In regard to a possible mixed use library at 38th Street and 23rd Avenue, John Rocker says (snipped below) that a half mile is "twice as far as what is considered standard "walking distance" from the station."
The new Roosevelt site is about half a mile to the new LRT stop at Hiawatha and 38th. In all of our discussions on the Roosevelt Advisory Team, no one questioned that the site is close enough to walk to the station. Maybe those of us in Corcoran and Standish neighborhoods have stronger calf muscles? <kidding> Question is: How far is too far to walk to a light rail station in Minneapolis? Jim Berg Corcoran Neighborhood (about 2.5 blocks from Lake Street station) John Rocker says, "The city needs to increase its density along transit routes, but what both sides of the argument appear to be missing is that the site is almost one-half mile from the light rail stop at 38th and Hiawatha -- and that is twice as far as what is considered standard "walking distance" from the station. To take advantage of light-rail, the library board and the MCDA should be looking for a mixed-use site as close as possible to 38th & Hiawatha, preferably within view of the station. One of the justifications for the cost of light-rail is that it spurs mixed-used, transit-oriented development. A mixed-use library project is ideal within walking distance of the station, but the proposed site is too far away to take advantage of that." __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! 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
