� Mike Jensvold wrote: >I think Hiawatha will be less successful in between.
I mostly disagree with you. The caveat to this: I disagree with you assuming that the system works as proposed. >The stops are too far apart, The longest anyone should have to walk is half a mile, out to the nearest arterial. From there, they can get on a bus, which shouldn't be a big deal because there are supposed to be timed transfers with the Hiawatha Line. >the population density is too low, and the walk to the stations is often >awkward. I'll agree with you on this one. The incredible thing about our LRT system is that there is absolutely nothing around most of our stops. Cedar-Riverside stop is about a 5 minute walk from Cedar Avenue. Franklin Avenue stop is in the middle of nowhere. Lake Street stop is in the middle of the most terrifying, hideous intersection I've encountered in my life, and right between two big strip malls. 38th Street Stop is probably the best of the stops I'm familiar with (not counting the downtown stops), but it's not so hot either. That being said, I think this will improve. There are lots of plans in the works, and I think that if the line gets a good ridership between endpoints, market forces will conspire to allow those plans to be carried out. Plus, at 38th Street, there's that huge factory just itching to be sold. >Parking is also limited, discouraging "intermodal shifts" from car to rail line. I can't see that we need tons of parking except toward the endpoints of the line. Who is going to drive their car to Lake Street to take the LRT downtown? Also, bravo to Earl Netwal for pushing for a circulator system. I think every neighborhood would benefit from something like this. The linear model doesn't work for everyone, and a circulator would be a fantastic supplement. --Jeff Rosenberg Cedar-Riverside . . . Where we can't see our LRT station--but we know it's there. 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
