Urban legend? This is no legend, go to the library and look the facts up. 38th was always a main cross street-ever since it was built. It was always intended to have more traffic to support the commercial properties that have always been zoned there. Even as far back as the 1900's with the trolly lines. That's not a legend-it's a fact. It's why the comercial zoning is on that street.
So why deprive the place of the traffic now? It is no legend, that when the traffic was removed, many businesses dried up. We have to deal with the traffic in the neighbourhood anyway, lets make some use of it! I don't see much good sending it though the residential area of 35th-36th street. What's with you and your groups constant slam on ANY aspect of this project? I understand Kingfield Associations opposition to the project-and I give them a great deal of respect for it. Know why? Because they are taking the aspects they don't like, and giving alternatives, giving ideas-things to make it better. They have done nothing but try and make it better for the last few years, and and keep communications up. I am very grateful to them for that. But all I see from you is a constant barrage of everything wrong with the world. So with all the aspects of the project I question (Flyover ramp taking out houses), I still can't ever see myself standing with STRIDE. Way to many accusations without fact, way to much negativity- with nothing positive to counter balance it. You think Lake and Nicollet is thriving? How many businesses have folded up there? I've lost count. Don't even get me started on the guy waiting for the bus the last three and half hours... But is Lake and Nicollet getting by? Yes. Thriving? I don't think so! 38th street? It's doing a bit better than Lake, definately. But it could use a boost. Generaly speaking, Salvation Army stores don't show up in thriving areas. (Don't get me wrong here, I'm a huge fan of the Salvation Army & I like the area-my house is a block away) But giving 38th the traffic it historically had so that the comercial zoning on the street has more of a chance to make the jump from getting by, to truely thriving, is a start. I admit, making sure the parking remains after construction, is a real concern. I can understand wanting to change something to make it better. I've done quite a bit of that myself. But to take the position of what we got is the best solution, so no build? And that IS what no build means-leave it just like it is. I won't do that. I believe we can do better than the interchange we got now. Tom Holtzleiter Kingfield On 24 Nov 2002 at 15:48, ken avidor wrote: Tom Holtzleiter writes: "At 38th street I see the same thing without the big empty parking lot. Instead right around the area up and down the streets (Nicollet and 38th) are empty buildings, or often struggling businesses. " Avidor: This is the the same thing the Access Project Supporters say about Lake Street. It's so untrue! See for yourself... Business is thriving on Lake Street and business is thriving at Nicollet and 38th.... Where did this "urban legend" come from? 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
