Indeed, the Greenway is only a block north of Lake Street, but for people who want to access businesses on Lake such as myself, it doesn't make sense to get into the trench and then not have access at Lake. By removing (or more accurately; not accomodating) bikes on Lake St., you remove a lot of street level activity that can nurture small businesses.
David Piehl Central --- Michael Hohmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dave Piehl writes, in part, regarding a lack of bike > lanes on Lake Street: > > My question for project organizers and list > members: > > Is this a done deal? I certainly recognize the > space > > limitations, but firmly believe that a plan that > will > > allegedly serve the area for the next 40 years > really > > needs to include some form of non-automobile > > transportation. Have bike lanes been rejected out > of > > hand? If so, by whom? Is there a possibility of > > putting them into the plan? Are alternative > transport > > concepts from other cities and countries being > > considered, or do we always have to be 20 years > behind > > the curve in Minnesota? > > > [MH] Don't forget, the Greenway is only a block > north of Lake and includes > pedestrian walkways and bike lanes, and likely some > form of mass transit at > some point in the future. > > Michael Hohmann > Linden Hills > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ 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
