What's with the seven county area and light rail? Why would you add lanes to the Crosstown and 35W and not run light rail down the middle? Wouldn't commuters want to park in a suburban lot and take the train downtown? Or do commuters have to have individual cars and personal space?
Bill Dooley Ward 13 - Kenny -----Original Message----- From: List Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 9:50 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] Strib highway edit 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 _______________________________________ 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
