[tabi] Re: my object to Nova 2010
- From: "Charles Atkins" <catkins@xxxxxxx>
- To: <tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 20:19:01 -0500
Lynn,
I appreciate your words of concern for us, but,
I must warn,
it is much safer telling people what it is you can't do.
It is the only way to get it fixed so that you soon will have it so that you
can do.
Because you are a brave person who always strives to serve your fellowmen,
why wouldn't they fix it for you!
Speak your mind!
Don't worry!
For!
First,
Because you are who you are and,
Because America is the great country it is,
we won't be left out!
----- Original Message -----
From: Lynn Evans
To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, November 07, 2009 7:20 PM
Subject: [tabi] Re: my object to Nova 2010
You are correct in saying there are no guarantees when it comes to life. it
is a crap shoot. A person steps out boldly from the curb of life with the
mobility skills we have and takes their chances. You are asking for a guarantee
for city services? You mean like the electricity want never go out? The water
will never be turned off? The trash will always be picked up?
Look at the changes Star Metro has made to their plan so far. We asked for a
route description and they gave it to us. Robert asked for the Village Square
change and they did that.
Let us not do a "Blackjack" here and tell Star metro if they want play by our
rules then we will not play,. the intersections where the transfer points are,
need to be made as safe as humanly possible for EVERYONE. This is what we need
to tell the city commission.
It scares me to tell anyone, what I can't do. That puts me in a vulnerable
position in their eyes.
We need to work with Star Metro or we are going to be left on the curb as the
bus passes us by.
----- Original Message -----
From: Easy Talk
To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 2:40 PM
Subject: [tabi] Re: my object to Nova 2010
Chip, After much consideration and Soule searching, I am with you 100
percent. I am one who has been hit at an audible crossing. I am certainly for
decentralization but more work needs to be done and as Heather said Star Metro
does transportation/buses not Sidewalks, Audible signals or Police Safety.
They can only educate but it is up to other departments to do there part and so
far there are no guarantees.
Robert
----- Original Message -----
From: Chip Orange
To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 11:54 AM
Subject: [tabi] my object to Nova 2010
hi all,
I spoke with a StarMetro planner yesterday, and he said only 2
intersections of the possible 41 proposed for transfer points, currently have
audible signals. (I think Lynn did tell us that).
perhaps, just perhaps, they'll be able to add 10, even 20, in the next
year, but by no means all of them will get audible signals.
the point I made to him, and the one I intend to make to the city
commission unless there is a dramatic change in the plan, is that no
intersection, even with an audible signal, is safe for a blind person to cross.
audible signals only make it somewhat safer, but many of our local blind
residents can testify about being hit. I don't think even our best, most
skillful, independent travelers, can say that crossing an intersection such as
many of those proposed by StarMetro is safe; and, a number of our blind
residents do not fall into the class of our "most skillful" independent
travelers.
I intend to urge the city commission to deny the entire plan until the
safety of disable riders can be assured by never requiring a transfer through
an intersection; StarMetro has got to be forced to come up with another way to
handle transfers.
I know others of you have other objections to the plan, and I've heard
and agree with a lot of them, but this is to me, the single really good one,
which is good enough to warrant the city commission stopping implementation
until it is worked out.
I do support other objections which have been raised, including the one I
just mentioned that with all the bus stops moving to new locations, they are
going to be hard to find, and that the routes and the location of stops require
a lot of walking at times, which itself is also unsafe. but when I write the
commission after the plan is submitted to them, I am only going to focus on the
safety issue, as I think it's the most important, and I don't want to overwhelm
them in my letter with les important objections.
I hope all of you will consider writing to the city commission, but not
until the plan has been submitted to them. any letters before then are
evidently just forwarded to StarMetro, without engaging the commissioners'
attention.
thanks.
Chip
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Chip Orange
Database Administrator
Florida Public Service Commission
Chip.Orange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(850) 413-6314
(Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not
necessarily reflect those of the Florida Public Service Commission.)
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