The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-09

go straight through when the
light changes to green. Especially
if drivers waiting for the green
light would, whenever possible
allow room on their left or right
for others wishing to make such
turns.
Lanes for right and left turns
as well as for going straight
ahead as when entering Truman
from the 'one-way portion Of 81.
monitor should be designated by
overhead signs which can be cas-.
lily seen at distance. Arrows
on overhead signs don't require
a new paint job as often as de
those on the street which mos
people don't see until they arr
practically on top Of them, especi
ally tourists and newcomers whit
are looking for signs. AS new
maps are made, directional arrows
should be printed on at least thu
main one-way streets.
While all this sewer and i'm
proving work is going on, why
not eliminate sharp corners a
narrow street intersections by
rounding them and setting tn,
curb back. That portion of thu
sidewalk will never be missed BY
pedestrians and will make i
easier for the motorist.
Traffic problems on streets II
newly developed sections o
town can be more easily deal
with if planned in advance. Why
not have right turn with eau
ton lane (no stop unless you viii
interfere with traffic. from N
Roosevelt Blvd. into the roat
leading directly to Poincian;
housing apd vicinity? Make it &
separate lane using a little o.
that new field there land elm
mate a traffic hazard by dividing
the lanes by setting that utility
pole at that corner in a small
traffic island Of cement. Repea
the same right turn lane into thu
Sigsbee Park Road from Roose
Welt Blvd, when that corner i!
filled in. There is really going t
be a traffic problem at times on
there when that land is filled ir
and the new shopping district il
erected.
Why not plan for alleys in new
home, or, at least, in new bust
ness districts, for deliveries, alst
trash and garbage pickup? Tina
would eliminate unsightly messe'
from the sidewalks and facilitate
services in new areas. Part Of tn,
utilities should be placed in tht
alleys and there would not be thu
expense at a later date Of tearing
up costly streets and sidewalks X
make repairs.
Why not have people cut on
both ends of all tin cans and flat
ten them before disposing o
them? That would help proven
the overlooking of garbage can
(many of them uncovered), es
pecially those in congested area
which are by necessity place.
close to city sidewalks. I under
stand that old tin cans standing
with water in them also max,
good breeding places for mos
quitoes.
Don't eliminate all parking OF
Duval. Just enforce the exist
ing rules as to parking, limiting
parking time and placing a can
vas cover over parking meter
(no charge for parking) whel
space is actually being used b.
trucks to load or unload. If DIVA
parking is prohibited it will real
ly work a hardship on propert,
owners and their tenants OF
Whitehead and Simonton Street
who have no other place to park
Recently / read that now tina
school vacation is here that w,
should educate the children rid
ing bicycles. / think adults rid
ing the wrong direction on one
way streets should be fined.
Pedestrians are terribly lax il
obeying traffic signals here. The,
cross against red lights, practic
ally daring a mtorist, who ha
the green light, to hit them. Par
ents drag their children acros
streets against red lights. VIVA
good does it do to instruct tn
children in school to obey tn
light signals if their parents an
other adults set them q bad ex
. ample?
Many times on Duval there
no traffic in the middle Of tn
blocks due to traffic lights. VIII
not paint lines across the stree
Cor a pedestrian cross walk in tn
middle of the blocks, especial
at Smith Lane, which is not