We need that line but it should be different than the Hiawatha line. It should run down the center of University, not be on a separate ROW.
Going down University Ave is a bad idea unless you plan on going underground.
It's not just Snelling Ave, it's also Lexington, Dale, Rice, it's the Tracks used by Amtrack, it's the over pass at 280.....
The only smart solution to keep the roads as they are, not adversely affect the area, and have the ability to connect to downtown is to take it underground. Put up entrances at what ever streets you want connections to... and add them as you need them.
Has anyone given any consideration on how you route something through the worst nightmare of a freeway, history center, cathederal, major hospitals, and capitol complex with the Union Depot? I didn't even start to talk about which of the DT streets are we going to completely give up if you go above ground.
The only logical solution is a subway... Heck they got that big tunnel machine sitting someplace.... Make a hole!!!
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Sincerely,
John Birrenbach
W 7th Neighborhood, St Paul MN
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"Six years on the council has trained me to feign interest for long periods of time"
Chris Coleman Jan 21, 2004
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