The Twin Falls Traffic Zigzag Nears Its End

The “zigzag” on Shoshone Street is nearing its end of days.  The city is going to eliminate it when we get a lighter period of traffic.  Not long after it launched, I heard one public official heap scorn on the pattern.  “Who had that hair-brained idea,” he asked another public official.  It wasn’t an insult.  It was half in jest.  It wasn’t popular from the start, late last year. 

Yet, I have a different view.  It was a good-faith attempt at remedying a growing problem.  Downtown Twin Falls is busy.  Much more beyond what any of the original planners envisioned.

A few weeks ago, on another thread, I suggested we’ve got plenty of complainers but really need some input from the public.

When I was a little boy, my dad was a negotiator for his union.  Guys who never attended a meeting, nor shared any concerns, would approach him after a contract was ready for ratification.  “What did you get us?” they would ask.  “Where have you been?” was a response he wanted to offer.

Are there traffic tie-ups in Twin Falls?  You bet!  Got some ideas?  Share them with the City Council.