In my opinion, the only portion of the project that will surely be built is the portion that was part of Peter McLaughlin's promise to Wells Fargo. The rest of the items were gleaned from the neighborhood processes in order to gain neighborhood support or acquiescence. The mitigation and enhancements are also just a ploy to get the neighborhoods to accept something that was a bad idea from the start. Unfortunately, some of the residents were so greedy about the enhancements and moving ramps to other people's back yards that they went for it. It's really a study in divide and conquer. Peter McLaughlin and the Smith Parker principles should be ashamed.
Tom Welling CARAG --- On Tue 05/27, List Manager < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: From: List Manager [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 22:02:45 -0500 Subject: [Mpls] 38th street ramps delayed Dave Piehl calls it on the list, Steve Brandt reports it:<br><br>http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/3905178.html<br><br>"Project officials have offered to delay some ramp changes to Interstate<br>Hwy. 35W in south Minneapolis by several years in order to address state<br>concerns about the cost of the $153 million project.<br><br>"That means it might be 2015 before the E. 35th-36th Street ramps are<br>shifted south to E. 38th Street to allow safer merging and the 5th Avenue S.<br>entrance is rebuilt to ease I-35W congestion. Those suggested postponements<br>would delay $50 million in work."<br><br>Combatants: behave yourselves!<br><br>David Brauer<br>List manager<br><br>TEMPORARY REMINDER:<br>1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait.<br>2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.)<br><br>________________________________<br><br>Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-De mocracy<br>Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]<br>Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls<br> _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ 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
