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Mister MooCow
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clancy12 said:
As far as the turn lane goes, I wish those fighting it would just stop. They claim to speak for all of Clintonville, but they're really just speaking for EN Broadway.

And folks who would be negatively affected would answer:

As far as the turn lane goes, I wish those pushing it would just stop. They claim to speak for all of Clintonville, but they're really just speaking for a couple of side streets.

And both mindsets do nothing to bring about a consensus.

Pablo said:
^That's all very nice but the quickest and cheapest solution would be to add the left turn lane as currently proposed by the City.

Really? How much is it worth to have a holistic solution supported by a consensus (instead of an indefinite status quo brought about by perpetual lawsuits and lobbying)? How much is it worth to actually foster community?

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City again says no to High-North Broadway roundabout
By: Mark Ferenchik
The Columbus Dispatch
March 20, 2012 17:03 PM

Two years ago, Columbus officials said it would cost too much to install roundabouts at several Clintonville intersections, including the N. High Street-North Broadway intersection. This month, after residents asked them about it again, they said the same thing. A March 15 memo from a Columbus public service administrator, Patricia Austin, said the cost for a roundabout at the busy intersection would cost between $7.1 million to $8.1 million, including up to $2 million just for right-of-way acquisition.

READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/blogs/the-city/2012/03/clintonville-roundabout.html

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columbusmike

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I really wish the roundabout idea would end. Sure, the intersection backs up. Unfortunately, we can't pave over the entire city every time there is traffic backup.

Posted 2 months ago #
Pablo
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Turndown of Clintonville turn lane will stand
By: Mark Ferenchik
The Columbus Dispatch
March 23, 2012 7:13 AM

Columbus transportation planners say placing a left-turn lane from E. North Broadway to N. High Street in Clintonville would reduce congestion.

Mayor Michael B. Coleman says the turn lane would improve the quality of life in the surrounding neighborhoods by curbing the number of motorists who cut through narrow side streets to head south on High.

But in the end, Coleman punted the issue, deciding to leave it to the Clintonville Area Commission.

READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/03/23/turndown-of-turn-lane-will-stand.html

Posted 2 months ago #
bob.os
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Pablo said:
Turndown of Clintonville turn lane will stand
By: Mark Ferenchik
The Columbus Dispatch
March 23, 2012 7:13 AM

Columbus transportation planners say placing a left-turn lane from E. North Broadway to N. High Street in Clintonville would reduce congestion.

Mayor Michael B. Coleman says the turn lane would improve the quality of life in the surrounding neighborhoods by curbing the number of motorists who cut through narrow side streets to head south on High.

But in the end, Coleman punted the issue, deciding to leave it to the Clintonville Area Commission.

READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/03/23/turndown-of-turn-lane-will-stand.html

Hopefully this will serve its purpose as a rebuke to both sides and an admonition to get our Clintonville house in order and come to some consensus on this. If we are lucky the grownups will take this as their signal to get involved.

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cheap
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this fiasco is another reason why the city should abolish these idiotic neighborhood "commissions"

they serve no purpose.

Posted 2 months ago #
Lakee911
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cheap said:
this fiasco is another reason why the city should abolish these idiotic neighborhood "commissions"

they serve no purpose.

I wouldn't go so far as to say that, but I will say that some Commissions do not reflect the views of their community. Favoritism and personal agendas are played out all of the time and this sort of thing is what needs to be abolished.

Posted 2 months ago #
Mister MooCow
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bob.os said:
Hopefully this will serve its purpose as a rebuke to both sides and an admonition to get our Clintonville house in order and come to some consensus on this. If we are lucky the grownups will take this as their signal to get involved.

I hope so, bob.os. If you are one of those grownups who is willing to work on coming up with something that will be palatable to all involved, please contact me: consensus@telektrum.com

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Clintonville returns to turn-lane issue that caused so much drama
By Mark Ferenchik
The Columbus Dispatch
Friday May 25, 2012 7:50 AM

For a commission drowning in controversy, it would seem like an issue that new members might want to avoid. Yet members of the Clintonville Area Commission are putting the controversial turn lane at North Broadway and N. High Street back on the agenda.

READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/05/25/clintonville-returns-to-turn-lane-issue-that-caused-so-much-drama.html

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