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ESL 095 Professor: Wiseman Draft# 2 Jose Felipe June 30, 2009 Dear City Council: Your two proposals to enhance the quality of life for pedestrians caught my attention. I understand that you want to either plant more trees in order to beautify the streets and to provide shade for people who are walking or provide crossing guards at busy intersections. Both proposals serve the purpose, but planting more trees would better improve the quality of life of pedestrians. Fist of all, the city doesn’t need more crossing guards. Every major interception in New York City has a traffic light or stop signals. Drivers know that the N.Y.C police department is very strict in regards this traffic law to stop at a light and stop sings. They fine offending drivers and give point on their driver license, so licensed drivers are very careful not to cross on a red light or stop signal. We already have the benefit of cross guards during the rush hours of the school year to help young students cross the street which makes waking in our street even safer. As result, pedestrians are pretty safe crossing our street when the walk signal is in their favor; therefore additional crossing guards are unnecessary. In addition, people in our city are loosing their touch with nature. There are blocks on the city where you don’t any trees. The city looks like a desert of blocks and cement. Pedestrians are walking under the height temperature of July where temperature can reach as height as 110 degrees. It is not a very enjoy able walk I can said. But these problems would be address if trees are planted. People would be able to enjoy walking in New York City no matter the season of the temperature. Instead, walking in the city’s streets would be like walking in the park with lots of trees. To plan trees would better improve the look of our city besides it would keep pedestrian from the sun and the height temperature of the summer that can lead to hart stroke. Having more crossing guards per intersection would not improve the quality of life of pedestrian or improve the beauty of the city. Planting trees would serve the purpose that is enhancing the beauty of the city and the quality of life of pedestrians. In my opinion, planting more trees would served the intention of the proposal. The city would look better and people will have the benefit of walking under the shade of the trees. We will regain our touch to nature and walking in the streets would be more enjoy able. That is why I empower you to choose to plant trees in our streets. Sincerely; Jose Felipe/ city resident