paid taxes to
pave those streets too. As a town resident I also resent the prospect of
having to go over speed bumps twice a day during my commute, reducing my speed
by 50 or 60% of the posted speed, multiplied by the number of speed bumps
on my route, which is 48th to queensbury to lafayette to river, each and every
work day. That's additional wear and tear on my car and increases my fuel
consumption. It seems like this new traffic pattern is trying to encourage
me, a town resident, to get off the town's streets altogether and join the
through traffic on EW and Kenilworth. </DIV>
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size=2>------------------------------<BR><BR>Message: 8<BR>Date: Fri, 10 Aug
2007 16:48:07 -0700 (PDT)<BR>From: kathy galleher
<kgalleher@yahoo.com><BR>Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Traffic<BR>To:
towntalk@riverdale-park.org<BR>Message-ID:
<806325.96202.qm@web51607.mail.re2.yahoo.com><BR>Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="us-ascii"<BR><BR><BR><BR>I have a thought about the traffic issue, and
I realize I may have a minority opinion, but I'd just like to express it in this
forum. I am all for enforcing safety via stop sign enforcement and speed
enforcement. However, I don't support changing street access to limit
traffic, such as closing streets to decrease traffic or installing speed
bumps that force you to travel 10 mph below the posted limit in order to
navigate them. I see the streets as public, and everyone has a right to choose
which public roads they travel on and at what time of day.<BR><BR>I have been
disheartened to notice an increase in the number of public streets, paid
for by tax payer money, which are essentially "privatized" by making them "No
Entry" at certain times of day. I believe those streets belong to all of us, not
just those who live on them. It also seems like it is usually higher
income neighborhoods who are accorded the right to regulate traffic out of their
neighborhood. On an individual basis, I certainly understand the
frustration, but collectively I don't think such solutions work for the good of
everyone.<BR><BR>My latest frustration is that I have a morning yoga class in
University Park. A few months ago, all the streets I used to travel to the
class were closed to entry until 9:30 am. So I am now forced to
either risk a ticket or risk being rear-ended on 410 as I try to slow and make a
turn. I don't like it. Instead of closing off increasing numbers of
side streets, it would be great if we could concertedly and consistently support
traffic modifications that would improve 410 and therefore cut down on the
advantage of cutting through side neighborhoods. And also support smart growth
initiatives, expansion of efficient public transportation, and other more
community-enhancing solutions.<BR><BR>I wanted to add this perspective to the
discussion, so thanks for listening<BR>Kathy</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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