August 29, 2019 at 4:13 p.m.
Reader unhappy with U.S. 27 plans
Letters to the Editor
To the editor:
I am writing about the deplorable conditions of U.S. 27 (Meridian Street) through the City of Portland.
This street has deteriorated badly in at least the last year. Even the road surface on the arch bridge is bad, but the whole thing is potholes everywhere and they aren’t going to be fixed till 2021?
Really?
I am totally against removing the traffic lights at Walnut and High streets. In addition to pedestrians not being able to cross the street for those blocks, cars from those side streets will be trying to force their way in between whatever traffic there is, causing more accidents. If you have to park across the street from where you are going, it’s even worse.
This sounds like a good way to lose even more businesses downtown, when the city is trying to bring in more businesses.
With the number of semis that go through here every day, they have their own schedules to keep, I’m sure. But they don’t want to drive the speed limit, and many of them will change lanes without regard to other traffic as well, so it’s as though they would just as soon shove other vehicles out of their way so they can drive as they please. That’s not safe either.
Then, the parking issue. With a semi on your tail, how would you ever be able to pull up to a parking spot and be able to reverse angle into that spot before being run over? Even if you turn on a right turn signal to do that, the driver will be on your bumper before you can possibly back in. Better to angle the normal way, then you have a better chance of being seen when ready to leave.
Another thing I would like to see is more tickets issued for speeding in town. These streets are all well posted at 30 miles per hour, except Industrial Park Drive at 40. You would never know it. I think the young ones see semis getting away with it, so they drive 45 miles per hour plus all over town too. When driving anywhere, you feel like you're in the middle of a NASCAR race.
That’s my thoughts on the subject, so I hope this all comes out to the good in the end.
Sincerely,
Verna R. Loper
Portland
I am writing about the deplorable conditions of U.S. 27 (Meridian Street) through the City of Portland.
This street has deteriorated badly in at least the last year. Even the road surface on the arch bridge is bad, but the whole thing is potholes everywhere and they aren’t going to be fixed till 2021?
Really?
I am totally against removing the traffic lights at Walnut and High streets. In addition to pedestrians not being able to cross the street for those blocks, cars from those side streets will be trying to force their way in between whatever traffic there is, causing more accidents. If you have to park across the street from where you are going, it’s even worse.
This sounds like a good way to lose even more businesses downtown, when the city is trying to bring in more businesses.
With the number of semis that go through here every day, they have their own schedules to keep, I’m sure. But they don’t want to drive the speed limit, and many of them will change lanes without regard to other traffic as well, so it’s as though they would just as soon shove other vehicles out of their way so they can drive as they please. That’s not safe either.
Then, the parking issue. With a semi on your tail, how would you ever be able to pull up to a parking spot and be able to reverse angle into that spot before being run over? Even if you turn on a right turn signal to do that, the driver will be on your bumper before you can possibly back in. Better to angle the normal way, then you have a better chance of being seen when ready to leave.
Another thing I would like to see is more tickets issued for speeding in town. These streets are all well posted at 30 miles per hour, except Industrial Park Drive at 40. You would never know it. I think the young ones see semis getting away with it, so they drive 45 miles per hour plus all over town too. When driving anywhere, you feel like you're in the middle of a NASCAR race.
That’s my thoughts on the subject, so I hope this all comes out to the good in the end.
Sincerely,
Verna R. Loper
Portland
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