This continues to be governance from the desert perspective. It seems that
our leadership wants to drive citizens with a hard wind and sand storm to
try and get them to do what they want. Increasing parking meter fees is not
the solution to increasing bus ridership! If the ultimate goal is to
increase use of public transportation more than we need to re-invent the
bus system because the one we have isn't doing it.
So, how about smaller buses, running more frequently in more areas of the
city. On specific runs you could hitch up with Caribou Coffee or another
local coffee retailer like Cafe Tempo or Riverside to provide drinks on the
route. Or we could set up a system whereby you order a magazine or book
from the library and it's on the bus when you get there in the morning. And
I've even heard of the proposal to put everybody's express bus ticket into a
lottery drawing to win a million dollar prize once a year with other prizes.
I bet people would get on the bus for that prize. These would be the kinds
of creative ideas we need to look at that respect people, not restrict them.
As I've said before, if we raise meter fees, people will stay away because
Rosedale, Southdale and the Mall of America all have FREE PARKING!
Russ Peterson
Ward 9
Standish
R U S S E L L P E T E R S O N D E S I G N
"You can only fly if you stretch your wings."
Russell W. Peterson, RA, CID
Founder
3857 23rd Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55407
612-724-2331
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