As I have perused the diagram of the proposals to widen Lake Street from the existing 78 feet (including sidewalks, excluding boulevards) to 133 feet (including sidewalks), provided by SEH to Tom Johnson and the PAC, I don't find ANY bike paths.
When widening a street from four lanes to seven lanes, it seems prudent to allow space for bikes. I know the greenway is only a block north, but that doesn't help if your destination is one of the proposed "retail condos" in the new Lake & Nicollet development. Busses exist on the current version of Lake Street, and continue to exist in the new version. Since restoring light rail service on Lake Street is probably a long way off, it seems like a no-brainer to at least accomodate bike traffic - maybe even make an elaborate interface with the greenway and the newly-opened intersection. I call on the Access Project staff, PAC, & Phillips Partership to add bike lanes to the Lake Street proposal - it's the least they can do given the 7-lane proposal! David Piehl Central __________________________________________________ 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
