Palmer Events Center
Supports Frankencurbs
RECEIVED Tue., May 24, 2005
To the editor:
As a resident of Shoal Creek Boulevard just south of Anderson Lane, I want to comment on your article on the "Frankencurbs" [News, May 20]. The wider bike/pedestrian/parking lanes make the road much safer for people walking in the street, which is important since much of Shoal Creek Boulevard does not have sidewalks. The curb islands are helpful to keep people from driving in the outside lanes. I was at the neighborhood meeting five years ago when many people turned out to oppose the city's original proposal for bike lanes. There were many angry people there who did not want any changes to make the road safer for bicyclists or pedestrians. All those complainers had five years to work with the city on an alternate plan. If they don't like the plan that resulted, then they didn't put enough energy into working with the city on an alternative that they would find acceptable. I'm sure that many of the people complaining about the curbs at the recent meeting are the same who complained about the original plan. "The squeaky wheel gets the grease," as they say. If the city surveyed all the residents of Allandale, I'm sure they'd get a higher approval rating for the new curb islands than they got from the cranky change-averse people who chose to show up at their meeting!
As a resident of Shoal Creek Boulevard just south of Anderson Lane, I want to comment on your article on the "Frankencurbs" [News, May 20]. The wider bike/pedestrian/parking lanes make the road much safer for people walking in the street, which is important since much of Shoal Creek Boulevard does not have sidewalks. The curb islands are helpful to keep people from driving in the outside lanes. I was at the neighborhood meeting five years ago when many people turned out to oppose the city's original proposal for bike lanes. There were many angry people there who did not want any changes to make the road safer for bicyclists or pedestrians. All those complainers had five years to work with the city on an alternate plan. If they don't like the plan that resulted, then they didn't put enough energy into working with the city on an alternative that they would find acceptable. I'm sure that many of the people complaining about the curbs at the recent meeting are the same who complained about the original plan. "The squeaky wheel gets the grease," as they say. If the city surveyed all the residents of Allandale, I'm sure they'd get a higher approval rating for the new curb islands than they got from the cranky change-averse people who chose to show up at their meeting!
Paul K. Smith