Kimberly Goodman wrote: "I know we as neighbors may not agree on this one since each of us is impacted differently. When I try and look a the big picture, including how the freeway should have included access at Lake and 38th back when it was built, and the overall benefits and impacts for all of Central, I have a
different opinion than when I look at what it will do my friend's front yards on 2nd Ave. " Avidor- We can't avoid the moral dilemma the 35W Access Project puts us in. Automobiles like all powerful technologies benefit some and make others suffer. How do we "do unto others" in this case? Are the supporters of the Access Project really looking at "the big picture" when they say we must sacrifice one neighborhood for the greater good of another? There is a far greater picture that concerns what this auto-centric project will do to encourage more driving, more polluting, global warming, more crashes and more wars for oil. Instead of deciding which neighborhood to dump on, I think we should instead explore ways of reducing the car traffic burden for all while increasing human access with transit, bicycling and walking....this is the plan of cities like Portland and Bogota. More on the Golden Rule and how some very religious people apply it to transportation at: http://www.whatwouldjesusdrive.org Ken Avidor STRIDE Kingfield _______________________________________ 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
