This article does get at the core of another way impacted inner-city neighborhoods are treated by the city.
It's not just in Jordan or the Northside that this has and continues to happen. The Lake and Nicollet Development was pummeled by the city council while the development at Bryant and Lake and other points West go forward. People in East Phillips are absolutely struggling to implement the East Phillips Commons project at 29th and Bloomington and the Village in Phillips project at 24th and Bloomington. Instead of the volunteers being joined by the city in partnership to make sure these developments happen, they are being fought every step of the way with small incremental punches being thrown at these projects. East Phillips Commons has been reduced from a vision of a vibrant urban village to an apartment building. The Village in Phillips project hasn't been scaled back yet, but, I anticipate that too will suffer from the brick walls they encounter at the city. The city sees fit to continue to develop supportive, transitional and special needs housing in these neighborhoods ignoring neighborhood concerns about over-concentration. But, market rate housing developments not only get no attention, they are being fought. The major market rate housing development projects that were accomplished in Phillips West have turned that area around dramatically. Those were by and large private dollars from surrounding corporations. So, there is proof that balanced development can turn a neighborhood around. Phillips, Ventura Village, Elliot Park, Central, Powderhorn Park and Corcoran have 47,000+ people and no grocery store. Their residents have to cross major freeways on either side to get to a retail shopping area with a grocery store or go south of 38th St. Barb Lickness Whittier ===== "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." -- Margaret Mead __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. ________________________________ 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
