In a message dated 3/2/01 9:34:30 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< I can't speak for others on the list, but I love Minneapolis. I've lived
in the Netherlands and traveled through Britain, France, Greece and
Autstria. I wouldn't want to live anywhere but south Minneapolis. And I
rail because the mayor, city council leadership and others in power seem
determined to take away everything I like about this city and turn it into
an urban theme park for conventioneers and affluent suburban consumers. >>
I really wish we could define, somehow, the essence of
urban/comfy/funky/diverse Minneapolis so our political leaders could defend
it better when making policy. Maybe their intentions are good, but I sense
they just don't have the same esthetic that Minneapolis residents share.
Might make an interesting discussion... what makes Minneapolis home? How are
these things threatened by development and gentrification? How can they be
protected?
Lately, for example, I've been enjoying exploring the Northeast n
eighborhoods, and especially like all the little angled blocks, bridges, and
odd pockets of industrial/commercial space that are created by the railroad
tracks. Compare this to the proposed developments along the Hiawatha LRT
corridor... parking lots, McArchitecture transit stations, high-density
housing, commercial hubs, chain stores and of course six lanes of pavement
running through it all. Can you wonder why some of us wish they would just
leave our city alone?
-- Holle Brian
Bancroft
(612) 822-6593
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