Cars? We Don’t Need No Stinking Cars! - BDB 2.0
Posted by Andy on February 28th, 2008
Honest to gOD I think the people designing and proposing light rail are ceritfiably insane.
(emphasis mine)
On Wednesday, the Metropolitan Council approved a light rail route that will run across the Washington Avenue Bridge down Washington Avenue to University Avenue, and then on to St. Paul.
The council has not decided whether or not to allow vehicle traffic or just the light rail and buses.
Concerns have been raised that the new rail could kick traffic off Washington Avenue, one of the most congested areas in the Twin Cities.
“Over the years we’re seeing a lot more cars, you have a lot more students, you have lot more biking,” said Campus Pizza Owner Jim Rosvold.
At first, the University of Minnesota administrators, area businesses and residents wanted the light rail to tunnel under Washington Avenue, but that was too expensive.
Now those who frequent this area could be bracing for a future with no vehicle traffic on Washington Avenue, only buses, light rail and emergency vehicles.
“You’ve got four lanes out here and then all of a sudden you’re directing stuff into residential areas that were never designed for that,” said student apartment complex manager Nancy Rose Pribyl.
There is another option to allow a lane of one way traffic each direction which would reduce sidewalk space and possibly more.
“In the business community we have stores that are fairly close to Washington Avenue that might be considered eminent domain and taken out,” said Rosvold.
The Metropolitan Council Chair Peter Bell understands the concerns of businesses and residents.
He doesn’t understand poppycock!
Inmates running the asylum doesn’t even begin to describe this absolute injustice and abuse of power. In order to build the BILLION DOLLAR BOONDOGGLE 2.0, they have to destroy the areas it will disserve in order to build it.
Some day people will look back at how we are destroying our neighborhoods and towns for this social engineering crap and wonder how in the world our society survived. People in ivory towers are playing God.
I almost have to wonder in SimCity is to blame. These people are experimenting with our daily lives. Just one problem, there is no reset button!
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