Ban SUVs in StPaul? Why not? Let StPaul exercise local control here. It
would have national import immediately. Other cities might do the same.
SUVs would lose value. The highway lobby owns the Fed and the State. Let
us hope not enuf of the City (council + mayor). We know how Kelly will go
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there actually is precedent - the banning of semis on I 35 E, though
i've seen som lately - but the better way to protect our city is by
limiting the use of our streets through traffic calming and if possible
reclaiming for other uses (Ayd Mill). Brian bates, MacGroveland
David Shove wrote:
Damn!
I just can't think this stuff up fast enough to keep
sarcasm ahead of the reality of the progressive
ban-wagon!
My guess is that the lights will be on late nights
over at the the secret 7th St. headquarters of The
Progressive Protectors League (aka the Thune Gallery).
TJSwift
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My response are bracketed.
Hanson
I wish that Dave Thune would start to get tough. With
his proposed smoking ban on everybody's mind, how
about following it up with another ban thatÂ’s been
needed for a long, long time. What I would suggest
would not only alleviate traffic congestion and lower
the cost of street maintenance, it
