The Minneapolis angle: "What are legislators from the southwest suburbs prepared to offer Minneapolis in return for this favor? [More lanes through the city.] As it stands, Minneapolis gets only more air pollution, more noise and a wider belt of freeway plowing through its neighborhoods. When, in a few years, the new interchange has induced enough additional driving to again fill up with bumper-to-bumper traffic, what then? Another widening project?"
But the edit-writers also note, "A second phase to the project is now required, one that continues five lanes of traffic -- including an HOV lane -- all the way into downtown. On this issue, it's Minneapolis legislators who must compromise. Neighborhood prosperity depends on a successful downtown freely accessible by car and by transit." http://www.startribune.com/stories/561/849824.html David Brauer List manager _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.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
