On Thu, 24 Feb 2005, brian bates wrote: > > just in case the forum is not on the chamber's mailing list. Brian > Bates, Mac/Grove
Ah, the Chamber's mailing list. Indeed, this looks like the usual StPaul Chamber of Commerce scam to help the rich - their freeways and big boxes and parking ramps, making the older cites just like the godforsaken freeway/box-wrecked disposable suburbs. Now they want to come back into the cities and continue their swath of destruction, for developer profit. You can be 99% sure - if the St Paul Chamber of Commerce is for it, 98% percent of us (all but the most wealthy) will lose bigtime. Vote against all the Chamber-endorsed candidates in the next election! Let the rich exploiters wreck some other city! --David Shove Roseville > > > From: Matthew Auron [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 4:13 PM > To: chamber mailing list > Subject: Ayd Mill Road!!! > > Home <http://www.saintpaulchamber.com/index.asp> Home > <http://www.saintpaulchamber.com/index.asp> > Site Search <http://www.saintpaulchamber.com/site_search.asp> > Buy Online > <http://www.chamberhub.com/cgi/foxweb.dll/wlx/shp/wlxshopitems?cc=SPACC2> > Contact Us <http://www.saintpaulchamber.com/chamber/contact_us.asp> > > Call to Action > > > > Ayd Mill Road > > We need your help!!! > > There is a public hearing scheduled on the Environmental Impact > Statement (EIS) proposing to finish the connection of Ayd Mill Road with > four lanes from 35E to 1-94. We would like you to attend, and a certain > amount to testify in support. > > It will take place: > > Thursday, March 3, 2005 > > 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. > > Concordia University > > Buetow Music Center Auditorium > > Hamline and Marshall > > St. Paul > > > RSVP on attendance and testimony: > > Matthew Auron > 651-265-2787 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Why We Need You! > > * Groups are organizing to force the closure of the 35E connection. > They will be at the community meeting. > * The vocal minority opposing the connection is drowning out the > silent majority- those that would like Ayd Mill connected to 35E- > the way it was originally planned to be. > * There will be people who will advocate hard for removing the road > and replacing it with a long narrow park. > * We need to turn people out for this meeting so that the city > doesn't waste this opportunity to improve transportation in our > part of town and utilize the road the way it was intended. > * City decision makers need to hear from citizens who have > experienced improvements as a result of the test and who will > further benefit if the connection is made. > * The proposed 4 lane alternative is the best option- other proposed > uses and plans such as a 2 lane road are not getting the City the > best deal. For example, a 2 lane road would be maxed out with > traffic the day it was opened- we deserve the best option! > > History > * Ayd Mill Road has been a topic of debate for a generation. > * Built nearly 40 years ago to connect Interstate 35E to westbound > Interstate 94. Controversies surrounding the construction of 35E, > the connection limited the project. It was never completed and the > road sat idle for years. > * In June 2002, Saint Paul Mayor Randy Kelly opened the connection > at the south end of Ayd Mill Road with 35E to Selby Avenue for a > one-year test of the neighborhood impacts. > * One year later, the test data showed that much of the traffic that > had been impacting residential streets had moved to Ayd Mill Road. > * As promised and as part of the process to resolve the issue of Ayd > Mill Road, the Mayor held a public hearing to learn neighbors > concerns regarding the test connection. > * At that meeting, more than 100 supporters of the Ayd Mill Road > connection attended the public hearing. > * Supporters from the neighborhoods and the business community near > the road dominated the testimony and demonstrated to the Mayor > that the continued connection between I-35E and Ayd Mill Road > enjoyed significant support at the neighborhood level. > * That support changed the terms of the debate. > > The Situation Today > > * An environmental impact statement that is a critical component of > the reconstruction of Ayd Mill Road has been released for public > comment. > * That EIS has determined that the best solution for the road is to > keep it connected to I-35E, rebuild the current four lane road as > a four-lane parkway, extend it to I-94 with an indirect connection. > * Traffic has been greatly reduced on city streets and could > decrease even more with a connection to 35E. > * Studies have shown that it will be used primarily by City > residents- 70% of traffic will be from inside St. Paul. > * This will make the road better serve the City as it will help > people get to businesses in our market area and move people more > efficiently. > > RSVP on attendance and testimony: > > Matthew Auron > 651-265-2787 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ------------------------------------------------- > JOIN the St. Paul Issues Forum TODAY: > http://www.e-democracy.org/stpaul/ > ------------------------------------------------- > POST MESSAGES HERE: [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/ > ------------------------------------------------- JOIN the St. Paul Issues Forum TODAY: http://www.e-democracy.org/stpaul/ ------------------------------------------------- POST MESSAGES HERE: [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/
