As a St. Paul homeboy, I never use Lake unless I'm going to some place along Lake. More often than not, my business is at the west edge (Uptown, Calhoun, Kenwood), and the only way to fly is down the east-west one-ways 26th/28th Sts. Once in a great while, I like to just drive Lake St. to see what the changes are - in its denizens and it ambience. It's a great place - but it definitely requires its parking lanes. Anything else would make it another ghetto, which persistent and prolific police presence already gives it to a degree.
Minneapolis is a great and diverse city. It needs to accommodate all peoples and needs. If parking lanes were needed for businesses when whites dominated their ownership, they need it just as much with new Americans and folks of color as the prime populations along the avenue. I support Nathan's suggestion here. Andy Driscoll Saint Paul -- on 7/15/04 5:24 PM, Nathan Hunstad wrote: > I've used both 28th and 28th streets (26th more often) instead of dealing > with Lake, and they can be a real timesaver. I recently used 28th to travel > from Lyndale to Hiawatha and didn't have to stop once, since all the traffic > lights seemed to be better synchronized than on Lake. Probably one of the > bigger problems with Lake is that the timing of the traffic signals make no > sense at all. I think traffic could be much improved if they were. > > I think that a three-lane Lake Street with continuous left-turn lanes, > combined with better-timed signals, is more than adequate. Perhaps the city > could use signs to direct through traffic to 26th and 28th streets to better > divert traffic from Lake and make it more pedestrian friendly. > Nathan Hunstad > CARAG > Minneapolis, MN 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
