Getting Around Town

On the opinion page of today's Journal Star is a letter from a gentlemen named John Doering from Dunlap. He is sounding off on the Journal Star's contention that Peoria is a "15 minute city," to where you can get anywhere in Peoria in 15 minutes. To that I also have to say "Bullsh*t!"

Mr. Doering blames the problems on selfishness and New Urbanism. I agree that selfishness could be one of the causes to this problem; how many people do you see talking on the phone, driving haphazardly. How many other drivers run lights, hog lanes, exercise little or no use of turn signals or are completely inconsiderate. Angie at Angie's Drama can site you many examples.

But I'm not sure about blaming New Urbanism altogether. Our city planners have continued to do a poor job at planning our city's roadways. I don't think they could plan themselves out of a wet paper sack. But what planning, for lack of a better word, they have done is what *they* think New Urbanism is.

But Mr. Doering is right; you cannot travel Knoxville Ave for any stretch of distance and not be stopped by a red light. I will also add that there seems to be far more drivers on the road than ever before, which is odd because the population around here has not gone up significantly.

Common Sense of it All: <insert sarcasm here> With fewer motorist on the roads, you could probably get around town faster during yesterday's snow storm than you could on an average day. <end sarcasm>