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Board’s big issue? It’s the traffic

By Robert Sanchez, Daily Herald Staff Writer

Posted Thursday, February 23, 2006

Traffic congestion is the top issue for candidates in the most-crowded DuPage County board race.

“Anyone who has taken 45 minutes to drive across Naperville knows there’s a problem,” Joseph Wozniak said during a Wednesday meeting with the Daily Herald’s editorial board.

“Traffic congestion is getting bigger and bigger by the day,” the 63-year-old Naperville real estate consultant said. “How long are we going to wait before we do something?”

The three other candidates in the District 5 Republican primary — E. “Erin:” Busche, Richard Tarulis and Michael Connelly — agree.

“In my opinion, traffic congestion is the No. 1 problem in the county; worse than taxes and crime,” said Tarulis, a 47-year-old Naperville attorney.

The candidates differ when it comes to how they would address the problem.

Wozniak said he would like more bus and trolley routes created throughout the district, which includes all or parts of Aurora, Lisle, Naperville, Warrenville and Woodridge. He also would like to see more commuter rail lines.

Busche said expanding and modifying public transportation services could entice more commuters to leave their cars at home.

“The state, county and local governments need to work together … to find ways to increase services and make them more flexible so people have an incentive to use public transit,” said Busche, a Naperville Township trustee.

For example, Busche said, one of the reasons more people don’t use the train is because it’s difficult to find parking at the train stations.

Connelly said he believes the addition of turn lanes in the right places could help improve the flow of traffic.

The 41-year-old Lisle trustee pointed to the county’s recently completed widening of a roughly half-mile stretch of Maple Avenue from Steeple Run Drive to Yackley Avenue.

As part of the $1.5 million project, a continuous dedicated turning lane was created to give drivers time to make left turns into Benedictine University and Benet Academy and several side streets.

And the result has been reduced delays and fewer accidents, Connelly said.

“You don’t need to make 75th Street a superhighway to improve traffic flow,” he said.

If elected, Tarulis said he would work to reduce the number of curb cuts on major roads and mandate turn lanes at all new intersections.

He also has a unique suggestion for encouraging people to reduce their daily commute — an economic incentive program for residents who are moving to relocate closer to their place of employment.

The crowded field is the result of incumbent District 5 board member Robert Heap's decision to give up his seat. He is running for county treasurer.


Michael G. Connelly

From: http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/politics/naperville/n17dup5th.html

 
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