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Highway
55 Speed Limit
29
responses, total.
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(05-16-03)
As
a resident of Nokomis East neighborhood
that lives one block from the "Wall",
I oppose a raising of the speed limit to
anything over 45 mph on HWY 55.
Between
Hwy 62 and 46th Street there are four traffic
lights. A speed of 55 mph will back up traffic
at 46th street (going north) or Hwy 62 (going
south) just that much sooner.
I
see the speeders racing through this corridor
everyday. What do you think their speed
would be if 55 mph were the limit? Lets
consider public safety and our quality of
life first.
And
for the guy that says we need an expressway
into the city, we'll have one, it's called
LIGHT RAIL!
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Mark Holm, Nokomis East
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(04-21-03)
I
drive Hwy 55 from Hwy 62 to Hwy 35w two
times a day at least. I want the speed limit
raised. There are no pedestrians because
of a 15 foot high wall that runs the whole
route.
I
see pedestrians from the school jumping
over the wall to get to burger king. I also
see some people walking to the lake street
liquor store from cedar & 55. The customers
for Walgreens that live west of highway
55 are out of walking distance.
Speed
bumps are not good. I have to slow to almost
a stop to prevent damage to my vehicle.
There are enough "bumps" on our
roads.
We
need an express way into the city. 35 is
too congested. Make some overpass walk ways
if needed.
Paul
Gauthier, Morris Park Neighborhood
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(01-14-03)
Here's
wishing
MnDOT
a
Happy
and
Prosperous
"Neu
Jahre"
and
urging
them
to
make
a
New
Year's
resolution
to
keep
the
commitments/promises
it
makes
and
not
to
make
commitments/promises
it
can't
keep.
And,
as
they
say
in
the
self-help
groups--to
know
the
difference.
As
an
observor
at
the
last
[Hiawatha
LRT
Citizen's]
Advisory
Committee
meeting,
I
was
witness
to
Rep.
Davnie's
act
of
physically
presenting
a
document
wherein
MnDOT
made
a
promise
to
the
neighborhood,
a
promise
they
had
denied
making
before
Rep.
Davnie
spoke.
After
that,
it
was
a
promise
they
couldn't
remember
having
been
made.
This
forgetfulness
has
occured
on
several
occasions
over
the
last
5
years
on
a
variety
of
projects.
Hence,
a
wish
for
a
new
New
Year's
resolution.
With
best
wishes
to
NENA's
fine,
new
Website,
-
Cheryl
Luger,
Minnehaha
Neighborhod
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(01-13-03)
I
live in Seward and agree that a speed limit
of 35 mph should be maintained on Hiawatha
Avenue. [Hwy 55]
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Dianne Brown, Seward Neighborhood
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(01-13-03)
I
live in Seward and I am not opposed to a
modest increase in the speed limit--say,
to 40 mph--on Hwy 55. However I want enforcement
of whatever the limit is. Now the average
speed is probably around 45 mph (and plenty
of drivers even going faster) which is too
fast for an area where pedestrians need
to cross.
My
child is a student at South High and does
have to take her bicycle to school on occasions
and has to bicycle to city parks areas (like
near 34th Avenue and Minnehaha Creek) which
require crossing Hiawatha.
I
would like to see routine enforcement of
the speed limits and right of way to pedestrian
violations. I am all for using video ticketing
to intensively enforce the speed limits.
Most
sincerely,
- Janet M. Arth, Seward Neighborhood
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(01-13-03)
I
agree with raising hwy 55 to 45mph or 55mph.
Perhaps the 55mph limit should be detained
until construction is complete.
I
have a greater concern for the pedestrian
traffic over Hwy 55 at 32nd street. Students
going to the Corcoran area (like South High)
need to cross the hwy and it is very wide
at this point due to the light rail corridor
and an extra lane from Lake street. I think
the pedestrian traffic needs a sensible
solution such as a bridge over the highway
or some traffic control to slow down the
vehicle traffic. Many of the students are
laden with backpacks and may not be able
to move briskly.
Thanks,
- Wayne Blazei (unspecified neighborhood)
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(01-07-03)
The
speed limit on Highway 55 should be raised
and then enforced at 45 mph. I live less
than a block from the highway and I drive
it daily.
I
also frequently cross the highway on foot
or bike and I find the current accommodations
at crosswalks to be more than adequate.
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Jim Biederman, Minnehaha Neighborhood
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(01-03-03)
I
use Hiawatha Avenue at least six days a
week and am constantly being left behind
because I have to go the speed limit. I
find at times that I'm following along with
traffic and going 45 to 55 mph and realize
that I have to slow down to avoid a speeding
ticket.
It's
a highway and the speed limit should be
set between 50 and 55 mph. The success of
light rail should not be at the cost traffic
using this Hwy 55. Many other highways are
going through the cities at highway speeds.
Let's change the speed on this one
too.
Sincerely,
Ron Max, Hiawatha Neighborhood
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(01-02-03)
It
is my opinion, living near this avenue that
has been for the most part underutilized
for 30 years, that with the addition of
four lane travel, the speed of this road
is not correct for the area or the methodology
employed in the current design; it is not
conducive to adequate and appropriate general
traffic patterns required in this part of
Minneapolis.
Having
watched this "development" project go from
an abandoned and desolate eyesore to a modern
roadway, and with the addition of light
rail to this important corridor, there is
a distinct need for a reappraisal of the
speeds on this road.
Traveling
this avenue from downtown to my home area
around 56th St. and 25th Ave. and also in
the other direction, I find that using this
avenue is a great method of getting to my
home area. I also find that most drivers
are already moving at 40-45 mph. With the
posted speed at the current setting of 35
mph, this speed differential itself can
be a hazard, and occasional concentrated
enforcement does not provide long-term relief.
It is my opinion that the majority of drivers,
seeing this beautiful roadway, almost automatically
believe that this is a higher speed road
and progress in this manner.
It
is my opinion that this roadway should be
posted at 45 mph [which] is a very reasonable
speed for the construction/design of the
road; it will not interfere with access
to local business; this speed setting will
also allow pedestrians (who are actually
very few in my experience) to cross this
roadway. Proper timing of the light delays
and future coordination with the light rail
program (which will greatly disrupt cross-traffic
on local streets in any event at the intersections
of Hiawatha) should insure safe passage
for those on foot while simultaneously allow
vehicle traffic to flow smoothly on this
arterial route.
Respectfully
submitted,
Richard G. Neubert, Wenonah Neighborhood
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(12/31/02)
I
am
against
raising
the
speed
limit
on
the
segment
of
Hiawatha
between
Lake
and
46th
Avenue.
Hiawatha
currently
creates
a
"no
mans
land"
between
the
Longfellow
neighborhood
and
the
neighborhoods
to
the
west.
Crossing
Hiawatha
is
unpleasant
and
a
bit
dangerous.
As
light
rail
comes
on
line,
pedestrian
crossing
of
Hiawatha
will
increase
dramatically.
Pedestrian
safety
far
outweighs
the
slight
time
savings
that
a
higher
speed
limit
offers
in
my
view.
I
am
totally
against
raising
the
speed
limit,
in
fact,
I
believe
more
consideration
must
be
paid
in
creating
ways
to
cross
Hiawatha
more
inviting
and
safer.
-
Tim Grebner (unspecified neighborhood)
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