In a message dated 5/25/02 10:40:54 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< It was nice to get some facts on how many routes/trips/people bus the Nicollet Mall from Mr. Gibbons. Lets not forget the taxi cabs and "lost drivers" also! It does astound me that the City would spend millions of dollars to build something that attracts thousands of people, especially in the Summer months, then run 930 busses through the middle of it all every day! >> Keith says; I have been equally astounded that City, County, Metro, State, Federal, and regulated utilities' monies would be poured into closing Fifth Street DT to automobile traffic. Gridlock and exacerbated pollution levels will be a huge negative outcome of this folly to accommodate the little choo-choo train. I will add that a place called The Depot, nearby on Washington Avenue, might have made a wonderful depot for this toy choo-choo (our light rail). Instead, the previous DFL regime pawned our tax base to create an ice skating rink there. I will henceforth call that effort "The DFL Ice Follies". _______________________________________ 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
