On 6/29/03 1:00 AM, "Dyna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Saturday, June 28, 2003, at 09:59 AM, Mark Snyder wrote: > >> Amen Brother Keith! > > And that DFL gospel beat is as true and soulful as ever!
Huh? I'm not sure what Keith's political ideology is, but given his frequent complaints about the DFL machine, I'm pretty sure I know what party he's not a member of. I think anybody who's paid attention to my postings during election time knows full well that I'm a Green. >> Dyna may want to sit down for a second because I pretty much agree >> with what she said. > > I knew you'd come around eventually- you've got something like 3 of > your members in good standing of the "small is beautiful (to a fault)" > caucus tag teaming me on the list now in this debate and your just > starting to get your argument framed (what is a big box?) after weeks > of back and forth. That's a different thread, but I'll just say that the "small is beautiful" caucus anxiously awaits Dyna's response to Chris Johnson's post on Friday that, as far as I could tell, pretty much obliterated what little remained of her positions on the merits of big vs. small. Personally, I'm still waiting for a response to Connie Beckers' excellent post on Tuesday that offered a far more realistic portrayal of the Northside than anything Dyna has ever posted in the nearly two years I've been subscribed to the Issues Forum. > Wonder how they expect buses to get up (and stop for the stoplight > below) the hill on Lowry just west of Washington when it's icy. > Methinks they'd need a whole new bridge with a lesser grade across > I-94. I don't have a topo map with me, but the hill doesn't crest until > about Lyndale so they'd need a whole new right of way as far west as > Bryant at least. Then figure in that they'll need a transit station for > transfers to the express busses on I-94, entrance and exit ramps, etc.. > Sounds like an excuse to tear out most everything between Lowry and > 33rd from I-94 west to Lyndale and heaven knows where west from there? > Figure in "transit hubs" at Emerson, Penn, Broadway, and then clearing > a block or so radius around for anticipated "redevelopment". Then add > in clearing a few more blocks for "storm water storage ponds" and the > Jordan crime problem has been pretty much eliminated along with pretty > much Jordan. Um, since Lowry Ave. has had local bus service for quite some time, I really don't think an icy hill will be that big of a challenge. But even with the posts that clarified that BRT would run along both Lowry and Broadway, I'm still left to wonder why BRT along Lowry is needed at all? Why can't there be a transit station at, say North Memorial, where the few folks who might be coming in from Rogers or wherever to go along Lowry could transfer to the local route service? I did try doing as someone suggested and looked for plans on the Hennepin County web site. I found something about a Lowry Corridor plan, but the links to the actual report details were all dead. Darned if I couldn't find anything about a Broadway Corridor plan, which lends credence to Keith Reitman's concerns that while the official line might be "both Broadway and Lowry are included" it's looking like Broadway is in danger of getting the shaft yet again. Of course, I'll happily concede otherwise if anyone would like to post links to that information. Mark Snyder Windom Park 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
