tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530164677766105511.post4949944338190750836..comments2023-12-28T03:19:32.567-06:00Comments on Uptown, Minneapolis - Past, Present, and Future: LRT Meeting August 13Uptown Urbanisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14291945036235920445noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530164677766105511.post-6365589810296175002009-09-09T16:58:42.798-05:002009-09-09T16:58:42.798-05:003C just doesn't work with the scale of the nei...3C just doesn't work with the scale of the neighborhood. But more importantly is who 3A will service: the transit-dependent residents of north Minneapolis. 3A is absolutely vital to the sustainability of our city. If folks on the north side continue to be cut off from the job growth in the southwest suburbs, what's the prognosis of our whole city?<br /><br />Remember, Minneapolis is much more than Uptown. Uptown is barely significant in the grand scheme of things. We need a transit solution that actually opens up new opportunity to people, not one that just duplicates existing Uptown transit service that is the best in the entire state.<br /><br />I live in the Wedge and have worked on transit issues for over six years. It's very clear to me that 3A is the far superior alignment, both from an equity perspective and from an integrated transportation system perspective.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530164677766105511.post-47254297550721338532009-08-13T10:23:06.179-05:002009-08-13T10:23:06.179-05:00People say the numbers are arguably faulty, and ma...People say the numbers are arguably faulty, and maybe they're off a bit, but it doesn't really seem arguable to me that a tunnel under Nicollet (or somewhere near Nicollet) would be a significant expense that could easily push the project above the CEI number needed to get approval. Especially seeing as the tunnel on the Central Corridor line needed to be scrapped to make <b>it</b> work. I don't think any amount of community pressure will make a proposal a reality if the numbers don't work, but good luck to those seeking their preferred alternative.Chrisnoreply@blogger.com