tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post8426915071528459314..comments2024-03-10T06:07:53.511-07:00Comments on Crazy in Suburbia: Walnut Creek "mobility" gripe No. 1: Mt. Diablo Boulevard holiday shopping trafficMartha Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092931417080881172noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-7343099347453568882009-12-22T17:59:00.770-08:002009-12-22T17:59:00.770-08:00Anon 2:12,
I agree that the cell phone talkers/pe...Anon 2:12,<br /><br />I agree that the cell phone talkers/pedistrians are obnoxious but even more frightening are the mothers who use their babies in strollers to run interference for them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-57289202823258145422009-12-22T14:13:20.403-08:002009-12-22T14:13:20.403-08:00December 21, 2009 9:56 PM
Call the PD dispatch an...December 21, 2009 9:56 PM<br /><br />Call the PD dispatch and let them know that people are crossing the street?? what a great idea...you should call them and tell them that there are blog comments that you disagree with. But i sense the PD would think you are just trying to cause trouble.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-45840699349231807052009-12-22T14:12:13.913-08:002009-12-22T14:12:13.913-08:00My most favorite people who use the blinking cross...My most favorite people who use the blinking crosswalk are the ones who may or may not push the button, then step into the street without looking either direction, all the while talking on their cell phones. A great example of multi-tasking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-51144085646162968582009-12-22T13:35:23.455-08:002009-12-22T13:35:23.455-08:00Up3rd is absolutely right about that blinking inte...Up3rd is absolutely right about that blinking intersection, the issue is that pedestrians don't use common sense and charge right out while the light is green. It seems like common sense and basic courtesy to me...Masterlocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-53620736096835093522009-12-22T12:51:35.841-08:002009-12-22T12:51:35.841-08:00Hey 12:35....you must be the one we almost hit the...Hey 12:35....you must be the one we almost hit the other night. Stepped into the sidewalk without using the blinking lights and we almost hit you. I suspect you used the restroom before you had that drink.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-27518447249589275132009-12-22T12:35:22.545-08:002009-12-22T12:35:22.545-08:00I love the blinking cross walk!. It's great to...I love the blinking cross walk!. It's great to finish my drink at PF Changs and walk over to Il Fornaio for one.<br /><br />Cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-29344161843688072472009-12-22T12:15:25.093-08:002009-12-22T12:15:25.093-08:009:14 and 9:47....You know darned well that if you ...9:14 and 9:47....You know darned well that if you are not an "innie" in Walnut Creek, you are not allowed to have or voice an opinion on anything involving the city. Funny enough, "they" dpn't even trust you when you agree with them! Can't win......<br /><br />I too HATE the "blinking" crosswalk on Mt.Diablo and have often wondered what hoops the property Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-85039571565212058302009-12-22T09:47:38.930-08:002009-12-22T09:47:38.930-08:00Yeah, 9:14am, I guess that whole 'having an op...Yeah, 9:14am, I guess that whole 'having an opinion' thing is somehow d-a-n-g-e-r-o-u-s! ;-)Up3rd (and occasionally Chris Hendricks)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00295959123804288217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-20736489784731049072009-12-22T09:14:21.642-08:002009-12-22T09:14:21.642-08:00"Personally, I think you are just trying to c..."Personally, I think you are just trying to cause trouble. I have been through there many times lately with no problem."<br /><br />Leaving a blog comment can cause trouble? Who knew!!!??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-39559064942940995372009-12-22T08:05:08.584-08:002009-12-22T08:05:08.584-08:00I'll add disdain for that crosswalk from Nords...I'll add disdain for that crosswalk from Nordstrom over to Il Fornaio. If the city could add red or green 'stop or go' lights for pedestrians to follow, the problem of vehicle traffic backing up as staggered caravans of pedestrians enter the crosswalk and back the vehicles up could be avoided. Too many times a vehicle waits at the crosswalk while the light in front of them at Mt. Up3rd (and occasionally Chris Hendricks)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00295959123804288217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-55343859030401861592009-12-22T07:45:54.758-08:002009-12-22T07:45:54.758-08:00Haven't been downtown at all and won't unt...Haven't been downtown at all and won't until the madness is over, just not worth the frustration and time.Masterlocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-3808506978800354052009-12-22T02:19:18.599-08:002009-12-22T02:19:18.599-08:0011:29
Have you been reading the newspaper reports...11:29<br /><br />Have you been reading the newspaper reports about the state of the financial mess in Walnut Creek or are you hiding under a rock waiting for the sky not to fall? Spending down reserves and overspending on several capital improvement projects in recent years along with a sluggish economy has produced huge budget deficits now and projected to be in the next few years. Cutbacks inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-80599296691045820762009-12-21T23:29:08.775-08:002009-12-21T23:29:08.775-08:00Traffic has been a problem in Walnut Creek for man...Traffic has been a problem in Walnut Creek for many years. Back in the early 90s we also had massive traffic jams because of the 680/24 interchange construction. Cars would drive through Walnut Creek just to avoid the freeway. South Main Street was packed with traffic whenever the freeway was slow. There was no South Broadway extension at that time so all of the traffic used South Main Street.<brAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-29223116211951289582009-12-21T21:56:38.217-08:002009-12-21T21:56:38.217-08:00Anon 9:35:
Nonsense!
There's no way that you h...Anon 9:35:<br />Nonsense!<br />There's no way that you have to wait 5-10 minutes!<br />If you do, call the police dispatch line at 925-935-6400.<br />Personally, I think you are just trying to cause trouble. I have been through there many times lately with no problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-20449630736595586292009-12-21T21:35:26.163-08:002009-12-21T21:35:26.163-08:00The problem on Mt. Diablo is the now unnecessary p...The problem on Mt. Diablo is the now unnecessary pedestrian crossing from the end of Broadway Plaza (the road) over to the Pottery Barn building. Pedestrians can stop the traffic for 5 -10 minutes at a time and make cars wait through multiple cycles of the light at Mt. Diablo and Main.<br /><br />That crossing was a great idea to get people to cross the street and head downtown back before Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-32206729121675055242009-12-21T20:51:41.427-08:002009-12-21T20:51:41.427-08:00Of course east on Mt. Diablo is gonna be tough thi...Of course east on Mt. Diablo is gonna be tough this week. Why not park in the Olympia theater garage, or the Lark creek garage? Both within a block or 2 and easy to walk around from there. <br /><br />If a few more of us would do that, the congestion would ease...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-19556818863922916432009-12-21T20:47:00.695-08:002009-12-21T20:47:00.695-08:00I saw that problem going east on Mt. Diablo. I tur...I saw that problem going east on Mt. Diablo. I turned left onto California and went down to Civic to go east. That seemed to work pretty well. <br /><br />Gotta react to th esituation this time of year. Sometimes there is no choice. That's when I put on my Santa hat and smile at everyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com