Non-Minneapolis Residents: I work in Bloomington. The MTC has nothing to offer me in way of viable transit alternatives unless I wanted to
lengthen my commute by a factor of 3 in both time and miles. In fact, Minneapolis has nothing tangible to offer me. I only go inside the Minneapolis city limits a few times per year and I easily could do without that. Brutal statements I know, but this is true for the vaste majority of Minnesota residents outside of Minneapolis.You may not like to hear this, but the world for most citizens of this state does not revolve around Minneapolis. They do not go to Minneapolis, they go to "The Cities". They are not going to support having their taxes raised to provide transportation alternatives for you. It's not that they don't like you--they just don't care. Don't believe me? Check some of the local papers online. I doubt you will find much about the transit strike.
Tom Searles Waconia Twp.
Then why are you even reading and contributing to this mailing list? Do you just enjoy demonstrating your vast ignorance of the importance of Minneapolis in the state's economy, and your similar ignorance of urban living?
It's only because a majoriy of people at the state house are equally short-sighted as you that the state is currently able to plunder the economic wealth that Minneapolis generates and then spend it on the ingratious folks like you out in the exurbs and adjacent country side.
You only come inside the city limits a couple times of year and could easily do without? GREAT! We could do without you, too. Please stay away and never come back. Don't even think of passing through Minneapolis or crossing our border.
Chris Johnson Fulton / Minneapolis formerly of old Chaska
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