At the state level, BRT work is being organized by Frank Hornstein in the MN House. He got legislation passed last year to "study" the issue and will be working on securing bonding money for both capital and operating costs for BRT on 35W in the next session.
That will be the real test to see if BRT can become a reality. With no money, BRT is just an unfunded concept. It needs to be funded and then it's a serious commitment. Mayor Rybak and city council members at council meeting tomorrow (I think) regarding Crosstown should require that final approval of Crosstown be postponed until the end of the legislative session and/or until a state level funding commitment is made for BRT. According to Frank, there will be a public meeting at MLK Park on the BRT study sometime the week of September 27th. Stay tuned for a final notice of this public meeting. Jeanne Massey Kingfield 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
