Fairhope, Alabama
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| North is up. |
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| Volanta/Greeno Road. |
TURNING LANE TO NOWHERE?
Because of new construction coming in the area, the notorious Volanta Avenue/Greeno Road intersection may see some modifications in coming months.
The intersection is infamous for its left turn lane to nowhere, from southbound on Greeno into a pasture, that blocks traffic trying to turn northbound from Volanta ... and merge onto the busy highway.
A new senior citizen community is planned for the southwest corner, (The Reserve) as well as a small shopping center (about a block north).
State ATRIP-II funding could be applied for funding the improvements there in 2022, according to public works director Johnson; developers of the senior community may be required to provide some funding as well, based upon required traffic studies.
Modifications could involve new turning lanes, a traffic signal, or other methods; the highway is the state department of transportation's responsibility, but the city has some input as well.
Adding more traffic signals on the busy highway is always problematic, since there are so many already.
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| Looking northbound on Greeno Rd. |
Comments
It's the price we pay for, "progress."
Drivers experiencing delays of more than four minutes should call their councilman.
I always get a chuckle out of "we don't want an Airport Blvd." when in fact we already have one! More traffic lights, more turn lanes, more strip centers, and more is inevitable. That ship has sailed.
New arrivals who moved here to enjoy the culture they found preserved along the Eastern Shore should note that good manners are foundational to that culture. One can be critical without being rude.
We could drive better, though. Bless our hearts.
chiefly Southern
YOU —usually used in addressing two or more persons
I’m not a new arrival, your assumption shows your rudeness.
chiefly Southern
YOU —usually used in addressing two or more persons
I’m not a new arrival, your assumption shows your rudeness."
Nice to see you have access to an errant online dictionary, but if you meant "YOU" (third person plural) as you now suggest, why did you add "all" to it when your freshly purported definition makes the addition needless, even confusing? Cleary this original phrasing was an attempt to affect the southern idiom (y'all) and/or to suggest more than one "YOU" (who was certainly not me, as you don't know me). Which is, in itself illogical, by your own terms.
Perhaps you meant "all y'all," which would be a rather wildly categorical net to cast upon ALL of us, as surely we are not so monolithic. Otherwise, "ya'll" is properly and consistently employed in both the singular and plural. Anyone living here for more than a week--anyone who listens more than they argue and is not a CNN reporter--would know and not deny this linguistic reality.
I concede, however, that my criticism might be considered rude by the criticized. Indeed, a southern gentlemen should avoid needlessly hurting the feelings of the tender-hearted among us, subject only to the overarching need to be faithful to the truth. So, upon recalculation of these competing concerns, I am unable to retract my comments. I'll let it rest here, as I'm worn slap out, but I do bless your heart.
The builders & developers are exploiting & profiting by piggy backing on Fairhope by building just outside the
city limits . It is causing a decline in the quality of live in our city & great expenses that do not benefit the
tax payer ofFairhope .
Y'all would do a great job in replacing them.