We. Are. Peoria (Area)

who is Kevin?

Anonymity. That's what I was curious about. Your distaste for anonymity. Anonymity, especially on the internet, frees people from all social constraint. In psychological terms, it creates deindividuation (on both sides). As a result, comments escalate quickly to be cruder, slanderous, unsympathetic...

roads to nowhere, bike trails that are barely used, overinflated construction costs, and massive pensions I agree that those are all bad things. However, that isn't "complete streets." All "complete streets" means is that the public right of way is being used to serve the public...

https://www.pjstar.com/news/20200723/bicyclist-killed-thursday-in-traffic-accident Bicyclist had the green light. Truck ran red light. Bicyclist killed. "The driver of the truck has been cited for disregarding a traffic control device." That's it? Disregarding a traffic control device? Wow...

Complete streets is a ploy to get people out of cars and onto buses, bikes, or feet. It really isn’t. It is an effort to accommodate people who already are on buses, bikes, and feet—who pay taxes just like people in cars and deserve to be accommodated on the public right of way. There are pedestria...

https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/columns/2021/01/26/peoria-journal-star-to-start-marking-stories-for-subscribers/6665184002/ The Journal Star has implemented a real paywall: one you can't bypass with incognito mode (Chrome) or private browsing (Firefox). I stopped subscribing years ago for a couple...

bgbird68 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 28, 2020 4:22 pm A reliable source has indicated the Hofbrau owner has no intention of re-opening after the quarantine order is fully lifted.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Please tell me that's a vicious rumor. I love going to the Hofbrau and have been waiting to go back for months now!

This excerpt from the link I posted earlier sums it up nicely Your link from "The Antiplanner"? Persuasive. At least as persuasive as a pro-life argument from Planned Parenthood. All the organizations that promote Complete Streets cite the reasons I stated earlier. If you find evidence to...

What's the solution? Employ someone to drive around to all Park District properties and turn the lights on or off based on the weather at any given hour of the day? Doesn't sound more cost-effective than just putting the lights on a timer like they are now....

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