GDG- Making Gettysburg more rural again, and other things

[Margaret D. Blough]

I've had LBG's tell me that, while they were initially upset when many park roads became one way because of the limits this placed on tour routes, they found that it made it much safer to get tour groups across the roads.

I think you make a valid point on accessibility.  Due to a rather complex mix of orthopedic problems, I don't think I'll be doing much extended walking in the future. One nice side effect of the battlefield restoration is that it makes it much easier for those who cannot walk or can't do much walking to see and appreciate the battlefield.

Regards,

Margaret

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Alan D. Brunelle" <Alan.Brunelle at pobox.com> 

> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: 
> 
> 
> Hi Todd - 
> 
> Whilst there are issues with traffic getting in the way, it is also the 
> fact that the roads going through the park are needed - both for people 
> with disabilities as well as for the more casual tourists. (The general 
> public isn't going to spend 4 hours meandering through the Wheatfield on 
> foot, but there are some who could sit at Winslow's battery alone for 4 
> hours... :-) ) 
> 
> I'd really like to see some way of cracking down on speeding along the 
> inner roadways (Wheatfield road, for example). There are some pretty 
> dangerous places to walk around, especially if one gets too focused on 
> things that happened 145 years ago, when a car comes zooming up the road 
> in 1.45 seconds... :-) 
> 
> Alan 
> 
> 
> 
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