Thru the Windshield…How do we look to those passing by?
Submitted by: Marjorie Klise
Do you know the pain of birth? If not, ask your wife or your sister. Or better yet, ask your mother. Birth is hard but even scripture tells us that the subsequent joy is greater.
We are about to see the birth of a total new look at our largest neighborhood traffic intersection. The city traffic engineers provided ample opportunity for citizen input. The engineers and planners listened to our needs, our fears, our concerns and our wish list. And they gave us a plan. We tweaked that. And they listened again. And again. We have a unique sight project ahead of us. (It is a shame that none of the adjacent neighborhood groups sent representation to the Traffic Commission meeting where we could have shown our support.)
So we have a plan. The painful birth process begins now. We will have traffic delays. We will have traffic detours. We will have inconvenience beyond belief. But we will make the best of it. We will survive. Please be patient.
With porous pavement and water drain-off planters and attractive benches and safe pedestrian crossing, plus slower traffic and calming devices on the side streets, our neighborhood will thrive and our neighborhood businesses will flourish.
Birth is painful yet beautiful.
