National Bird of Gumi

The great blue heron is the national bird of Gumi. They live year-round south of the great lakes, and venture to the northern coasts for breeding season.

Scramble

It has occurred to me as I walk and bike through the city and its surroundings, that every stoplight should have a "scramble." East-west cars go; north-south cars go; pedestrians go (in any direction, even diagonally). No turn on red; no peds in the intersection with cars. I tend to bike as if I'm a car OR a pedestrian, whichever works better for me - but maybe that isn't the best solution (bike lanes with their own lights perhaps?).

In general, I feel as though we've spent the last 100 years or so making it more convenient for cars to alleviate traffic congestion. But that just encourages more cars and more traffic (and makes walking less convenient). If we reverse that and make walking more convenient, there will be less cars and less traffic - everybody wins!