[Mpls] Re: Smoking Ban Vs. other options to make Mpls more visit worthy

[Tim Bonham]

The Nicollet Mall was paid for largely by bus money, as a way to improve 
the bus service by having a bus-only street.

So if we were to evict the busses from a street that they paid for, they 
would be justified in asking for that money back.  With the State taking 
Minneapolis tax money, and sending less and less back in LGA, our city 
can't afford to do that.  Do you maybe have a few million extra out there 
in Waconia that you can contribute?

Tim Bonham, Ward 12, Standish-Ericsson

>There is one thing that I think Minneapolis could do that improve my
>experience when I visit your city. That is remove the buses from the
>Nicolett Mall. My wife and I enjoy dining on the sidewalk outside of Brit's
>Pub during the summer except for the buses passing by every 2 minutes (or
>whatever their schedule is). The noise and the fumes from the buses are much
>more offensive than a few smokers.
>
>Just a suggestion...
>
>Tom Searles
>Waconia, Twp.