Dore Mead wrote: "I see no good in the current proposal. If people truly want more access = to Lake Street, add it -- to the north side of Lake. That can be done very simply, without massive fly-over ramps or other ill-conceived ideas that = can only damage a neighborhood."
(JC) Dore has revealed the flyover ramp to 28th street for what it really is: a massive corporate subsidy. If the same multi-million dollar hand-out were Tax-Incremented-Financing, the penny-pinching citizens of Minneapolis would point to the city's empty coffers and shrug, saying "sorry, tough economic times". At least T.I.F. brings some desirable development (sometimes) which fits into the Minneapolis Plan's vision for the city. A flyover ramp that replaces 17 units of affordable housing can hardly fit that bill. Robert Lilligren should be praised for his courageous stand against the project. Dean Zimmerman also deserves kudos for his recently voiced opposition. Dore's analysis is sound, thorough and chock full of the history behind this thinly veiled attempt to "deliver" on the flyover ramp and H.O.V. lanes. Both would never stand up to another Environmental Impact Statement. Nay, they should never have resurfaced in the first place having been found untenable by the first E.I.S. in 1992. Ten years won't suffice for Minneapolis to forget. Check out www.stride-mn.org for more information on the I-35W Excess Project. Jeff Carlson, Whittier __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site http://webhosting.yahoo.com _______________________________________ 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
