David Brauer wrote:
WM: NIMBY is not "thrown around casually" by me. Moving the ramps to 38th St. is essential to Central Neighborhood. We have a small neighborhood, 72 sq. blocks. It has 5 one-way streets which, in effect, completely destroy the physical integrity of the neighborhood and make it likely that we can never get an true cohesiveness accomplished. Removing 35th and 36th Street as exits ramps and moving them to 38th St. will restore some of that integrity. From the time this freeway was originally installed, we have put up with this crap so that other neighborhoods could develop and prosper while we weakened.Wizard writes:WM: King Field has taken a NIMBY position on 35W from the start. King Field and you, had the right to be at the many meetings held for the last 4 years."NIMBY" is thrown around too casually in debate - it's a cheap way to dismiss specific arguments without dealing with them, not to mention sliming the accused's integrity. Equating Kingfield's opposition with simply NIMBYism mean you will only allow us to support the project - otherwise, we're selfish sellouts. It's simply not fair. I would not accuse citizen proponents of being "shills" for the project just because they may benefit.
Just as a matter of fairness (we put up with this for 30 years, now it's someone else's turn) moving the ramps to 38th should be supported. But we signed on to this process to push for mitigation of flaws in the original design which have made our lives a misery. We expect to have mitigation. For King Field to come in and say that the mitigation accomplished by 38th St. is not worth it, is NIMBY to the max. To accuse me of "shilling" for the project because I could personally benefit is insulting. I too, have spent the time thinking about what we hope to accomplish. Personally, I doubt I have much to gain either way. My neighborhood, however, has a lot to gain and I will benefit from that effect.
My neighbors and I ( Jim Graham goes on about this all the time) are tired of being the ghetto so that everyone else can have a nicer life. Our only crime is that we are not as wealthy and while we know there are those who consider poverty a crime, it is not.
I never cast aspersions on Jeanne Massey; but if she's willing to forward a NIMBY argument against mitigation of the disaster of 35th and 36th St. exits/entrances at her own expense, then there is something seriously wrong, not with her, but with what King Field has asked her to do.
Thank you, David, for again being so supportive of your neighbors, for hearing what we are saying, for helping to maintain the status quo at our expense. I'm ever so grateful.
WizardMarks, Central
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