http://swjournal.com/display/inn_news/news01.txt
If I understand this former PAC member correctly, the reporter relied largely on information supplied by the project manager of the PAC, Smith Parker's Tom Johnson, to write the story.
To be fair, I should note that Tim Springer of the Midtown Greenway Coalition, a PAC member speaking in favor of wide sidewalks and bike accommodations, is also quoted in the article.
While nothing in the article implies that the reporter was at the meeting, I wonder if the reporter spoke to multiple members and facilitators of the PAC as implied in the following sentence from the article.
"PAC members and facilitators said while the four-lane option was approved, further review of a three-lane option drew considerable support-- making the pre-vote discussion heated."
More importantly, I question the wisdom of the editorial decision to cover a vote that may have extensive effects on the future of south Minneapolis from such a distance. . . .
While "Bullies" are indeed "an age-old problem," as a featured article in the current Journal observes, I would have liked to see instead a lead article by the Journal on WHY and HOW the future of Lake Street is being determined by a tighly managed process that involves circumscribed "discussion"--heated or otherwise.
Russell Raczkowski
Bancroft
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