[Mpls] DT Shuttle Hijacked by Krinke's Agenda...for now

The oft-cranky Phil Krinkie has struck again. A free shuttle bus was planned to serve downtown cultural and entertainment attractions along with the light-rail stations. It was planned as a key improvement in downtown transportation and complement to LRT. Whether you like it or not, the state

RE: [Mpls] DT Shuttle Hijacked

Here's some additional info on the Downtown Circulator concept: http://www.skywaynews.net/archives/index.inn?loc=detaildoc=/2003/December/0 1-616-news03.txt or http://makeashorterlink.com/?G10225EC6 Krinkie aside, the shuttle plan relies on some one-time funding and speculative land sales. The

[Mpls] The Mayor and the Stadium..A Home for the Twins/Not for Persons Who are Homeless

In Sunday's Strib 12/14/03: from story Kelly and Rybak: The Rivals Rybak had campaigned against spending public money on a new ballpark... Rybak flip-flopped on his position: Within two weeks of his election, apparently overcoming his anti-stadium stance, he was looking

Re: [Mpls] Local Government Aid

Mark Snyder wrote: snip It's one thing to assume that state employee wages won't rise, but that only represents about 10% of the budget. It's quite another to assume that the costs of the various other goods and services that are purchased by the State of Minnesota will remain flat for the

Re: [Mpls] The Mayor and the Stadium..A Home for the Twins/Not for Persons Who are Homeless

On 12/14/03 8:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In Sunday's Strib 12/14/03: from story Kelly and Rybak: The Rivals Rybak had campaigned against spending public money on a new ballpark... Rybak flip-flopped on his position: Within two weeks of his election,