>From the Minneapolis Plan: "Transit Service and Existing Growth Centers"
"Minneapolis' existing growth centers, in downtown, at the University of Minnesota and at the HONEYWELL (now Wells Fargo)/HOSPITALS COMPLEX IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, must continue to have high quality transit service. These transportation links are essential to preserve the accessability and therefore competitiveness of unique destinations" Let us see how Minneapolis measures up on these "Growth Centers". Downtown is now equipped with light rail, bike lanes, and a myriad other pedestrian and transit facilities. The University has two shiny new pedestrian bridges, bus shelters, more traffic calming, and increased bus service. The Wells Fargo/Hospitals complex is getting the 35W Access Project, complete with new freeway ramps and a widened right-of-way for HOV lanes, ten years from now. This last project is so out-of-step with our city's Plan it is embarrassing. People who bus to work are also pedestrians. They stop and shop, wave to neighbors and best of all, keep cars off of the roads. The Minneapolis Plan calls for a vibrant pedestrian and transit center at the Wells Fargo/Hospitals complex in South Minneapolis. Therefore, the automobile-focused Access Project should be scrapped for something that serves that goal. Jeff Carlson, Whittier __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? U2 on LAUNCH - Exclusive greatest hits videos http://launch.yahoo.com/u2 _______________________________________ 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
