Thursday, February 7, 2008

The Daily Sacred Heart Snarl: If All Politics is Local... why don't the politicians do something about this?

This isn't even close to the worst it gets... often times, Rosemont is clogged from Sheridan back to Broadway, both lanes, such that emergency vehicles can't even make it through. (I know, I've been suck in the traffic jam trying to just get home to my wife with an emergency vehicle with horn and lights going... practically shoving me off the road... and I had nowhere to go!)

I'm not blaming the school or parents, especially not the latter... I don't know whose responsibility addressing this daily menace which often rises to the level of being dangerous (when emergency vehicles can't get through)... but whose ever it is has REALLY dropped the ball!

Maybe the "Broken Heart" folks have some insights about why this problem persists (understanding the dysfunction of our local political scene seems to be their forte) , and what can be done about it. Just a few observations based on absolutely NO understanding of how things work here, but frequent experience with the problem and even more frequent observation...
  • Rosemont is NOT up to this kind of traffic
  • Granville is more so
  • The cul de sac where Granville dead ends into Lake Michigan by Berger Park might make for a more suitable "loading zone." All you'd need is a crossing guard to shuttle the children across the street... hardly a radical practice. I see them managing the traffic and children at the grammar school on Winthrop at Thorndale when I drive Tess in for her doctor's appointments on Friday mornings, and its not nearly as heavy.
  • Or perhaps there is some other parking lot or place nearby... one of the Loyola lots along Broadway for example... to which the children could be shuttled for pick up.
  • And the "Dee dee dee"est of all... where's the traffic control people when we need them? I see them managing far less intractable traffic jams down by Belmont and Sheridan & Lakeshore Drive every Friday when I take Tess for her weekly doctor's appointment. H@ll... at least they have traffic lights down there, not 3 way stops!

2 comments:

SnarkAngel said...

Unfortunately, it will take someone getting hit and injured or killed by a frustrated motorist before ANYONE in power even admits there is a problem here.

Boston_Betty said...

Hey Goth,

How about some videos of the pups!