[Mpls] HF 1174 PRT - Is it Pie in the Sky

I have yet to see three questions answered. 1) Who will be cleaning these vehicles between trips? Do they really think that all passengers will leave them as clean as they found them? 2) If I should happen to leave my Neiman Marcus or Tiffany's shopping bag in my PRT vehicle when I reach my

Re: [Mpls] HF 1174 PRT - Is it Pie in the Sky

Dear Tim You have answered well the EASY objections to PRT. I'll give you that. Perhaps you hope to divert the less diligent from the more serious questions that must be answered before we can go ahead: 1) What if there were an overnight invasion by giant space worms from Orion? Betelgeuse?

[Mpls] Emergency Public Safety Funding for North Mpls-Press Conference

Press Conference ADVISORY Representative Keith Ellison -- District 58B 229 State Office Building / 651-296-5486 Contact: Larry Etkin (651) 296-5524 [EMAIL PROTECTED] March 15, 2005 Emergency Public Safety Funding for North Minneapolis What: Press conference

[Mpls] Transportation choices 2020

It was suggested that transit funding comes from unstable sources. I haven't looked recently, but in 1999, it was stated in the financial part of the lrt request to the feds that property tax revenues were 39% of the budget, fares were 36%, and other state funds were 16%, with other sources being

RE: [Mpls] IRV for Ward 2, Minneapolis, or Anywhere -- NO

[Steve Cross] IRV has the siren call of eliminating the effect of spoiler candidates in elections. And it also promises a majority every time albeit by some arithmetical manipulations. And it also proposes to save money by eliminating the need for primary elections. I don't think that any of

Re: [Mpls] Sewer Units (aka Stormwatergate)

Easy Chris, before you react and engage the fingers consider throwing the old noodle in gear. The neighborhoods I refer to are the inner-city. What building type predominate in the inner-city? Could it be over under duplexes with small footprints and no drive or garage? Now look at the way

Re: [Mpls] Transportation choices 2020

Bruce Gaarder wrote: I haven't looked recently, but in 1999, it was stated in the financial part of the lrt request to the feds that property tax revenues were 39% of the budget, fares were 36%, and other state funds were 16%, with other sources being 9%. Property taxes certainly aren't unstable.

[Mpls] Can state leaders ignore transit funding dillema?

AAAH! The Pawlenty administration's Metropolitan Council is proposing and anticipating YET ANOTHER cut to transit funding in the Twin Cities metro area. The fourth cut in five years, I believe. I look forward to learning what the House, Senate and especially the Governor will

[Mpls] Re: Transportation Choices 2020

Bruce Gaarder said: It was suggested that transit funding comes from unstable sources. I haven't looked recently, but in 1999, it was stated in the financial part of the lrt request to the feds that property tax revenues were 39% of the budget, fares were 36%, and other state funds were 16%,

[mpls] Erwin joins Mason and Hauser in leaving the MPRB

Park Board Commissioner John Erwin announces he will not seek re-election... http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/5294997.html Liz Wielinski Columbia Park REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the

Re: [Mpls] IRV for Ward 2, Minneapolis, or Anywhere -- NO

On Wednesday 16 March 2005 01:04 am, Steve Cross wrote: So, I'm going to oppose IRV for Ward 2, Minneapolis, or anywhere else and suggest other people do so too. Personally, I'm against IRV as well, but for a different nonpolitical reason: It's not a Condorcet method. Wikipedia (which is

[Mpls] Died-in-the-wool DFLer

[Cross]: I am a died-in-the-wool DFLer. There is no way that I'm going to give even a 2nd place vote to a Republican or a 3rd place vote to a Green, and the same for Socialists, Communists, or any others who happen to be only the ballot. I don't feel that I'd accept a Republican even for 2nd

[Mpls] Park Board Meeting Tonight, Wednesday, March 16

Please attend (or watch) the Park Board meeting tonight, Wednesday, March 16, at 5:00PM. Where: 2117 West River Road at the Park Board headquarters building When: 5:00pm What: (some highlights from the agenda) * The future of the Historic Theodore Wirth House at 40th and Bryant. * Recreation

[Mpls] IRV for Ward 2, Minneapolis, or Anywhere -- NO

Jeanne Massey presented cogent rebuttals to my arguments against IRV. Here I'll state some counter rebuttals. Jeanne Massey said: One the biggest problems IRV fixes in local municipal elections is the low voter turn out in our primary runoffs. There can be no argument here. Awful turnouts

[Mpls] IRV for Ward 2, Minneapolis, or Anywhere -- NO

Robin Garwood also had rebuttals to my post against IRV voting. For what it's worth, here are my counter-rebuttals. Robin Garwood said: I guess Id like you to explain why supporters of all the non-DFL/GOP parties support IRV. Frankly, it's a mystery to me. Frankly, I think that IRV is likely

[Mpls] (NAACP branch) Breeding, Overton Reed must go

Report prepared for the March 17, 2005 Special Meeting of the Minneapolis NAACP Branch Executive Committee by Doug Mann, 16 March 2005 In the body of this report I will offer evidence which shows that A) The 2004 year end reports and financial reviews for the Minneapolis NAACP Branch and

Re: [Mpls] HF 1174 PRT - Is it Pie in the Sky

3) I hear insistent troubling rumors that pods are easy prey to gryphons, harpies, and three-eyed basilisks from Fridley. I myself have seen said basilisks in action many times, in and out of Fridley (but mainly there), and know whereof I speak; what I have yet to see is, have they a fondness

[Mpls] Urban Vultures and Colin Powell Center Joining in Prayer for Bachmann Amendment

Urban Vultures and Colin Powell Center Joining in Prayer for Bachmann Amendment http://lloydletta.blogspot.com/2005/03/urban-vultures-and-colin-powell-center.html Check this out - Urban Ventures and the Colin Powell Center seem to be praying for passage of the Bachmann amendment.

Re: [Mpls] Shove goes anti-PRT!

What do Michelle Bachman and Mark Olson's positions on Gays and same sex marriage or creationism have to do with the efficacy of PRT? I'm glad you included Shove's post since, on reading it, I could easily see that it was a satire of people who bring up every conceivable objection and the

Re: [Mpls] Transit fare/cuts hearings

Thatcher Imboden wrote: Does it bother anyone else that the public hearings for the transit fare hikes/route cuts will only be held during the daytime hours for Minneapolis and St. Paul? With many of the transit dependent living in the central cities and who will be significantly affected, their

Re: [mpls] Erwin joins Mason and Hauser in leaving the MPRB

At 10:10 AM 3/16/2005, Elizabeth Wielinski wrote: Park Board Commissioner John Erwin announces he will not seek re-election... http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/5294997.html Erwin is a decent and thoughful Park Board commissioner. It is too bad, he decided against running again. Eva Young

Re: [Mpls] Nicollet Island

Wednesday evening the MPRB was host to a bevy of black and gold letter jacket clad students of DeLaSalle High led by Brother Michael and John Derus armed with piles of letters to present to the commissioners. 3 young men (come on ladies, why so shy??) spoke to the benefits of having a home

Re: [Mpls] Nicollet Island

Elizabeth Wielinski wrote: Wednesday evening the MPRB was host to a bevy of black and gold letter jacket clad students of DeLaSalle High led by Brother Michael and John Derus armed with piles of letters to present to the commissioners. 3 young men (come on ladies, why so shy??) spoke to the