Speaking of Intersections...

I see in the AZ Republic that the Town Council will be discussing four-way stops at its meeting tonight:

Portions of southern and eastern Gilbert have outgrown the four-way-stop signs controlling 28 intersections, leading to rush-hour jams as frustrated motorists are forced to play the stop-and-go game. Increasing complaints from residents about the situation has the Town Council seeking answers to a question that long has dogged the town: How can we immediately fix traffic circulation in gridlocked Gilbert? Today, the council will look at potential ways to reduce the travel delays, one of which may involve paying police officers overtime to direct traffic at four-way stops. Freeway construction and numerous road-widening projects have had Gilbert's streets system in constant upheaval for more than a year. But it's the four-way-stop intersections creating different forms of backup - up to a half-mile in some instances - during peak morning and evening rush hours that is in the council's crosshairs.

You can read the rest of the article to see what options they may discuss, or better yet, you can go to the meeting at 7 pm tonight, or watch it on TV, channel 11 for Cox viewers.

I remember feeling like it took FOREVER to get the light in at Higley and Elliot; but really, looked at from the wider perspective of living in Arizona for one's entire life (for the Mister) or 30 years (for me), it wasn't so long. It's just that we are so impatient, we have people to see, places to go, things to do!