Tonight we're getting FIRST NEWS and confirmation that taking the stoplights out of the busiest streets in Westport was a bad idea.
To wit . . .
KICK-ASS TKC TIPSTERS REPORT AND LOCAL BIZ CONFIRMS A TRAFFIC RUN-IN TODAY CAUSED BY STOPLIGHT REMOVAL AND ENSUING INTERSECTION CONFUSION!!!
Here's there word from our blog community . . .
"Today at the corner of Mill and Westport a women turned left and smashed into an elderly mail sending him to the ground and groceries into the air. He was moving into the crosswalk when she hit him.
"The 4 way stops indicated by flashing lights at the Mill/Westport and Westport/Pennsylvania corners are the city's traffic "experiment" and has no protection for pedestrians. Westport is more dangerous for people on foot now. Motorists are too concerned about when they get to go next and are not watching.
"It's a mess."
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The most important thing we need to convey tonight . . .
BE CAREFUL WALKING IN WESTPORT BECAUSE TURNING OFF THE STOPLIGHTS HAS PROVEN TO BE A TERRIBLE KANSAS CITY URBAN PLANNER IDEA!!!
The move might have made sense to local "transit activists" but the reality is that pedestrians now face more peril and this effort has made the party district even more dangerous.
Developing . . .
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