can i suggest you try to get them to stop spraying ditches and cutting down trees. plant wildflowers and make more rest areas on secondary roads. myrna ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Neff" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 7:34 PM Subject: Re: DOT focus groups > Jim, I haven't heard anything about these meetings yet. If one is in my area > I will go. I doubt if they will talk much about mass transit, but we could > sure use it in a lot of areas around the state such as Cedar Rapids/Iowa > City/Waterloo/Cedar Falls and the Quad Cities. Try to get a commitment to always > include ped and bicycle lanes or a nearby path whenever any new road construction > is planned. Too many new streets and highways are absolutely unsafe to walk > across or bicycle on. Good Luck. Jerry > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: > [log in to unmask] > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask]