The traffic along Grant Line Road hasn’t been as bad, apparently because the recession reduced the number of passing trains where the state of Indiana proposed an overpass, and in turn, eliminating it as a need.
Did it then become a “want”? We await clarification from Professor Erika’s Tea Kettle Serenade.
Of all the news stories to come down the information rutted dirt goat path of late, this is the one that requires a master’s degree in protocol before finally managing to tunnel through to the actual topic. The city of New Albany has wrested 4.5 miles of Indiana 111 from the state, and before I can express cautionary mixed feelings, there must be a discussion about whom to thank and in what order they must be congratulated.
Alphabetically, the contestants are State Representative Ed Clere, Mayor Doug England, and Deputy Mayor Carl Malysz. I imagine that John Rosenbarger and Scott Wood should be included, but they are not listed in the press release. Some might suggest that Governor Mitch Daniels receive credit, but I’d rather drink Bud Light than stoop to that.
Thanks, guys. Does Clere’s opponent, Shane Gibson, get equal time here? Just in case, go ahead and throw his name in the pot, too.
Now comes the part that we’re all waiting to hear: A detailed plan to allay fears that the settlement cash won’t go toward future widening and upkeep of 111. I can already hear Dan Coffey demand that it be divided among flood victims or used to subsidize sewer rates.
As for widening, a bicycle lane connecting downtown with IUS now becomes a possibility, doesn’t it? One that passes the city’s largest public park?
After all, it’s the city’s road to control. Daniel Suddeath’s article mentions adding a fifth auto lane near the Interstate. Given current conditions, green makes more sense, doesn’t it?
