[Mpls] 35W Access without Excess

[Matt Schwei]

Just my last minute 2 cents,

A voice we seldom hear represented here is the voice of the Philips and
surrounding neighborhoods which stand to benefit substantially from the
Sears redevelopment project.  Shooting down the Access project potentially
shoots down their chance at much needed economic stimulation in their
community.  I'd like to see the car-centric arguments directly expressed to
those desperate for employment and the economic betterment of their
community. 

In the same breath.
I am not always (usually never) for the road expansion.  I believe such a
project should allow for access with the smallest footprint possible.  I
would not want a 35W access development similar to the excessive mess that
is the Lake/Hiawatha exchange.  Who designed that???


>Chris wrote:
>Minneapolis does not have a city income tax, so the fact that there are 
>some "high paying jobs" at their HQ should be almost meaningless from 
>the city's point of view.  The vast majority of people who work their 
>are pink- and white-collar workers commuting from the exurbs, suburbs 
>and cities where they live.  If the HQ moves, they will simply commute 
>to some other location.

True, there is no Minneapolis income tax, but the city will be able to
collect significant property tax revenue from the finished redevelopment
(however those taxes have probably been already TIF'd away in a sweet
redevelopment deal(???)).


Freezing in Audubon,
Matt Schwei