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Today's Letters: Downtown roads difficult to follow
Letters to the Editor
Published February 10, 2008
Have you traveled the beautiful east side of St. Petersburg lately? I visited the Mahaffey Theater the other day. What a great facility. On my way out I was merging onto First Street. How in the world do you know what to do with the markings on the road? What a mess. Merge lines, pedestrian lines, double yellow lines, even road racing lines. You do not know whether to hit the brakes, cover your eyes or smoke your tires and get out of the way. Also, you get lost with the bicycle path lines and on-road parking lines, and if you need to make a right-hand turn, you can't merge right until the last minute. I believe they need to take a good look at the markings. By the way, I have lived here all my life and it confuses the heck out of me. What about the tourists? Jim Phillips, St. Petersburg A ridiculous roundabout Not a good idea I agree with the Jan. 23 letter writer about the new roundabout at Park Street and Villagrande Avenue S. It really is too small an intersection for a roundabout. I use Villagrande Avenue all the time and thought I was the only one, since I never see another car there. Whose brainstorm was that? Does St. Petersburg have that much free money that they have to spend? Alice M. Mullen, St. Pete Beach What is 'native'? Regarding stray cats, an assistant director for Pinellas Animal Services says that "cats are not native to the Florida ecosystem and thus don't belong in it." Stray cats, he says, hurt "other species they hunt, such as birds." Two points: First, humans are not native to the Florida ecosystem. They also kill birds and other animals. Second, please tell us how an animal becomes "native" to Florida. Is it some kind of intelligent design resulting in spontaneous creation? Bill Hodges, Tarpon Springs Share your views We invite readers to write to us. Letters for publication should be addressed to Letters to the Editor, P.O. Box 1121, St. Petersburg, FL 33731.They can be faxed to (727) 893-8675or sent to www.sptimes.com/letters/. They should be brief and must include the writer's name, address and phone number. Please include a handwritten signature when possible. Letters may be edited for clarity, taste and length. We regret that not all letters can be published.
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by Barbara
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02/11/08 03:35 PM
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People in this city don't even know what a round-about is or how to behave when they see one. Most drivers I've seen simply go right thru, like no one else exists. A few YIELD TO TRAFFIC IN CIRCLE signs might go a long way.
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by jason
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02/10/08 11:00 PM
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Those roundabouts are just plain silly. I've seen PSTA buses drive over the curbs of one of them repeatedly because the obstacle is so poorly designed. Waste of money, plus confusing.
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