In response to Steven Clift's question: The barricades have been removed from 1st Avenue at 28th Street so that people from CARAG, Lyndale Neighborhood, etc can now use 1st Ave to go downtown. First Avenue was made two way and the parking moved to the East side of the street to calm the traffic and to make it easier for people in Whittier to move about.
I also found it odd, and irritating I might add, that the north bound traffic on 1st Ave was forced to either turn east onto 28th or jam up Nicollet. Actually, I think Jim Niland did that to get more drive by traffic for the struggling businesses on Nicollet and to give some relief to the residents in Whittier who live on 1st Ave. Now however, Nicollet has all the traffic it can stand, and the new two way configuration should help calm the traffic. I think everybody wins through the new arrangement, but only time will tell. Keep me posted on how you think it is working out. This change is a trial for a few months and will be then evaluated. What could kill it, is if the north bound traffic insists on speeding thru the neighborhood. So, you commuters from CRAAG, Lyndale, etc, if you like the barricades down, so that you can go staight thru on 1st Ave, Keep your speed down. Dean Zimmermann Mpls City Council Member - Ward 6 612-673-2206 ----- Original Message ----- From: "SClift Mobile" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 2:03 PM Subject: [Mpls] 1st av s now two way, why? > Between Frankiln and I believe 28th street, they made 1st av s two way. > I have always found it odd that 1st av s heading north at 29 was forced > over onto jammed up nicollet. Now this additional change make 1st even > more constrained. Is this part of some master plan? > > Steven Clift > Carag resident who goes into dowtown daily via 1st ave s > - - - - - - - > Steven Clift > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://publicus.net > E-mailed from my wireless "Sidekick" > 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, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls 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, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
