Does a downtown drivers tax have merit in Minneapolis? NO! Downtown itself is not particularly congested. And, we want to encourage people to come downtown and we want to encourage retailers and other businesses to stay/expand downtown without having to penalize their customers and employees. Such a tax would do nothing to relieve congestion and would likely do virtually nothing to improve air quality downtown.
The problem of highway congestion is metro wide. Imposing a tax on downtown Minneapolis drivers is not a solution to anything! Jim Bernstein Fulton -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 3:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Mpls] Taxing Downtown Drivers First it's London and now a San Francisco proposal. Does a downtown drivers tax have merit in Minneapolis? Here is the link to the SF story. _http://sfexaminer.com/articles/2005/02/15/news/20050215_ne01_toll.txt_ (http://sfexaminer.com/articles/2005/02/15/news/20050215_ne01_toll.txt) Bill Dooley Kenny - Ward 13 REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact 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 Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.8 - Release Date: 2/14/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.8 - Release Date: 2/14/2005 REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact 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 Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
