Almost every week this is the "What's on the city council's plate this week" review. I don't cover everything, so if you want the full rundown, read the packet and agenda yourself.

This week, we'll see how the city wants to make the city safer for walkers. The city is considering a list of projects on their consent calendar that will hopefully solve walkers getting hit by cars problems at several intersections.

From the report:

This emphasis project would make low-cost interim improvements to these crossings until funds are available to make more substantial improvements. For reference, crossing improvements that are made as part of the Pedestrian Crossing Improvement Program are typically curb bulb-outs, which costs about $45,000 per corner, and crossing islands, which cost about $65,000 without landscaping. (These costs include engineering, mobilization and contingency, standard increases for a construction project estimate.)

Here is a map of the intersections. Click on the place marks for descriptions of the projects:

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A lot of people don't want the world to forget about what just happened in Burma. Here's what artist Kenny Random has to say about it:


pocketed from Wooster

Ok, let's keep it civil here folks, I actually enjoy mac vs pc discussions when they stay friendly.

One of the great non sequiturs of the left is that, if the free market doesn't work perfectly, then it doesn't work at all-- and the government should step in.

Thomas Sowell

Is it really already November? What are folks up to today, this week, this month? What's on your mind?

So if any of you didn't sign the net neutrality petition i posted up here a week or so ago...heres one more chance...plus some happy news.  http://civic.moveon.org/save_the_internet/ 

"A coalition of consumer groups and legal scholars on Thursday formally asked the Federal Communications Commission to stop Comcast Corp. from interfering with file sharing by its Internet subscribers.

Two of the groups are also asking the FCC to fine Comcast $195,000 for every affected subscriber. The petitions will be the first real test of the FCC's stance on the so-called "Net Neutrality" issue. "

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http://www.abc2news.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=4ec3e712-1f82-4270-a678-376406b37ca8