Re: [Mpls] Minneapolis pedestrian killed
> > I will say that after years of cutting the traffic > enforcement to the bone the police now intend to > increase their numbers. Good. I agree thqat this will be a good thing. However I get the impression that the reason for this change is more to find the gangsters and their affiliates and not so much the person who runs stops signs and red lights. I agree that reckless and careless driving in the form of speeding and running stop signs are definately a quality of life issue. We had a family not buy a house on our block because when they rented the house they hated how often people went through a stop sign at 34th and Columbus, not a major throughway. > > Summer before last there was a bill introduced into > the Legislature by a suburban legislator(I think he is > from Edina but I cannot remember his name)to install > cameras at intersections to catch red light runners. > > I was opposed at the time for fear that we would end > up with a Total Intelligence Awareness society. > > I have changed my opinion. I always thought the electronic means of catching speeders would be a good idea. It could help to improve the quality of life by hopefully cutting the number of people speeding and running red lights. Also the revenue generating potential would also be beneficial. Karen Forbes Central I agree that these means of deterrance would be a benefit, not only to the quality of life but also as revenue generating. ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
Re: [Mpls] Guthrie Land Sale: More fun with numbers.....
Quoting Craig Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > The Minneapolis Rubes are getting taken again. In the real estate world we > call vacant or buildable land "dirt". 'How much is the dirt?' Well, out > here in the sticks, dirt that had corn on it last year and houses built > upon > it next year goes for about 120,000 per acre or $3.00 per sq ft. That's if > it has a street, gutter, and municipal water/sewer. > > So thirty miles away from downtown it's three bucks. And the city is giving > it away for $5-7. > > Listmembers, this land along the river could go for $30-50 per sq ft if you > want to. Just think what we could fund with $1.3-2.1 Million dollars. MPS > could hire 100 teachers for a year. MPB could hire 300+ park supervisors > for > one summer. I have no idea how many ESL specialists could be hired to teach > english to new hard working immigrants. > > The city has to stop selling such valuable land for so little money. > > Craig Miller > Former Fultonite > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Oh hey, how about a planatarium? Karen Forbes Central > > > > > > > ___ > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls > ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
