At the end is the entire press release for the 10-Year Transportation Action Plan workshops. The plan is being coordinated by the City of Minneapolis Department of Public Works. There is also a steering committee for the project consisting of a fairly large number of people representing regions in the city, transit riders, bicyclists, handicapped, the elderly, MNDOT, Met Council, Hennepin County, Public Works, CPED, downtown businesses, and others.
There are 8 regional citizen representatives from around the city appointed by the City Council. They are: John Akre Northeast Caren Dewar Southwest John DeWitt East Darrell Gerber Southwest Kerri Pearce Ruch Northwest Lea Schuster Southeast John VanHeel Downtown (resident) Doug Walter Southeast Most, if not all, of them (us) will be at the public workshops. You should also feel free to contact the representative(s) for your region if you have any particular concerns you want brought to the plan. The process has only just begun. Darrell Gerber Kingfield P.S. Too bad two of the meetings conflict with the GetBoB events. Luckily there are three of them and you aren't necessarily required to attend the meeting closest to you. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Communications Department 301M City Hall 350 South 5th Street Minneapolis, MN 55415-1300 News Release Contact: Charleen Zimmer, City of Minneapolis, 612-673-3166 Learn more about Minneapolis 10-Year Transportation Action Plan at one of several workshops Sept. 19, 2005 (Minneapolis) The City of Minneapolis is hosting a series of workshops to give the public an opportunity to share their ideas on how the City can improve its transportation system. The workshops will provide an overview of the Citys 10-Year Transportation Action Plan, which is under development, and the provide information on the transportation challenges facing the City. When completed, the Transportation Action Plan will be a citywide plan that addresses a full range of transportation options and issues, including pedestrians, bicycles, transit, automobiles, and freight. The 10-Year Action Plan will also include additional materials, including a Web-based transportation fact book; a transit and street operations plan for downtown; and new street design guidelines that reflect the characteristics of the surroundings. Pre-registration for the workshops is not required. Since the workshops will include presentations on transportation challenges facing the City, followed by structured dialogue, participants are encouraged to arrive at the designated meeting start time. The Workshops are being held: 6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2005 North Commons Recreation Center, 1801 James Ave. N., Minneapolis 5 p.m. 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2005 Butler Square Building, First Floor Conference Room A and B, 100 N. Sixth St., Minneapolis 6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2005 Keewaydin Recreation Center, 3000 53rd St. E., Minneapolis Upon request, the City will provide reasonable accommodations to person with disabilities or who are in need of a translator. Please submit such requests or requests for additional information to Charleen Zimmer, Project Manager, at 612-673-3166 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] no later than seven days prior to the meeting. Attention. If you want help translating this information, call- 612-673-3737 Atención. Si desea recibir asistencia gratuita para traducir esta información, llama 612- 673-2700 Ogow. Haddii aad dooneyso in lagaa kaalmeeyo tarjamadda macluumaadkani oo lacag la aan wac 612-673-3500 Ceeb toom. Yog koj xav tau kev pab txhais cov xov no rau koj dawb, hu 612-673-2800 # # # 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
