I think the tone of viewing this project as undoing past mistakes in highway layout misses the point that it must also minimize the impact of the changes to all neighborhoods. If this was a win-win around teh highway for all it wouldn't be up for debate. If there is any mistake that is worth undoing it would be the short-cited design of the 35W corridor that essentially emphasizes autos only.
I also think it's open for debate if any of 35th, 36th or 38th streets are better suited than each other to host a highway exit. There are schools and churches all around all of them. I also don't understand the assertion that an exchange would bolster commercial development for example on 38th street east of the highway - assuming 35 and 36th are examples of what you get, it looks like you get blight (thus the excitement to see the exchanges move south). For how many years was that directional sign stationed at 35th street and Nicollet anchored by sand bags? It was like a semi-permanent construction detour where the one-way side of 35th street meets 2 way traffic..
>From: ken avidor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [Mpls] 35W Access Project-The Golden Rule >Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 16:18:01 -0600 > >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/mplsMSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* _______________________________________ 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
