I'm hoping Part II will have more of the possibilities that the Hiawatha
Line will provide. I'm not an expert on transit, but it appears to me that
the Hiawatha Line has the potential to be one of the most successful mass
transit projects in the country if not the world. The geography and
demographics of the line are better than almost any twelve mile stretch of
track in North America outside of Manhattan.
Bell, Pawlenty and the others who can't see the possibilities are a very
big drag on our city's evolution.
The stupidity of this strike continues to astound me.
Dan McGuire
Ercisson
PS To Ms Heller: The users of mass transit are not children and P Bell and
T Pawlenty are very definitely not part of my children's lineage. P Bell
and T Pawlenty's positioning is immoral and irresponsible. Their job is to
serve the users of transit and make it better.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean Ryan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 8:59 PM
Subject: [Mpls] Star Trib LRT part I
> >From the the Star Tribune:
>
> http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4702926.html
>
> "Meanwhile, Victoria Heller, a longtime property owner in the
> Cedar-Riverside area, has criticized the city for pushing the Riverside
> Station development. She said the affordable-housing development is an
> example of a project overindulged with subsidies: "Eleven [mostly public]
> funding sources!" stated Heller, who owns the land near the rail station
> where the project would be built. "This is outrageous!" she said
adamantly.
>
> But Riverside Station's proximity to light rail may help it win public
> money. The Twin Cities Housing Development Corporation, the nonprofit
group
> that is a co-developer, is making sure potential funding sources know its
> proposed location."
>
> Interesting article, I'm still undecided on the whole subsidy issue
though.
>
> Sean Ryan
> Audubon- Far Far away from LRT
>
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