Reengineering Iowa City Streets to Cut Traffic Stops
City official John Thomas argues for redesigning major corridors Burlington Street Highway 6 and Highway 1 to slow speeds and reduce police traffic stops. The plan includes road diets two-way street reversals and optional traffic cameras with equitable fines to fund Safe Streets programs.
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Outsiders Target Iowa Landowners Over Renewable Energy
Ray Gaesser chairing the Iowa Conservative Energy Forum argues national groups push moratoriums on wind and solar projects in Linn and neighboring counties. He cites Citizens for Responsible Solar and similar groups as funding anti renewables, warns it threatens landowners rights and local development profits.
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Mountains and molehills in a year of hardship
Karris Golden reflects on how personal biases shaped reactions during 18 months of social unrest economic strain and pandemic hardships. She urges empathetic listening and willingness to endure inconvenience to benefit the community noting undervalued workers and the need to move beyond confrontation driven thinking.
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