Why not train and use patrol boys (or girls). I realize this would require the approval of parents. This is what they did years ago and it worked fine. It builds character and pride.
I live a block away from this intersection and we cross here daily. Very rarely do cars stop, I have yelled out to cars, held my hand up, still no cars stop.
when our son was a junior at eths, he was looking out the window and saw a classmate being struck and killed by a car on dodge. it was a rather searing experience for him, not to mention for the
other than speed cameras.
- a yellow blinking caution light that changes to a red blinking light when someone starts to enter the crosswalk.
- Reflective strips in the crosswalk.
State Gas Tax is about 48 cents per gallon, not counting the sales tax. Nobody got rid of the Illinois tax on gasoline. Is it possible you were talking about rolaids or tums?
This has probably been raised before, but one thing that makes Oakton a challenge for drivers is that there are three school zones (Dawes, Chute, and Oakton) in a relatively short stretch.
This is part of a larger problem on the council. There are numerous places all over the city where the streets are designed in such a way where walking is hazardous.
New Madrid Seismic Zone
It is unlikely that hydraulic fracturing (fracing not fracking) would encounter the New Madrid Seismic Zone.
Patrol Boys
Why not train and use patrol boys (or girls). I realize this would require the approval of parents. This is what they did years ago and it worked fine. It builds character and pride.
We need a crossing guard asap!
I live a block away from this intersection and we cross here daily. Very rarely do cars stop, I have yelled out to cars, held my hand up, still no cars stop.
Memorial Service
The Memorial Service for Patricia A. Mitchell will take place on Saturday, June 2 at 11 a.m. at St.
Tax on cigs
I will stop smoking. Cigs are just too expensive.
school speed zones
when our son was a junior at eths, he was looking out the window and saw a classmate being struck and killed by a car on dodge. it was a rather searing experience for him, not to mention for the
There are probably plenty of ideas
other than speed cameras.
- a yellow blinking caution light that changes to a red blinking light when someone starts to enter the crosswalk.
- Reflective strips in the crosswalk.
Not True
State Gas Tax is about 48 cents per gallon, not counting the sales tax. Nobody got rid of the Illinois tax on gasoline. Is it possible you were talking about rolaids or tums?
What improvements do you
What improvements do you suggest?
Take the taxpayer's minds off of pension reform?
"Is this just another way to take the taxpayer's minds off of pension reform and another way to delay action for another year."
Better City Priorities Needed
Maybe if the city would spend half the 2mm it spent playing kiss*ss with Trader Joe's, it could upgrade school zone crosswalks.
Another reason Oakton is tricky for drivers
This has probably been raised before, but one thing that makes Oakton a challenge for drivers is that there are three school zones (Dawes, Chute, and Oakton) in a relatively short stretch.
Hero
It looks like, once again, the cigarette smokers will be expected to save the state of Illinois.
Common sense
If only common sense was more common! Let's not turn this into an ideological issue; after all, police are government employees, too.
Aldermen do very little to tame the auto
This is part of a larger problem on the council. There are numerous places all over the city where the streets are designed in such a way where walking is hazardous.