One intersection at a time?

I read Catherine Iino's recent letter to Killingworth today with interest. Is our Town becoming "New Canaan East"? On that note, I guess I'd have to agree with some of her points.

She is, however, being overly dismissive of a serious problem. The intersection of Green Hill and Rivers Roads may be more important to those of us who live nearby, or have almost been hit during the Morning/Evening Circus Maximus. How many of the Drivers who speed, tailgate and pass over those yellow lines are Killingworth Residents? Or, are they merely using our roads to go from Point A to B? A good number of the Speeding Tickets issued already in 2007 were to non-residents. Does one think they care about how much development Killingworth has or doesn't have?

We had to stop thinking about responding, and start doing something about it. Perhaps there is a Master Plan out there, but it has to be doable and affordable and in accordance with existing rules/regulations. Even if you don't agree with Marty Klein, you have to give him credit for trying to do something positive. I personally think folks are fed up with arrogant SUV Driving, Cell Phone Talking, lead-footed drivers. If folks want to go to a BOS Meeting and nit-pick (my word) about sight lines and stop signs, let them! We on the Traffic Study Committee agree that one can find fault with every intersection in town, but we are trying to help the town concentrate on the "top ten". You have to crawl before you walk, and walk before you can run.

Yes, there is a litany of issues and problems to be discussed and resolved. Housing growth, taxes, water quality, schools, and roads, ad infinitum. The safety of our roads, or lack of same, is a "here and right now" problem. Catherine attended the same BOS Meeting I did, where the statement was made that the Traffic Study Committee is exceeding its' charge. That's the second time I've heard that, and my reply is "why shouldn't we?"

You have to crawl before you walk, and walk before you can run. The growth of our Town, and the strain on our infrastructure/town road network didn't happen overnight, nor will it be solved overnight.

Robert Ellis