Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Our panels of experts on various topics helped make the lives of Minnesotans ridiculously easy throughout the past year. Here's a look back at some of the best questions and answers.
You asked, and our experts answered. For much of the past year, Patch has provided local experts on a variety of topics. Here's a look back at some of the most popular advice offered, as measured by the number of readers who "clicked" on these posts: Question: Many times, it seems as though severe storms that follow an I-94 path ... split or shoot north or south of us. Are we just lucky or is there some scientific definition? Meteorologist Keith Marler: The ole "Metro split", eh? ... The simple answer (but not necessarily the complete answer) is that its simply a perceived effect exaggerated by the fact that we now notice it when it happens to occur ... the slightly longer answer is being studied by a group of Meteorologists/chemists/etc …
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
What can pedestrians and drivers do to make life safer for people on foot?
Walking is such a basic, everyday activity—putting one foot in front of the other—that news of pedestrians dying or suffering severe injuries while they're simply out and about is particularly harrowing. What steps can pedestrians, motorists, even bicyclists take to reduce the danger to people who simply want or need to walk to get from one place to another in the community? Is there anything local or state government is or should be doing? Ask your questions in comments below and look for a reply from an expert. Our Patch Pros for this topic are James Ingham of Northfield Hospital EMS, Anne Marie Buck, the police services liaison at the Hopkins Police Department, Dale Butler of Fridley, who blogs about pedestrian safety at a blog called, …
Friday, June 17, 2011
This summer, the city applied for a federal grant to make $340,000 of improvements to the intersection of Cahill and 81st, near the Inver Grove Heights Middle School.
City officials are considering safety upgrades to a potentially dangerous intersection near the Inver Grove Heights Middle School, if the city can secure federal grant funding for the project. For years, city and School District 199 officials have kept a worried eye on the intersection of Cahill Avenue and 81st Street, a heavily trafficked crossing frequented by students walking to and from school. A traffic study on the crossing completed in early 2010 found that roughly 6,800 vehicles travel along that portion of Cahill each day. To make matters worse, as many as 500 vehicles arrive and exit from the middle school and Simley High School parking lots each morning on a school day, according to the study. Much of that traffic uses the …
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