Phyllis Kahn wrote: > I am taking a biking group I belong to (now hiking between the biking > and skiing seasons) on the LRT and to lunch. Can anyone suggest > restaurant locations within a reasonable walk of the line? Cedar > riverside area? These are mainly suburban upper crust women and I don't > want to hit the Mall for lunch. (IE I want to expand their horizons). It > would be good to have an online directory to tell you what is close to > each stop Or a really comprehensive map. If there is and anyone can > tell me how to get to it , I would appreciate that also. >
For the past couple months a group of U of M students along with staff at Seward Neighborhood Group, Seward Redesign, and a couple other organizations have been working on a map of businesses within walking distance of the Franklin Avenue Station. The students researched the businesses along Franklin and some side streets and created an index of businesses. A brochure has been produced that has a map and index of the businesses. You can get copies of the brochure by stopping by the Seward Neighborhood Group office starting tomorrow. Hopefully, we will have brochures in Franklin Avenue businesses in the very near future. The group is also working to get a permit from the city to install a map and index of businesses on city property adjacent to the LRT station. Provided we can get permission we envision a poster display similar to what you find in malls. The impetus for this project was a map/index of businesses along the Denver LRT lines as well as the numerous "you are here" maps in transit stations in cities such as Boston and various European cities. This project, while focusing on the Franklin Station, will hopefully spur someone to complete a project for the entire line. Anyone? Anyone? Randall Cutting Seward 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
