To get a glimmer of what might be in store for 38th Street after the
ramps go in dig back into some elderly Star Journals or Tribunes around
the time of the construction of I-35W to find out about 35th & 36th
Streets. Before I-35W those streets had nice wide boulevards and, of
course, afterwards they had to be widened. When all of that happened I
do not recall. My argument re: 38th Street has always been that 38th
Street by itself can not handle the current combined traffic that 35th &
36th now handle. Before 1986, I used to enter at 35th and exited at 36th
because I lived at 34th and 5th Ave - even then both 35th & 36th were
crowded. Translating to 2001 and considering traffic growth over 16
years should convince anyone that 38th just does not have the yardage. I
think those who believe there will be a heavy adverse impact should have
no trouble demonstrating the fact. No that the weather is getting
better, might it not be a good idea to get some hand counter clickers and
then monitor 35th & 36th from 6 AM to 9 AM and 3 PM to 6 PM and log
quarter hour traffic counts. Be good idea to get the same data for 38th
Street. The city and DOT may have also done this - citizen collected
data would be a safety valve on 'official' numbers. Then measure the
widths of those streets and count lanes. After all that, where would the
38th Street bus line have to move the loading spots?
>I was also present at the I-35w ramp meeting last night at the 5th precinct.
>I found it alarming at best, to learn that if the full ramps are moved to
>38th street MN DOT will have created a "failed intersection" according to
>their calculations. A Failed Intersection! A failed intersection means too
>many cars for the intersection to handle the volume of traffic they are
>predicting. For millions and millions and millions of dollars you too can
>have a Failed Intersection in your neighborhood, just ask MN DOT to foot the
>bill!
>
>Also, the Economic Growth argument is very thin in my opinion. How can more
>traffic with restricted parking in front of the business bring on Economic
>Growth? Where do you park when you want to stop at Ace Hardware? Where do
>you park when you are craving Wings and Ribs? You don't park. You keep
>driving until you hit the nearest strip mall outside of the city limits.
>So much for economic growth.
>
>Marnie Wells
>Kingfield - ward 10
>
>
John Ferman
Harriet Avenue
Kingfield Neighborhood
Minneapolis
Ward 10 Pct 10
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