Well, for starters we have Tony Scallon, Martin Sabo, Peter McLaughlin, Ted
Mondale and Jesse Ventura, Caren DeWar just to name the first few at the
top of a very long list. You actually wouldn't have to ask these questions
if you had been attending the LRT planning meetings which have been going
on for many, many years and have intensified the last three years. I have
been cleaning my file drawers lately and just found a Hiawatha Corridor
planning map from 1986. This has been going on almost forever. IF you
recall Hwy 55 and the Minnehaha Park fiasco has been in the works for over
30 years. But now we really are going to have this LRT line and the above
have got to create the ridership to justify the building of this thing.
And where do they say these things. There are currently at least six
groups meeting on LRT issues and development issues coinciding with LRT
just at the HiLake station and I know that all the neighborhoods along the
corridor are doing planning for their stations. There is a corridor wide
coalition that meets and shares each other's plans, future funding, future
this and future that.
The above "mucky-mucks" and their staff people make presentations, tell us
plans and what is happening at many of these.
THAT'S WHERE!
At 09:02 AM 10/14/00 -0500, Carol Becker wrote:
>Could you name some names here? Who are the "creators of LRT and its
>proposed TOD communities"? How are they affecting this process? What
>reasons are they giving for their actions and in what forums did they do
>this in?
>
>Carol Becker
>Longfellow
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Annie Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Multiple recipients of list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2000 1:35 AM
>Subject: Many Rivers
>
>
>> The word on the street here in Phillips is the main reason Many Rivers is
>> having problems is due to the concern by creators of LRT and its proposed
>> TOD communities that they don't really want large families, especially
>> those of color living near these new fancy stations. What's even more
>> "crazy" is that in East Phillips, just a stone's throw down the street
>from
>> Many Rivers, there are plans to rehab and build 4 and 5 bedroom places for
>> our large hispanic and somalian families. Are they going to tell us "no"
>to
>> those also.
>> With two LRT stops on the eastern border of Phillips there will be the
>pull
>> to do the mixed use Hollman decree type developments. our question - how
>> will those new urban villages meet the needs of the residents who already
>> live here in the old urban village?
>> And as far as knowing the answers about density and LRT - since the
>> impacts will not be significantly noticeable for the first few years (5-7)
>> but by years 30 - 50 years out seems to be what all this urban planners
>are
>> saying... then this is a lot of blind faith being put into the marketing
>> numbers put out for the needs of the LRT to work over that period of time.
>> I ramble - but it will be interesting to know the real reasons about Many
>> Rivers - anybody want to bet on this being an ideal environmental,
>economic
>> or social justice battle.
>> Annie Young
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Annie Young
>> In 1919 (80 years ago) it was written.
>> The rich are still lining their pockets at the expense of the poor.
>> And in 2019 what will they write???
>> The rich are still lining their pockets at the expense of the poor.
>>
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Annie Young
In 1919 (80 years ago) it was written�
The rich are still lining their pockets at the expense of the poor.
And in 2019 what will they write???
The rich are still lining their pockets at the expense of the poor.
Vote your conscience. Nader/LaDuke Nov. 7th.
