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Published on 01/04/1999 All articles from this issue

Letters to the Editor

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A one-way way to decrease traffic

We read constantly in your paper of the concern for solving the increasing traffic congestion, specifically in downtown Los Altos.

We are avid walkers and occasional bike riders, and the Los Altos town is no place for either. 1. There is no place to lock bikes; 2. there is virtually no room for both cars and bicyclists on most streets; 3. walking on San Antonio Road is an obstacle course with overgrown weeds and encroaching plants and narrowing sidewalks; 4. sidewalks sometimes disappear, like across from the post office.

One suggestion is to make Main and State one-way streets. This would allow room for bicyclists, allow continuous sidewalks and make safer crossing both for cars and pedestrians. We realize not everyone chooses not to drive, but perhaps by encouraging walkers and bikers downtown some of the traffic congestion problems might be relieved.

Mary Day and Mike DelfinoLos Altos

What about public opinion?

Watching the impeachment hearings on TV, I was perplexed to hear many of the country's elected representatives state that they were going to "vote their conscience," and not be guided by polls that showed their constituents overwhelmingly wanting just the opposite.

I have always believed that the basis of our democratic electoral system is that a majority of voters send a candidate who understands their point of view to Washington, Sacramento or city hall, where the candidate does his or her best to represent that point of view.

It seems to me that if the candidate's conscience is so troubled that supporting the constituents' wishes is no longer possible, the candidate should resign.

Bob Johnson

Los Altos Hills