I am amazed the mayor listened to Bill Blair taking the “island” out on Thurstin Avenue. I don’t understand why Blair hates that island.
Twenty seven years ago when he and I were on city council, BGSU students and faculties came to city council complaining that they had a tough time to cross Thurstin with the traffic.
To answer their complaint, the city could install a traffic light at the intersection but the city didn’t have that kind of money at that time.
I spent my own time coming up with a sketch based on some of the installations in Toledo.
City council agreed with my idea and we had the island installed. Since the installation, there was only one accident if I remember correctly. A man was drunk and he hit the island at night.
Now they are talking to study the issue of whether the island should be reinstalled. Why didn’t they study it before it was dismantled?
Why wasn’t BGSU informed? Why wasn’t the Traffic Commission notified so that a public hearing could be set up?
Of course the city has no obligation to let them know but it’s good public policy to do so.
As far as I’m concerned they fumbled this one.
The island should be put back immediately. We don’t need another study to determine this.
Patrick ng
I am amazed the mayor listened to Bill Blair taking the “island” out on Thurstin Avenue. I don’t understand why Blair hates that island.