Dear City of Tucson

I hate you so much right now.  Let me count the ways:

1.  Robot police officers.

The red light cameras you have posted at various intersections throughout our fair city to thwart the worst of our criminals could possibly be the lamest thing you have ever done since getting rid of the Toros.  Please don't insult our intelligence by saying that it is for our safety because not only have studies from numerous cities shown that these cameras increase the amount of accidents at their respective intersections; most of us living near one have almost rear-ended someone or have nearly been rear-ended due to the paralyzing fear and nervousness that these robocops create.

The speed cameras you have discreetly put up everywhere are no better.  The places at which they are posted may have a high frequency of speeders but don't try to tell me they have a high frequency of accidents due to speeding.  Tell me, how fast will these cameras pay for themselves.  Quick, is my guess.

2.  Construction

If you've posted these cyborgs throughout the city to pay for this construction, I damn thee.  You have literally blocked me in to my house.  I can walk to the Safeway at Grant and Craycroft faster than I can drive.  I wouldn't recommend it, though, because the sidewalks running a quarter-mile in every direction from this intersection have been torn out.  this makes it really easy on pedestrians trying to reach Tucson Medical Center.  But we don't really care about citizens who don't own cars, do we, Tucson (ie. public transportation)?  Don't get me started on that interstate.

3. Rio Nuevo

most would say that you had one good thing going for you; a cute little downtown and art district in the Congress and Fourth Ave. areas.  But you couldn't let it be.  You had to bring in the Rio nupoop-o project and Starbucksify the last of the cool we had left in Tucson.  You tore down the 4th Ave. bridge and you're probably going to replace it with some pink and tan toned monstrosity covered in oxidized copper sculptures of Gila monsters.  It will look just like the Phoenix freeway system.  

I gotta say, Tucson, you are making it really ahrd to be proud of you these days.