As part of the I35-W Access Project, it has been proposed to move the ramps at 35th & 36th Street to 38th Street.
Without getting into the vice and virtue of that proposal, I'll just say that an elaborate and beautiful bridge was designed to address area residents' concerns -a bridge that I personally believe would be a positive asset to any area. I've heard from a few folks who say that the bridge design in question was recently pulled from consideration, but I haven't been able to find out why, or what the "substitute" will be. Was this a bait and switch? I consider the bridge design disappearance to be a serious development, as the design was a major mitigation effort that did appear to satisfy, to some degree, residents in the area. I mentioned this to Peter McLaughlin a few days ago in a phone conversation; Mr McLaughlin did not have specifics at that time either, but indicated he would look into it. Peter also noted that when he stated that the access project was a "done deal", he did not mean that statement the way it was interpreted by many of us in the area. At this point, I am willing to take him at his word, and hopefully he'll be able to work with the neighbors to find the missing bridge! 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
