New York City is very different from Minneapolis. New Yorkers have different shopping patterns. Shopping every day on the way home for work is normal. Many Minnesotans try to buy a month's worth of groceries at one time. New Yorkers can walk granny carts filled with groceries home on smooth, snow and ice-free sidewalks 364 days a year. New Yorkers can walk for many blocks without suffering from the cold. The same can not be said of Minneapolis. Although most of the downtown sidewalks are cleared quickly, there are curbs and islands where there are piles of crusted ice which make it necessary to lift up grocery carts. I am afraid if we started having local delis downtown they would turn out to be brown-edged-lettuce selling Tom Thumb chains rather than the lovely independent delis in New York and Ireland that sell exquisite produce.
Peace. N.S. Gill About Guide to Minneapolis/St. Paul http://minneapolis.about.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Hohmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pluchinsky, Christopher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 10:16 AM Subject: RE: [Mpls] grocery stores I don't think the 'suburban > grocery' model is appropriate for the downtown environment. > > New York City is fraught with local 'deli's' that, to a large extent, meet > local resident's needs for groceries... fresh, dried and canned, including > wine and beer, and great fresh sandwiches; all with no parking lots. It > seems that, with the proper business incentives (and I don't mean public > dollars), several smaller, urban grocers could adequately meet most needs of > downtown residents without the need for expansive parking ramps and lots, > and more public subsidies. > > I hope that upcoming 'studies of downtown grocery needs', as recently > referenced on this list, examine more than the 'suburban grocery' model that > seems to be continually presented for review by our local development > officials and certain local suburban grocers. > > Michael Hohmann > 13th Ward > www.mahohmannbizplans.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
