Friday, February 1, 2013
The most thoughtful, moving, controversial or just plain funny comments from around the west metro between Jan. 25 and Jan. 31.
Each week, Patch users contribute numerous insights, opinions and observations. The following is a collection of the most thoughtful, moving, controversial or just plain funny comments that appeared on Patch sites in Eden Prairie, Edina, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Minnetonka, Richfield, Shakopee, Plymouth, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Click on the headline to read the full story and join in the conversation. (The comments below are not meant to reflect the opinions of Patch or its staff.) *** Community Voices Concern About Dangerous Intersections in St. Michael and Albertville When Patch asked users about the most dangerous intersections in their neighborhoods, St. Michael-Albertville residents pointed out several problem areas, from …
Friday, January 25, 2013
The most thoughtful, moving, controversial or just plain funny comments from around the west metro between Jan. 18 and Jan. 24.
Each week, Patch users contribute numerous insights, opinions and observations. The following is a collection of the most thoughtful, moving, controversial or just plain funny comments that appeared on Patch sites in Eden Prairie, Edina, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Minnetonka, Richfield, Shakopee, Plymouth, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Click on the headline to read the full story and join in the conversation. (The comments below are not meant to reflect the opinions of Patch or its staff.) *** SLP Residents Believe These Intersections Are The Most Dangerous After we ran a story about unsafe intersections, readers started listing the worst in St. Louis Park. We compiled those into a story and Patch readers continued to comment: Rachel Powell…
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
We asked and you answered. You can dive into the conversation on St. Louis Park Patch.
On Tuesday, St. Louis Park Patch posted a story about the most dangerous intersections in the Twin Cities. The story included a reference to a study of car crash statistics by the City of Minneapolis. We asked readers which intersections in SLP are the most dangerous. We received a lot of responses on Facebook: Greg Overall: The Toledo Ave entrance off of Minnetonka Blvd to northbound 100 is ridiculous. Will Donovan III: The "improved" bike intersections on Ottawa and Wooddale are still atrocious for cyclists. The improvements made them worse. Texas and Hw7 is a death trap. Nancy Goethel Flint: Turning left from Hwy 7 frontage road onto Beltline. Dawn Anton Rolstad: Hwy 7 to southbound 100 Renee Davison McGarvey: I've noticed that many of …
Linda F
11:05 am on Sunday, January 27, 2013
Regarding vehicles yielding to bicyclists... I live one block from Lake Calhoun and can't believe how many bicyclists do not stop at red stop lights or stop signs. Apparently, they believe that vehicles must ALWAYS yield to them, however, Minnesota law dictates that bicyclists must obey all of the same traffic laws that vehicles do. This includes STOPPING AT ALL RED LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS! For the… more ›