I spent some time in a yarn shop yesterday talking to the owner about her traffic & she said the busiest time used to be people stopping on their way home from work. However, with the bus strike the number of people stopping has dramatically declined. She thinks that drive time has increased due to the strike & people no longer have that "window" of time to stop and do errands.
Has anyone else heard stories about how the bus strike is affecting retail stores? I'd like to know if this effect is typical. If it is, and if the small business owners got together & raised a ruckus, maybe the Met Council (being run by a Republican) would be more willing to get things moving again. Just a thought. Barbara Nelson Burnsville formerly Seward 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
