Money for flier distribution has been an issue since the first days of the Access Project. If organizers of a process truly want neighborhood input, then information is vital, and over the years fliering has become a key method of notifying residents. All of this was made clear in the beginning of the process by numerous individual, including myself, council member Lilligren, Vicki Brock, and others.
I find it interesting that FINALLY at the END of the process, money is suddenly available for flier notification. Organizers will say that they put that responsibility on relevant neighborhood groups, but un-funded mandates for organizations on shoe string budgets doesn't cut it. Sometimes it's hard to distinguish idiocy from a conspiracy......you decide! David Piehl Central --- Tom Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dave, thank-you for sending your responses to > "Rich". You do good work. As > was the case with Central,Kingfield and Lyndale > Neighborhoods, Jim Grube is > not willing to spend Project funds to help > distribute meeting flyers for the > Bryant neighborhood meeting scheduled for 9/21. > Because Liz Riley seems to > be the only person involved from Bryant I checked > with Jim this morning > thinking that we could make an exception here to > help Liz out. Jim's job is > to manage the money that funnels to the Project from > the combination of > Federal, MN/DOT, County and City sources. So, > usually when he says no-thats > the end of it. He suggested that I put this item on > tomorrows' TAC meeting > agenda so that he can put the question to Jon > Wertjes suggesting that > perhaps the City can make a couple of hundred bucks > available to help Liz > get these flyers out. Liz has determined that they > should be distributed on > 1st, 2nd, 3rd,and 4th avenues beteen 38th and 42nd > streets. She is going to > handle Park Ave. and anything else further east.I > told Liz that I would come > through for her. I am tied up all weekend starting > with Friday night-family > wedding on Sat. the 14th. I am booked to > attend/present in meetings Monday, > Tuesday and Thursday nights next week. The daytime > is always full. I do, > however, intend to recruit help as I will get as > much done as I can > myself-with help from Erin. If you know some people > who are willing to > help, send them my way as i have most of the flyers > here in my office. > Thanks again for your time and excellent work on > this project. Tom Johnson > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 10:44 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [central-traffic] Question about 38th > > > Rich, > > Good questions. FYI - Bryant is having a > neighborhood > open house on Sep 21, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Phelps for > the 35W Access Project. I don't know what kind of > budget they have for flyer distribution, so if you > are > willing to go door-to-door and flyer a couple > blocks, > contact me off-list and I will put you in contact > with > your n'hood rep. > > > Is widening the 40th street pedestrian bridge so > > that it can handle > > bicycles and fixing the East end so that it > doesn't > > drop you in front of > > frontage road traffic part of this plan? > > Yes, the overall bridge will be widened to 20', and > the minimum walking/biking width will be 14'. Some > planters or greener will be added, if we can arrange > maintenance. > > Regarding access to 2nd, yes, it will be improved. > First, 2nd will become one-way north bound so that > should help some. Also, we have discussed speed > tables/bumps at the intersection. This will be > finalized in the detail design phase. > > > > > Is 38th street going to be widened or parking > along > > 38th street banned? > > (There isn't much parking there anyway. The New > > Urbran League building > > could add some but they do have a parking lot). > > 38th Street will get striped so that everybody will > know it is a four lane, not just think it is. > Parking > may be restricted (i.e. 7-9 am and 4-6 pm). It will > not be widened. A bus pull off lane may be added in > front of Sabathani. I just read the Sabathani > parking > study tonight. They really don't need the parking > in > front, although it is used. Their parking lot > esentially fills up (i.e. over 90%). They have a > new > plan, but I don't know if they have the money to get > it done. > > > Is the bridge on 38th Street going to be widened > to > > accomodate left and > > right turn lanes on the bridge so that turning > > traffic doesn't back up > > traffic for blocks on 38th Street? Once there was > a > > bus station proposal > > for the bridge. I haven't heard much on that > > recently. > > If you can, go to the Bryant n'hood meeting. The > 38th > Street bridge is incredible. It will basically be > three times as wide, with more space devoted to > pedestrians than cars. It will use a "roundabout" > type design to keep traffic flowing (i.e. no stop > lights). > > The transit stop is currently not part of the plan. > MTC is still wrestling with this one. > > Regards, > Dave J > Central > > __________________________________________________ > Yahoo! - We Remember > 9-11: A tribute to the more than 3,000 lives lost > http://dir.remember.yahoo.com/tribute > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Your use of Yahoo! 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