Dear Mike Opat- I read thru your posting on The List Forum this morning. I also took the opportunity to review the Northwest Corridor Website (address-from your post).
As a member of the West Broadway Area Coalition in North Mpls. I have some concerns about the gaping disconnect between City and suburb(s) along the path of our Hwy. 81. I am positive that you should be in communication, and sharing your insights, with our Board and it's members. So should the other stakeholders in the Corridor Project. West Broadway Av. in North Mpls. is, in our opinion, "The Avenue with the most Potential" in Hennepin County. Part of the reason for the massive potential is the current dismal conditions extant there. This huge negative disparity with all reasonable measures of normality, are in part do to the disconnect of our stretch of Hwy. 81, our Mainstreet, with the rest of the whole Northwest quadrant (please pardon the mouthful). Yes, there are many other contentious issues to developing a normal, functioning, and viable mainstreet serving our North Mpls. residential neighborhoods; while allowing West Broadway to be a Major County Commuter Artery between DT and the outer edge of the County. I will not start to list them for you at this time. Being a partner in the successful reconnection/redirection and integration of "Our Avenue with the Most Potential", with the rest of Hwy. 81 vitality and renewal, means earning the esteem of all residents and stakeholders in this, Our County. Please join your efforts with ours, and let us join with yours. The disparity and contrast is obvious between in-town/suburban. The successes will be crystal clear, so will missed opportunities. Let's connect; You, our Board, and through you, other Hwy. 81 stakeholders. I regret I didn't realize and understand the need for this message until now. Your posting on The List Forum helped my realization, Thanx. Keith Reitman NearNorth _______________________________________ 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
