How fun! I had no idea there was anything like this, already! My only thought about making it an every-week Saturday or Sunday afternoon event is that would create a new reason for people from all around the state to come into downtown Minneapolis to spend the day... whereas a Friday night, after work, leaves people tired and not necessarily able to get into Mpls in time, nor feeling like driving home afterward.
But a Saturday or Sunday... parents & kids and groups of friends could make it a fun, sunny weekend daytime event like they did in Paris, with time to have a bite to eat after and not have to be too tired for a drive back to Lakeville or St. Cloud or Hudson. -----Original Message----- From: Erik Riese [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 10:35 AM To: Wendy Introwitz Pareene; Mpls list Subject: [Mpls] DOWNTOWN SUMMER ROLLERBLADE EVENT Hi List! I wanted to respond to Wendy about the Paris Friday (Saturday?) Night Skate. Minneapolis has had a Friday Night Skate for the past 6 years. Skaters have been skating throughout the street of Minneapolis from June until it snows on the 1st 3rd and 5th Fridays inscribing a loop from Saint Anthony Main to Loring Park and back. The organizers have decided to schedule it every other week consequently they miss many beautiful Friday nights and have an event scheduled on rainy nights that don't draw large crowds. I think if we had a weekly event it could become a huge event like the one in Paris. Right now the current organizers do nat have the inclination to change their schedule. Wendy Introwitz Pareene wrote: > > We were in Paris this past summer, walking near Notre Dame when what must have been >thousands of roller bladers took over a main city street... there were so many it >took nearly a half hour for the entire parade of skaters to go by. We were told this >is an every Saturday event in Paris... a huge course winds through the city streets >and literally thousands come to skate! a few dozen bicyclists brought up the rear, >and police vehicles followed behind. Since downtown Mpls turns into a virtual ghost >town on most summer weekends, why not start a new, fun, tradition and bring people to >town for a unique outdoor event? > > Wendy Introwitz Pareene > Lyndale Neighborhood -- In cooperation, Erik Riese Seward: a great place to live, work, learn, and play! (612) 724-3217 home ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ mailto:riese@;tcfreenet.org ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@;mnforum.org Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@;mnforum.org Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
