Here's more info on this ridiculous "fastlane" proposal. Apparently they'd like the private sector to add a lane to existing highways that drivers would pay to use and would cruise along at high speed in a congestion free lane dedicated to their use.
Strom's probably getting his beamer ready now. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/fastlanes/ Madeline Douglass Kingfield (Mpls) ----- Original Message ----- From: Jeff Rosenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 12:51 AM Subject: [Mpls] Re: Bus strike -- David Strom > Well, to add to all of the debate about transit and highways, there was in > article in the Metro Section of the Strib today about the impending addition > of toll lanes to our highways. It provided a decent forum for me to begin > airing some of my (still germinating) ideas about transit, transportation, > and why the public should "subsidize" transit -- because we subsidies their > SUV driving! The following is a commentary I wrote for the Strib . . . we'll > see if they print it. 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
