[Mpls] Lake Street

[Janie Bygness]

Chris Johnson wrote:

"I believe the 35W Excess Project and widening the traffic lanes on Lake 
are exactly the wrong thing to do.  Instead, provide ample pedestrian 
space, parking and bus stop room, have one through lane and a turn lane, 
and be done with it.  It will be harder on the commuters who want to 
pass through -- and they will eventually figure it out and stop using 
our city as a highway and avoid it."

Absolutely!  The City has done exactly that on 50th Street between France and Lyndale and it is SLICK!  Traffic moves along steadily at about 30mph, which is a good for the neighbor hood, there is ample parking for the businesses and it is much less stressful... no more getting stuck behind someone turning left or suddenly encountering a parked car.  Why they would not do the same thing for Lake Street is baffling.

Who do we contact to express our opinion? 

Janie Bygness
Tangletown