Does anyone know if any revolutionary thinking like
this has occurred? These are some seemingly brilliant
starting points for a much more agreeable solution for
all parties! Not only would residents win, but many
of the ideas are much more pedestrain/bike friendly,
environmentally friendly, and the City of Minneapolis
could have (the much touted, never imagined) world
class transportation system that would be the envy of
everyone!
Thank you Jenny for the creative and forward thinking
ideas!
Anyone else have any comments on her suggestions?
jon kelland
bryant
--- Jenny Heiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have a really far-fetched, "Jetsons"-type,
> vision that would need a great deal
> of engineering expertise, multi-county support and
> citizien input, but never fearing
> playing the fool I will intrepidly advance one idea:
> Let's demolish I-35W as a
> 'land-based' freeway and instead either
>
> 1) liberate I-35W as a 'land-based'
> transportation corridor by building an
> 'aerial' freeway that would by-pass most of
> Minneapolis altogether (inspired by David
> Piehl's suggestion about Lake St. feeding into the
> Wells Fargo (formerly Honeywell)
> campus), or
>
> 2) "liberate" I-35W by having it come to a
> halt at a suburan mall (pick one,
> anyone -- Burnsville on the south, Roseville on the
> north) where drivers would park their
> single-occupant cars and board either a mag-lev type
> train or an aerial tram system to
> enter and exit Minneapolis. This scenario would
> necessitate a much improved bus transit
> system over what we currently have so that once
> commuters are let off at a location in DT
> Mpls. they can board a bus to quickly and safely
> transport them to their destination
> within the city. Or,
>
> 3) build a subway system. One that would
> eliminate the need for I-35W to cut
> through Minneapolis altogether. But,
>
> 4) if Mpls. had a Personal Rapid Transit
> system, this might eliminate the need for
> any of the preceding ideas.
>
> Any other off-the-wall ideas floating
> around?
>
> Jenny Heiser
> East Phillips neighborhood
>
> "When I am working on a problem I never think about
> beauty. I only think about how to
> solve the problem. But when I
> have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I
> know it is wrong. " -- Buckminster
> Fuller (1895-1983)
>
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