Mike Jensvold writes: The comparison that someone made earlier of Lake with University was helpful. I'm curious if anyone knows the exact width of right-of-way for the two streets?
Bill Kahn carps: I suggest those interested in these tidbits consult the right of way folks in the Hennepin County Transportation department with contact info found at <A HREF="http://www.hennepin.us/vgn/portal/internet/hcchannelmaster/0,2324,1273_100015682,00.html";>this site</A>. Another site is maintained by both the county and the City of Minneapolis for info on the Lake St. reconstruction process <A HREF="http://www.hennepin.us/vgn/portal/internet/hcchannelmaster/0,2324,1273_100015682,00.html";>here</A>. I walk both Lake and University with confidence as long as I don't have to cross them, and haven't driven a taxicab on either in several months; it was rare when I did drive one down Lake St., since I drove for a St. Paul company (I had to most times since state and city laws require me to drive the shortist route and that was Lake St. to certain Mpls destinations). Gary Hoover writes: There is no technological fix or even any national, state, or local planning to address this huge energy depletion, and while nearly every economist or scientist working on projects related to energy are giving clear warnings about this, most Americans refuse to pay attention. By the time the facts trickle down to the so-called "free-market" it will be far too late to respond -- technological fixes will be far more expensive and will take too many years to bring online to provide us with even half the energy we are used to dealing with. The harderst-hit sector will be transportation. We need to stop spending money on building better roads, and spend more on rails, biodeisel-hybrid busses, and bikeable-walkable urban neighborhood infrastructure. Bill Kahn carps some more: I suppose that the "huge energy depletion" mentioned above is the increasing scarcity of fossil fuels or energy carriers used presently in transportation vehicles. While manufacturers appear to have mostly missed the boat on hybrid vehicles while catering to the market demand created by the tax advantages of SUVs and the like, they are looking forward to the time when internal combustion engines are displaced by other techologies such as fuel cells of one kind or another. Prototypes have been developed and doubtless will be refined before we run out of gasoline and diesel fuel and marketed when they are reasonable substitutes; we can only hope they are marketed freely with a great deal of competition. Doubtless we will still be driving on petroleum products, even if we are no longer oxidizing them; and hopefully a few folks will walk and bicycle. What we really need are political leaders not bent on finding the last drops of oil in the world and burning them who will provide the incentives to develop the new energy infrastructure we need to forestall any more contributions to global warming. We don't have them now, but we could change that in November. Vote for alternative energy carriers. Bill Kahn Prospect Park 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
