In the interest of fairness, I waited three whole weeks before rereading Chris Morris's classic confession of street grid incomprehension, which included quotables like these:
- The squeaky wheel gets the grease or whatever.
- It’s an accident waiting to happen.
- It’s not as easy as just changing a street sign.
- Our streets need to be safe for everyone.
Unfortunately, the editorial is worse than I remember it, and while it might be rebutted point-for-point (how many times must we do this?) while we scratch our heads in amazement over the newspaper's perennial ability to underachieve, let's quote just one passage for posterity, while reminding Morris: HAD YOU BOTHERED READING THE SPECK PROPOSALS PRIOR TO WRITING, YOU'D ALREADY KNOW THAT "THE SAME" IS NOT GOING TO BE DONE TO SPRING STREET.
MORRIS: Two sides to two-way streets
... I really like the improvements, which include a decorative median, made to historic Main Street. It really adds a nice touch to an already beautiful street. But it did narrow the road and make it more difficult for trucks to maneuver in and out of the city. If the same is done to Spring Street, how will Padgett and others be able to get their equipment to jobs in Louisville and beyond?
It's understandable that trucking companies might choose to misrepresent reality, but I thought newspapers were supposed to correct such damage. Why must we settle for uninformed opinion?
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