[Mpls] bus routes & LRT

[Rosa Pedersen]

I was worried about changes to the 14 but hadn't really looked into it (I 
don't start riding the bus again for at least 2 more months), so I'm glad to 
hear that it will switch to going down 38th street - the little clump of 
businesses on 38th & 22nd(?) Ave is one of my more frequent stops. But there 
was already an east-west bus along 38th street, so you're right about the 
change being totally to fake support for the light rail, and of course it's 
terrible for people who depended on the old route.

Which actually is one of the biggest strengths of rail/subway as opposed to 
buses: they can never change the route on you. We bought our house largely 
based on it being served by several bus lines - but of course Metrotransit 
could have just as well decided to stop the 14 at Lake street as at 38th and 
we would have had nothing to do about it except walk the extra distance in 
the winter.

On that note - a streetcar next to the greenway would be awesome, if it had 
enough access ramps and some way to get to it without streetcar riders 
standing in clumps blocking the greenway, and if there was enough 
neighborhood/police presence to make it safe at night.

Jennifer Pedersen
Powderhorn Park

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