O, Eucalyptus!
Floyd said Caltrans hasn’t made a decision yet. There are many things to balance, she said: avoiding wetlands loss, not hurting merchants on the corridor, improving safety, and so on.
“That’s one of our highest volume corridors in District 1,” Floyd said. “It gets 40,000 vehicles a day. So, this needs to be worked out. We’re looking to see what we can do, to see if there are ways to make adjustments to avoid removal of those trees.”
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THREE Comments
Comment / By Susan Fox / Jan. 8, 2009, 10:58 a.m.
Four roundabouts would solve the problem in the corridor. One at Murray Field, one at Indianola, one at the mill and one at the Bayside cutoff. Minimal tree removal required. Access to cross roads preserved from both directions. Safety/speed issue addressed. Why is this so hard?
Comment / By Jeff Muskrat / Jan. 9, 2009, 10:04 a.m.
I would say that is a violent way for the trees to deal with their transgressors.
However, we’d have a lot more original growth if the trees would take a stand like the “Ents” did in “The Lord Of The Rings II”.
If only the trees could speak, and act, for themselves. I don’t think it would end in violence though.
Thank you for the great article Heidi! The Untimely-Substandard has nothing on the NCJ for objective journalism.
Comment / By unanonymous / Jan. 10, 2009, 4:52 p.m.
it wouldn’t be a freeway if it had roundabouts. why is that so hard to understand? I’m with the old timer. Move on, progress happens progressives.