Focus on Encinitas: December 2017

City Council Meeting 11/15/2017

The discussion and vote on the expediting of speed bumps
Item 10E, Video selection on left, Text on Right

9 page agenda report, with background information
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Articles by Al Rodbell

Traffic Enforcement as it reflects the national political divide

Speed Bumps to Proliferate in City of Encinitas

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Article based on press release in U.T. and Encinitas Advocate

Encinitas agrees to ease rules regarding speed "cushion" installation

Both dismiss all serious objections with this closing sentence: "Typically, he said, the people who live along a newly cushioned roadway give the bumps high praise, while drivers who live elsewhere and use the roadways as quick cut-through routes complain."

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My response:

Nonsense, Those who object to this one sided decision propose seriously evaluating all the complexity of traffic systems to optimize utility and safety of all users.

Those interesting in pursuing a different approach to traffic control in Encinitas can contact me by email at alvrdb-10@yahoo.com

This Website....

... is focused on the government of a small city in Southern California, with these local issues written to touch on the dynamics that are driving the searing issues of our day. As we pass the first eighth of the 21st century, we are truly in the world of science fiction of my own childhood; yet with this transformation we have descended into divisiveness that reaches homicidal, even genocidal hatred at home and abroad.

Exploring details of city government that illustrate these larger issues is a challenge that remains to be seen whether will be achieved. Comments are welcomed that advance the conversation from those who choose to be identified.

Al Rodbell

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” - Dr. Seuss

Focus on Encinitas

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