-----Original Message----- From: Russ Stark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 4:35 PM To: 'Dan Dobson' Subject: RE: [StPaul] Take a hard look at I-94 corridor for light rail
How would the rail line cross the on/off ramps to the freeway. You would have to rebuild all of the ramps, it seems to me. In most places where I have seen rail lines in freeway corridors they have been in the median, and I think the questions I raise are the reason for that. I'm not opposed to a rail corridor in the 94 trench, but this makes more sense to consider for the commuter rail option that would stop maybe once or twice in the Midway. Russ Stark -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dan Dobson Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 3:29 PM To: Anne Carroll; St. Paul Issues Forum Subject: [StPaul] Take a hard look at I-94 corridor for light rail I keep reading about the problems of building lite rail along I-94 versus University Avenue. Someone wrote earlier about having to rebuild all the bridges along I-94 and Anne Carroll now writes about "lack of obvious space". I suggest that everyone drive to Lexington, Snelling, Hamline overpasses or one of the pedestrian crosswalks and get out and look. There is ample room between the freeway and the access roads, Concordia and St. Anthony for a lite rail line. Unlike University Avenue, traffic will not have to stop at every intersection nor will there have to be lengthly condemnation proceedings to obtain the land. The land is already owned by the state. Furthermore, there will be plenty of places to build park and ride lots at Snelling, Lexington, Rice Street Sears lot et al., unlike University Avenue that has very limited room for Park and Ride. I-94 has many more advantages for light rail than University. Dan Dobson Summit Hill --- Anne Carroll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The issues along Univ especially re: crossings seem > overwhelming, making the > costs probably untenable. The I-94 approach, while > burdened with a large > number of different challenges (not the least of > which is lack of obvious > space), would seem to be worth exploring. I'd be > interested in hearing the > results of the feasibility studies of these and > other SP-Mpls corridor > options and the criteria that emerged as most > critical. > > -- Anne Carroll > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Anne R. Carroll > Carroll, Franck & Associates > Public Involvement, Strategic Planning, > Communications > 1357 Highland Parkway > St. Paul, MN 55116 USA > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 651-690-9162 School Board: 651-690-9156 > > "A politician worries about the next election. A > true states[wo]man worries > about the next generation, and children yet unborn." > - e.e. cummings > > "...leadership is about how you bring out the best > in people. Leadership is > what you give to the community you live in. > Leadership is what you give to > the world. Leadership is how you live an honest > life... You will be more > credible and you will be more powerful if you do not > separate the lives you > live from the words you speak." -- Paul Wellstone > > > > > _____________________________________________ > To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _____________________________________________ > NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your > password - visit: > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul > > Archive Address: > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/ > _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/ _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
