[Mpls] Tranportation Funding Alert

Jennifer Lovaasen Outreach Coordinator Metropolitan Council Former Prospect Park resident Former Nokomis East Neighborhood Association Executive Director ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL

[Mpls] Re: $170,000 affordable?

Last week the Metropolitan Council raised its definition of housing affordability from $134,000 to $170,000. This was an administrative change that reflects steady increases in home prices and incomes. It should not be misinterpreted as a shift in policy or the affordability standard for the

[Mpls] RE: Light Rail Property Values

side commands a 10 percent higher price than one 1,000 feet away from the station. This willingness to pay a premium for single-family housing having light rail access is a significant and positive land-use benefit of the light-rail transit investment the study concluded. Jennifer Lovaasen

[Mpls] RE: Light Rail/Property Values/Noise/Parking

of Minneapolis and Hennepin County. This includes lighting, streetscape, landscaping and sidewalk improvements. Hope to see you on the train next year! Jennifer Lovaasen Outreach Coordinator Metropolitan Council ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City

[Mpls] RE: Bicycles on LRT

Scott McGerik of Hawthorne asked: How many bicycles will each LRT car hold? Will there be a rack on the car to hold the bicycles? Each light rail car will be able to hold 4 bicycles on hangers inside of the car. The low-floor cars will make it easy to roll a bicycle or wheelchair directly

[Mpls] Regional Consensus on Affordable Housing

://www.metrocouncil.org/planning/housing/housingreport.pdf Jennifer Lovaasen Outreach Coordinator Metropolitan Council ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option

[Mpls] Weigh in on metro growth

Join us... Metropolitan Council Community Dialogue on Growth (Dunn Bros. will provide the coffee, you provide the conversation) Thursday, June 13 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. University of St. Thomas 1000 LaSalle Ave, Minneapolis Is the ability to walk to places in your neighborhood a factor in deciding

[Mpls] Rail or bus to link downtowns?

Light rail or bus to link downtown Mpls and St. Paul? What do folks think? You can weigh in on this question during a community forum on June 6 at 4 p.m. at the Brownstone Building, 849 University Ave, St. Paul. Read more about costs, route and opportunities to spark an economic and aesthetic

[Mpls] Rail or bus to link downtowns?

Oops! Forgot to sign my last post... Jennifer Lovaasen Outreach Coordinator Metropolitan Council ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option

[Mpls] See LRT Stations

development by choice rather than chance. Jennifer Lovaasen Outreach Coordinator Metropolitan Council ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option

[Mpls] Re: Lickness-Tickets-Rails

these links for more info on Hiawatha LRT: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/lrt/ http://www.metrocouncil.org/transportation/lrt/lrt.htm Jennifer Lovaasen Outreach Coordinator Metropolitan Council ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E

Re: [Mpls] Met Council MSFC

and users of its facilities. However, the Metropolitan Council does review the capital and operating budgets of the MSFC. Jennifer Lovaasen Outreach Coordinator Metropolitan Council Bob Velez [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/20/02 01:02PM Is there a link between the Met Council and the Metropolitan Sports

[Mpls] See a Hiawatha light rail vehicle

/statefair.htm Jennifer Lovaasen Outreach Coordinator Metropolitan Council ___ 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] Bicycles Hiawatha LRT

plans call for at least 6 bike lockers and 10 bike loops at each station. There will also be 2 bicycle storage hangers inside each rail car. The Metropolitan Council definitely wants to make bike-to-rail commutes work. Jennifer Lovaasen Outreach Coordinator Metropolitan Council

Re: [Mpls] Busways

got there by bus. They experienced a busway. It's a fast, convenient, easy way to avoid traffic. Jennifer Lovaasen Outreach Coordinator Metropolitan Council ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto

RE: [Mpls] Light rail farecard machines to be in threelanguages? Free riders??

will be addressed by the Metropolitan Council's Transportation Committee, which meets Monday, October 28 at 4:00 p.m. at Mears Park Centre, 230 East 5th St., St. Paul. Members of the public are welcome to comment. Jennifer Lovaasen Outreach Coordinator Metropolitan Council Stephen Jester [EMAIL

[Mpls] LRT Languages Postponed to Nov 19

of the public will have an opportunity to comment on languages: Metropolitan Council Rail Transit Committee Tuesday, November 19 at 4:30 p.m. Metro Transit's Heywood Office 560 Sixth Ave N, Mpls I apologize for the short notice. Let me know if you have questions. Jennifer Lovaasen Outreach

[Mpls] Ped/bus/auto circulation along Hiawatha Corridor

6:30 - 6:35 Welcome, Meeting Overview (Carol Kummer, Chair) 6:35 - 6:45 Communications Update (Jennifer Lovaasen, Met Council) 6:45 - 8:15 Pedestrian/Bus/Auto Circulation along Hiawatha Corridor (Amr Jabr, MnDOT Traffic Engineer; John Hotvet, Minneapolis Public Works; Arlene McCarthy

[Mpls] Ped safety report

, analyzes federal safety and spending databases and finds that while 12 percent of all traffic deaths are pedestrians, less than one percent of federal transportation dollars go to protecting people on foot. Jennifer Lovaasen Metropolitan Council Outreach Coordinator

[Mpls] Retooling bus routes near I-35W

Comment on the plan: http://www.metrocouncil.org/transit/sec5/central-south_comment_form.htm Attend other public meetings: http://www.metrocouncil.org/transit/sec5/public_meetings.htm Jennifer Lovaasen Metropolitan Council Downtown Minneapolis (work) 612-215-8201

[Mpls] RE: LRT Buses

encourage everyone to ride them. Jennifer Lovaasen Hiawatha Project Office Downtown Minneapolis TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused

[Mpls] Mpls digest, Vol 1 #1337 - 17 msgs (Back Feb. 24)

I'm out of the office until February 24. If you need immediate assistance regarding light rail, contact Karen Lyons at 651-602-1703 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Other urgent matters may be directed to Dawn Hoffner at 651-602-1447. TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as