Public Service Announcement

Attention all Avalon Community Members:

We have recently received several complaints of increasing amounts of traffic around Colonial and Avalon Park.  As Avalon Park continues to grow, the amount of commuters around these areas grows as well. This has led to enormous amounts of traffic interfering with many people’s jobs and daily lives. The traffic jams have gotten so bad that teachers at University High School have had to adjust to the traffic delays by leaving their house an hour earlier than they used to, and has also resulted in late arrivals for students as well as faculty. Something must be done to prevent these traffic clusters.

We have decided to propose a ballot initiative for the 2012 Florida Ballot. North Alafaya Trail consists of 3 lanes and rarely has any problems with traffic. Colonial on the other hand is only a two lane road and has increasing commuters filling up every space possible. Our proposal as a solution to this issue is to expand the amount of lanes on Colonial Drive from Colonial and Alafaya up to Colonial and Avalon Park. This will allow more space for commuters, and cause traffic jams to lessen or be eliminated. If you are affected by the traffic in these areas, or are aware that something must be done to stop the traffic from interfering with schools and businesses, please take the time to sign our petition to get this ballot initiative on the state ballot. We need all the signatures and support we can get, and we thank you for reading our initiative.

Reflection Question

“How is the ballot initiative you propose an example of direct democracy?”

A direct democracy is not affiliated with city, state, or government, and is of the people and for the people, and my ballot initiative is from the people (me/HOA) and for the people (commuters/community). It allows citizens not affiliated with government to bring an issue to awareness and get something done about it. It bypasses the legislative process by allowing voters around the affected areas to petition the current amount of lanes and push for expansion of lanes.