Skyway. Yawn.
Johnny “Big Bridges are B-b-b-b-bad to the Bone” Norquist came to town, doo dah, doo dah. BuffaloPundit mentions it. The usual non-fact-based discussion ensues. I correct them. Lather, rinse, repeat.
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This is my favorite part of the Skyway removal committee comprising of Norquist, et al.
It sounds like an urbanist’s wet dream dream. A closed community where they can all live, eat, sleep and play without ever using a car. Outsiders (suburbanites) need not visit. Secret handshake required for admittance. Of course people would drive less if they had their way. There would be no place to go. Development would have the density level of sand grains on a beach.
Settle down boys. I have a fear of heights, and every single time I have been on that span of death there has been a 50 mph crosswind and a semi trying to pass me. So I want it taken down.
Nothing to do with density. And I am surprised at Mike for invoking the suburb/city spat.
You want a time out mister? 😉
Driving on the Buffalo Skyway can be a roller coaster ride under the best of conditions.
Add bad weather and fewer hours of sunlight, and it can really be a white-knuckle experience this time of year. Especially if, one by one, the lights on the familiar Buffalo landmark go out.
Following a recent column on areas with lighting problems, a number of readers contacted Fix It with concerns about a similar situation on the Skyway.
“There are numerous street lights out along lengthy stretches at the north and south ends of the Skyway,” one Fix It reader e-mailed The Buffalo News. “This creates a very dark and dangerous situation for drivers, especially in bad weather conditions.”
Another reader, identified only as Rosemary of Lake View, concurred.
“I travel this route at least several times a month,” she wrote. “What is the problem with about 20 lights on the Skyway and Route 5? They have been out many months. This can be a dangerous situation with winter and the early darkness.”
National Grid spokesman Steve Brady told Fix It he would look into the matter, but fixing it might take awhile.
Yawn My big old butt Derek—You said the Skyway’s ALWAYS open–well it is if you want to take your life in your own hands, EH?
I drive the Skyway every day. If you don’t like heights or bridges, you won’t like the Skyway. It’s not dangerous. NYSDOT has said the Skyway statistically is no more dangerous than any other expressway in WNY. In fact, from experience I can tell you it’s less dangerous. Listen to the traffic reports every day and compare the number of Skyway accidents (a couple a year) to the number of, say, 198 accidents (a couple a week).
Yes, there have been lights out since the October storm. Oh well. There aren’t any lights on most of the 90, 190, 290, 219, etc. Doesn’t seem to be a problem on those roads. That’s why cars have headlights.
I’ll continue to counter people’s opinions with facts. Sorry if you can’t take that.