The transportation planners and paid lobbyists who are plowing the 35W Excess Project through the public process will make a cameo at City Hall tomorrow.
They will be asking for 151,000 in city money, money that could be spent on bike lanes, sidewalk repair, or new benches, but instead will pay the $180/hour fee Tom Johnson charges to convince neighborhoods that ramming freeway ramps through city blocks is a wise transportation investment. Here are the details: What: City Council Transportation and Public Works Committee considers the 35W Excess Project. When: 10:30 AM, Tuesday, January 20 Where: City Hall, room 317 (City Council Chambers). Our friends from Allina Health Care are telling the city they won't add 1,000 jobs to the Sears Center unless the city supports the 35W Excess Project. We want more jobs in Phillips, but we DO NOT want Lake Street widened to 8 lanes, and the demolition of 6 businesses, 16 homes and a tot lot. It is unfair of Allina to force the city to choose between more jobs and sensible transportation. Please, Allina, consider the "Transit/No Ramps" alternative as proposed by STRIDE. Our alternative would reconnect the neighborhood grid and build a robust transit system in lieu of tearing down homes and businesses for more ramps and a wider Lake Street. Listmembers of all persuations are urged to come out and tell the council what you think about this project. Jeff Carlson, Whittier ===== Jeff Carlson 2430 Clinton Ave. S. D43 Mpls, MN 55404 (612) 813-0116 [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus 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. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ 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
