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<DIV>Ooooo yippee, I'll get to drive my Porsche to work and scream my car around
the pylons and pedestrians and trees in a cloud of exercised sport suspension
and fine Deutche engineering. It will make driving at 25 MPH
sooooo much more entertaining every morning and evening.</DIV>
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<DIV>Why did we spend a fortune on sidewalks when we would then be encouraging
pedestrians to walk in the streets?</DIV>
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<DIV>PS, Lafayette across Queensbury is the EXACT route I take to work every
morning and back every evening. So, you have taken Riverdale Road away for
the sake of the potential traffic back up in front of the fire house. Now
there is a thought of making Lafayette an obstacle course. Again, as I
have said before, as your fellow neighbor, I don't appreciate my neighbors
insisting I drive to work on East/West highway instead of using the streets I
pay taxes to maintain and repave. </DIV>
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<DIV>I do assume that when the firehouse goes away, we'll get Riverdale Road
back for two way traffic. Then at least I'll be able to get to work on my
own town roads. There are other places to put walking plazas that DO NOT
impede the flow of traffic. Yes, yes, I know that is the exact intention,
but do you REALLY want the average driver in this area weaving around trees and
park benches and pedestrians? I sure wouldn't want to be a human pylon on
that road.</DIV>
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<DIV>I like german cars, but this ain't Europe. Drivers stop for
pedestrians in Europe. In America, moving pedestrians are extra
points. </DIV>
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<DIV>Just providing the other perspective. Please folks, just leave me a
way to get out of town and get to work!</DIV>
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<DIV>Adrianne</DIV>
<DIV>Madison and 48th</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>IRob,
the more I think about this idea ("shared streets") the more<BR>intrigued I
am... say, for example, we created shared street space on<BR>Lafayette
on both sides of Queensbury -- from Dumms' to the tracks on<BR>the south side;
incorporating all of Mabel Munch park, Lafayette and<BR>Natoli Pl on the north
side, say, up as far as the E-W Hwy overpass...<BR>also Rhode Island Ave., as
it traverses Town Center's parking lot<BR>(also creating public/greenspace
around the area where the clock tower<BR>is -- you could capture a lot of
greenspace there while losing only<BR>*3* parking places --, and maybe on the
S&Js side as well. Reroute<BR>the buses off of Riverdale onto
Queensbury (you could allow buses to<BR>enter Queensbury by the fire station
while keeping it "Do not enter"<BR>for all other traffic). We gain
public/community space, make it safer<BR>for pedestrians, and (i'm guessing)
discourage quite a bit of the<BR>cut-through traffic, all without a single
speed bump or additional<BR>"one way" or "do not enter"
sign.<BR><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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