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I believe that we can have growth without sprawl. I believe that we can have economic development without bribes. I believe that traffic can flow smoothly with better planning. I believe that we can have nice places to live, work, shop and play without destroying the trees and other vegetation that improve our air and water quality.
I believe that we can have safe, friendly neighborhoods with adequate police and fire protection and other necessary services WITHOUT overburdening ourselves with taxes.
Let Greensboro be Greensboro
I like waking up in the morning to the sounds of birds chirping in the yard. I enjoy watching the squirrels scamper up the big oaks near my house and seeing the lightening bugs sparkle in the early evening.
I like the sounds of children playing. I like the friendly smiles and nods of people in my town when I walk on the sidewalks in the neighborhoods and when I walk downtown. I like the way local people wave a quick thank you when another yields the right-of-way.
Greensboro is a nice place to live and I want to keep it that way.
We can grow and we can change, and if we do it right, we can keep the things that matter.
I like the sounds of children playing. I like the friendly smiles and nods of people in my town when I walk on the sidewalks in the neighborhoods and when I walk downtown. I like the way local people wave a quick thank you when another yields the right-of-way.
Greensboro is a nice place to live and I want to keep it that way.
We can grow and we can change, and if we do it right, we can keep the things that matter.
Add My Name
Add my name to the list of citizens complaining about the Friendly Avenue Widening project.
I do not live near the Friendly Avenue improvement area but moving the utility poles and adding a median and turn lanes seems like a waste of taxpayers money to me.
Of course, I am always in favor of more sidewalks.
Putting utility lines underground as we widened the street would have been a better use of the money. I suggested this to some City Council members several years ago. The answer to my inquiry was that it is too expensive.
The utility poles are dangerously close to the street and this area is famous for losing power during snow, rain and windy weather. The beautiful trees that line the streets are trimmed without mercy but power is still out many times in the area.
I have heard many complaints about the trees being butchered in the area of these lines. The maintenance costs would be much lower for the power company if the lines were underground and, as a plus, we could keep more of our beautiful tree shaded streets.
There are many other ways to improve our streets. This is a safety factor as well as an aesthetic one.
Putting medians on busy streets seems to be a trend these days. And as with many so-called improvements to our streets in the past, this too will pass. And I hope it is sooner than later. I have read that some other cities have already decided to remove some medians because they make many streets more dangerous.
What do you think?
I do not live near the Friendly Avenue improvement area but moving the utility poles and adding a median and turn lanes seems like a waste of taxpayers money to me.
Of course, I am always in favor of more sidewalks.
Putting utility lines underground as we widened the street would have been a better use of the money. I suggested this to some City Council members several years ago. The answer to my inquiry was that it is too expensive.
The utility poles are dangerously close to the street and this area is famous for losing power during snow, rain and windy weather. The beautiful trees that line the streets are trimmed without mercy but power is still out many times in the area.
I have heard many complaints about the trees being butchered in the area of these lines. The maintenance costs would be much lower for the power company if the lines were underground and, as a plus, we could keep more of our beautiful tree shaded streets.
There are many other ways to improve our streets. This is a safety factor as well as an aesthetic one.
Putting medians on busy streets seems to be a trend these days. And as with many so-called improvements to our streets in the past, this too will pass. And I hope it is sooner than later. I have read that some other cities have already decided to remove some medians because they make many streets more dangerous.
What do you think?
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