I was a resident of this community and had been for 17 years, rearing two kids in the neighborhood just two streets west of the MLK Jr. Boulevard main street. Dennis Pescitelli, Illinois DOT . Sure, only if the resident would agree to spend about three weeks in my office to see the kind of balancing I have to cope with. I'll never forget one of the neighborhood leaders in Carbondale telling me that he saw enough of what I had to do to know he would never want my job. In a more serious sense, I think transportation professionals can determine sufficiently what's needed by listening carefully to a good sample of the residents and accepting them and their concerns.
Tolerance is just rejection postponed.
Air Quality Division Tom Barry, Florida DOT . Balance is the key word. It has to fit the specific project or program. Dennis Pescitelli, Illinois DOT . I feel this hypothetical situation would not be experienced frequently, so it isn't compelling to strive for uniformity of approach at the expense of badly alienating a small number of citizens.