St. Louis Park Sun Sailor--Letter to the Editor
December 11, 2012
Traffic signals help pedestrians cross road
To the Editor:
Living at Park Shore, the senior residence next to Byerly’s in St. Louis Park, was a great five-year experience for me – except when I wanted to go to Target across the road on Park Center Boulevard. The hassle was the car traffic going in all directions, plus the cars zooming in and out of Target’s parking lot. Scary it was, with few cars stopping for the marked pedestrian crossing.
It’s been solved, by unique cooperation between the city, the Target Corp. and Silvercrest, the company that owns both Park Shore Senior Residence and the new “36 Park” beautiful apartment complex soon to be opened.
Under the guidance of the St. Louis Park Public Works office director Mike Rardin, the design and cost of this unique new safety arrangements of traffic lights and walk signals was shared by the three entities above. I was amazed to learn the total cost of this project: More than $600,000! Taxes and corporate funds well spent.
Thank you – every one of you who had a part in now giving us walkers a feeling of safety when crossing Park Center Boulevard.
Elliott Royce, St. Louis Park
December 11, 2012
Traffic signals help pedestrians cross road
To the Editor:
Living at Park Shore, the senior residence next to Byerly’s in St. Louis Park, was a great five-year experience for me – except when I wanted to go to Target across the road on Park Center Boulevard. The hassle was the car traffic going in all directions, plus the cars zooming in and out of Target’s parking lot. Scary it was, with few cars stopping for the marked pedestrian crossing.
It’s been solved, by unique cooperation between the city, the Target Corp. and Silvercrest, the company that owns both Park Shore Senior Residence and the new “36 Park” beautiful apartment complex soon to be opened.
Under the guidance of the St. Louis Park Public Works office director Mike Rardin, the design and cost of this unique new safety arrangements of traffic lights and walk signals was shared by the three entities above. I was amazed to learn the total cost of this project: More than $600,000! Taxes and corporate funds well spent.
Thank you – every one of you who had a part in now giving us walkers a feeling of safety when crossing Park Center Boulevard.
Elliott Royce, St. Louis Park