Gary Hoover says: This project is not about reducing pollution, it is about externalizing the costs of transportaion "needs" created by corporations and employees who still operate under the model of urban sprawl, which in turn subsidizes the status quo of the petroleum and auto industries.
[TB] I'm having a hard time with "corporations and employees who still operate under the model of urban sprawl". While it may be that some of the employees are doing their best to advance sprawl, the businesses don't seem to be. Both Allina, which has been in the area for some time, and Wells Fargo have chosen to locate in the core city. Those businesses and the jobs they create help bring revitalization to the area, an area that has improved significantly in recent years. Much of that improvement has been due to the leadership of neighboring business, notably Honeywell the former occupant of the current Wells Fargo campus. I'm not convinced that there is any net benefit to moving 35W entrance and exit ramps. Clearly to problems and advantages of having those ramps on particular streets move. Is it worth the disruption and cash investment to shift these burdens and benefits a few blocks? Big picture planning has never been one of our strengths. A StarTribune editorial a while back referred to Minneapolis as a "confederation of neighborhoods". What we really need is true metropolitan government. The Strib may have been looking at Minneapolis, but the collection of municipalities we have accumulated make the metro area a similar confederation. This should not be a battle of neighborhood vs. neighborhood any more than it should be a battle of Minneapolis vs. the 'burbs. In neither case should one group be forcing its solutions on another. Terrell Brown Loring Park terrell at terrellbrown dot org __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site http://webhosting.yahoo.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
