Three cheers to John Erwin and others on the Park Board for reinstating the special days when there won't be cars on parkways! This was hugely popular in the "olden days" when they used to do it and I'm sure it will be again. Great idea.
R.T. Rybak -----Original Message----- From: Young, Annie Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 12:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] Closing parkways I have had some calls today about, "What is cost saving about closing the parkways on Sunday?" My answer: nothing as far as the Park Board budget that I am aware of. I think the article in today's Star Trib was mixing apples and oranges. However, personally, I believe the Sunday "breather" is more of a saving regarding our health and the planet. I have been very concerned about our last particulate "smog" alerts. Having lived in LA and Denver I see it coming to Minneapolis. That brown air that comes from too many cars and them running all the time along with other air emissions floating through our air. So if nothing else closing the parkways around the Lakes is a simple step the Park Board can take towards addressing "climate change/global warming." Will it cut down on the "overuse" of millions of visitors to our Lakes? I doubt it! I'd love it if the closings were on every Sunday from like Noon to 6 but I am sure that will never fly. But let's at least try the once a month deal and see how it goes. When we did it about 10 years ago I don't recall lots of problems and I can't remember why we quit doing it - a think it just fell silently into a crack. Weighing in on the closing of wading pools is very heavy. When you write or call please make some suggestions for a substitution in the budget for $50,000. Looking forward to your input, Annie Young citywide Park Commissioner 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 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
