Sound Off: Stoplight timing

I agree with the the writer's opinions. The timings of the intersections at 23rd and Haskell and 23rd and Harper are extremely inconvenient, if not out right terrible. The light cycles are programmed such that there is not enough time to get through both intersections in one run. They are timed to halt the flow of east and west bound traffic at both intersections. I don't understand why the city engineers can't stagger the time cycles so that lights stay green longer along 23rd. Crossing traffic at Harper and Haskell should get longer green lights as well, but in reality those intersections will need to be widened with more lanes in the near future to accomodate the increased volume of southwest trafficway traffic, IMO. If O'Connell isn't timed to cycle with and for the volumes on 23rd St., the end result will be cycles halting traffic at all three intersections. In which case droves of drivers (myself included) will likely boycott the the new light at O'Connell and find an actually effiecient route to K-10.

May 14, 2013 at 8:41 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

City seeking grant money to improve 23rd and Haskell intersection in preparation for increased traffic from SLT

I hope the city will consider dual east-bound turn lanes from Haskell to 23rd St. It is a major hassle trying to catch that 5-second green arrow before it turns red. If not that, then they should at bare minimum program the lights with at least 30-second green arrows for east-bound traffic from Haskell in order to clear the intersection. Getting traffic through that intersection in a timely manner is a joke.

April 23, 2013 at 12:32 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Lawrence-based Wicked Broadband announces plan to install super-fast 1 gigabit Internet service to Lawrence neighborhood

I have been a Freenent/Wicked susbcriber for several years. I can tell you, if you operate wireless devices within the range of their radios at home, at a business, or downtown, you will get up/down service at speeds that seem to be much faster than Knology. There are no caps with their wireless service. Occasionally, service can get interrupted, but a quick reset of the modem or phone call to the very helpful Neil at the service desk and you will be back up in minutes. Where I had any equipment failures, Neil has come out to my house in answer to my service call, upgraded my equipment for no fees or costs, and got me back up and running smoothly. They are a fantastic company to do business with, very motivated to help their customers achieve service that everyone deserves. Knology, not so much.

I will definitely support Wicked's endeavors of fiberoptic service throughout Lawrence. You should too, as good things are happening. They are a good company, as Optimus87 attests.

April 17, 2013 at 2:27 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

State panel wants more information before ruling on Obama’s ballot eligibility

Obama is a U.S. Citizen. End of story. This board will not take Obama's name off the ballot. It won't happen, it's going to take loads of legal action, and they don't have time to remove it. Period. The facts are there. It's completely ludicrous and a waste of time to even consider it further.

September 14, 2012 at 1:57 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Installation of cable median barrier to begin next week on K-10

I'm glad for the cable medians. They may not slow drivers down, but they will save lives. Lawrencians need to get off the high horse. All highways have dangerous drivers on them. K-10 has heavily congested commute times, and for some folks during these times, the speed limit and slower drivers are inconvenient. If area drivers need anything worth spending dollars on, it's driving workshops and road rage counseling.

August 8, 2012 at 12:21 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Town Talk: Police Dept. needs total $42M and likely would require both sales and property tax increases; new report warns of homeless problems downtown once shelter leaves; tennis talk deferred

Remember the last "temporary" sales tax increase of summer 2010? You know, the one that raised us to 8.85 percent? It's still here.... and set to expire in 2019. Now they want to pile on an extra 1 percent for 14 months? I don't buy it. Voice your opinon on the proposed police "HQ" and extra 46 officers. We cannot afford it!!!

June 18, 2012 at 2:21 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Brownback signs anti-abortion bill

What does this legislation mean for health care providers and facilities that do decide to administer abortions and birth control? Where the hell is their legal protection? This all just means health insurance companies will drop birth control from coverage plans because of the heat from the GOP thugs in Topeka. Great planning, Browny. Way to legislate women's vaginas and confine the biggest decisions of their lives to the outskirts of society. If I were a freedom-loving woman, I'd leave this scary state. It's only going to get much, much worse.

May 15, 2012 at 1:43 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Rollover accident reported at County Road 1057 and K-10

One of the worst things you can do is drive slower than 70, and the speed limit should not be reduced, IMO. You will only add to the already enormous congestion. Go with the flow, drive the speed limit, and if you must drive 60, I'd suggest taking an alternate route, like old highway 10 or 32. The only vehicles driving that slow should be heavy trucks or buses.

I agree with you, more highway patrol cars are needed. And god sakes, people need to put down their cell phones, makeup, whatever. The road is way too busy for that kind of negligent (and unsafe!) behavior.

The sad truth is, some will always speed, and two, some will always take their eyes off the road. The best thing you can do for yourself and others is to be a safe driver.

September 11, 2011 at 12:09 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

House catches fire on 1300 block of Tennessee; no occupants injured

I live nearby and that sounded more like a four alarm fire than a two alarm. Nevertheless, glad to hear no one was injured. Probably someone smoking on the front porch and left it burning near the couch. Genius, dude. Amazing how quickly one little cigarette can displace ten people and their belongings. Or is the couch on the porch to blame?

September 11, 2011 at 10:04 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Rollover accident reported at County Road 1057 and K-10

I drive daily on K-10 and have a few comments. One, whether or not you're going to speed, maintain a safe following distance. You need time to brake if a driver slows down unexpectedly. Second, IMHO, the highway is too congested during rush hour times. It desperately needs to be widened to six lanes from Lawrence to I-435 to solve this. Think about it: I-70 from Lawrence to Topeka is six lanes, and K-10 makes that stretch look like a hurricane evacuation in progress. If the Topeka-Lawrence I-70 corridor were still four lanes, it would look completely the same as K-10. I say widen K-10 to three lanes in either direction in order to keep up with the quite possibly annually increasing commuter saturation. A little tweaking on the speed limit to 75 might be an improvement too, but given all the accidents, I can't say the move would get much community support.

September 11, 2011 at 9:15 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )