As a "reverse commuter", I now have an additional 10 minutes on my previously 14 minute drive. The benefits of reverse commuting have just been wiped out on 394. This will also drive additional traffic to Hwy 55 which increases that commute even more due to the numerous traffic lights.
Thank you MNDOT. Tom Madden Lowry Hill On 5/23/05 2:34 PM, "Steve Nelson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Submitted for the readers of the the Star Tribune but if anyone here has an > answer... > > MN PASS VS SANE LANE, WHO BENEFITS? > > Now class, let's do the math. > > Under the old Sane Lane system eastbound I-394 was a 3-lane freeway for 21 > hours per day except from 6 AM to 9 AM. Westbound was also a 3-lane freeway > for 21 hours with the exception of 3 PM to 6 PM. Therefore, I-394 was a 6-lane > freeway 18 hours per day both ways. > > However, congestion was such a problem that it was decided to open up the Sane > Lane to single passenger vehicles under a toll system and so MNPass was > created. > > The result? > > Now we have an I-394 that is 2 lanes eastbound all day long and 2 lanes > westbound all day long which gives us a 4 lane freeway for 24 hours per day-1 > lane less than the Sane Lane system during rush hours and 2 lanes less for the > rest of the day. > > Maybe someone can explain how this adds up to a boon for the average driver > instead of another perk for the wealthy. > > Steven M Nelson > Willard Hay > http://citizenshipchronicles.blogspot.com/ > http://minutemenworldwide.blogspot.com/ > Get UP! Get OUT! & GET INVOLVED!!! > 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 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
