I'm jumping into this question a bit late, but here's what I'm wondering:
There must have been some sort of "public input" session on this plan -- is
there anywhere I can find out what sorts of recommendations people made?
I know there will be maps and information available at the meeting on May
14th (thanks Pam & Co.!), but is there anywhere I can view this information
before the meeting, so I can form some sort of educated opinion? I checked
the City's website under parks, and learned what the project was and when
its estimated completion date is, but would love some visuals.
I also vaguely remember hearing that we needed to widen the bike and ped
paths by 6 ft in order to qualify for Fed funds -- is this true? And if
so, is it worth the money to build wider trails vs. keeping the same trail
system and not taking down trees and possibly causing more erosion and run
off? Has anyone either with Parks or the MCWD calculated how many trees
we'll need to remove, and what the impact of possible run off and erosion
will be for areas downstream, especially Lake Nokomis? It would be a real
pity to send a lot of junk downstream into the lake after so many have
worked so hard on the clean up project there.
Pam's question about whether we should maximize the trails for safety and
numbers of users vs. keeping the environment and character as it is is a
good one. I'm selfish enough that I want to keep the creek corridor more
"wild," instead of installing a big wide ribbon of fresh asphalt that will
encourage more and faster moving bike and blade traffic through the area.
The paths around the lakes serve the meet and greet and exercise and
promenade parks functions -- but I'm hoping the path along the creek can
keep its quieter character.
Sara Strzok
Tangletown -- a creek runs through it, but we're having our annual meeting
on the 14th.
At 06:56 PM 5/7/01 -0500, Pam Blixt wrote:
>Bob Gustafson wrote:
><I rely on a personal fix that I can only find in my soul spot in the
>north woods, a few miles from Canada (Sorry
>Dave, I left Mpls for a moment).Perhaps I have lived in the city too
>long however, but I also find myself, along with several hundred
>others on a nice day, walking the Lakes or Minnehaha Creek to get a
>piece of that feeling. The scary thing is how in tune I am with my
>city, enjoying the environment found walking on a warm summer night
>through the warehouse district, absorbing the smells, sound and lights
>of the city. Of course when you're walking the lakes you appreciate
>separate paths, and wide ones so you can get around oncoming traffic.
>Yes, that means some trees are gone. I guess that is a compromise. I
>can make that compromise, I realize others can't.>
>
><This results in disagreement on how to proceed with environmental
>questions. For example, should our parks be managed for recreation
>purposes, gamefields, tot lots, pools, tennis courts, walking paths or
>should parts be left to grow back to a "natural" state (who gets to
>decide what that "natural" state is at this point). >
>
>I want to get a feel from people if you do support increasing the
>trail widths next to the creek by six feet in order to increase safety
>and the amount of users. How should our remaining "natural"
>environments in the city be managed? Should they by viewed as
>recreation areas to get the maximum amount of users safely in them or
>should we be trying to reduce the use by people to promote a return to
>a more environmentally sensitive corridor that could also be used by
>animals and such. How green must a trail corridor be for enjoyment?
>
>Let's hear opinions before our meeting on the 14th! This inquiring
>policy maker in interested in the discussion before she has to make a
>decision...
>
>Pam Blixt
>Nokomis East
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