The width of I-35W at 31st Street, including all eight lanes and shoulders for both north and south bound traffic is 138 feet. The original proposal for Lake Street expansion was 130 feet (from an approximate 68 feet existing width, which was later reduced to "only" 120 feet. The prospect of changing Lake Street to become either a 120 foot or 130 foot "freeway" is hugely disturbing, especially since it is being proposed in the vacuum of the Access Project. Minneapolis/Hennepin County is truly re-defining the concept of "urban freeways", very sad commentary for those of us who still choose to live in the city.
Dave Piehl Central --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 7/1/02 11:13:18 AM Central > Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << ... like widening Lake. I don't have > specific measurements, but I wonder how the > proposed > width of Lake compares to the width of the freeway > itself - is the next stage in transportation > planning > to make freeways out of our commercial corridors, > the > way many suburbs build commercial areas along > freeways? > > Dave Piehl > Central > > >> > West Broadway Ave. North, a county highway and the > main commercial corridor > of the Northwest quadrant of Mpls. is set for a > repaving, and modifications. > There exists a tug of war between the Neighborhood > goals of a > shopping/commercial district and the County goal of > a commuter corridor for > suburbanites. I expect about $50,000 in assessments, > plus interest, for the > frontage I own there (give or take a couple > nickels). > > But how will a commuter corridor (highway?) serve a > neighborhood, and in > microcosm, what will my 50 large buy me? I could not > help but be hooked by > Smplsguy 2002's query, "...is the next stage in > transportation planning to > make freeways out of our commercial corridors...?" > > This tug of war is not over; and the outcomes still > uncertain. Lake Street > and West Broadway, two historic Titans of commerce > of our fair City. How will > they be turned into pedestrian unfriendly by-passes > of our neighborhoods' > amenities? How will they bring in neighborhood > sustaining fresh retail money > and reinvestment? > > Keith Reitman NearNorth > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.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
