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STRIDE's first initiative: the I-35W Access
Project
The current $150 million I-35W Access project proposes a southbound
exit and northbound entrance at Lake Street, as well as a new freeway
off-ramp from northbound 35W to 28th Street. The new ramps will
mean demolition of dozens of homes and businesses. Lake
Street will be widened to as many as eight lanes in order to
accomodate additional automobile traffic.
 The
project is several years old and has been largely driven
by the interests of the major corporate employers of the near south
side: Allina Health Care, Wells Fargo and others.
Project management of this transportation project has been given
to Smith-Parker, a law firm that also happens to represent
every major corporation that is affected and that stands to gain
from neighborhood-harming proposals.
STRIDE invites you to join us in helping avoid this corrupt and
misguided step away from the goals of the Minneapolis Plan.
STRIDE officially advocates for the "Transit/No Ramps"
option for 35W. As a solution to congestion, we support a dedicated
busway in the middle of I-35W with a state-of-the-art transit station
at Lake Street as proposed by the I-35W Access Mitigation and Enhancement
Committee. We oppose any new ramps, as well as the widening of Lake
Street. When Lake Street is completely redone in the next ten years
we favor strong pedestrian streetscaping, no more lanes for traffic,
and a trolley or LRT in the Midtown Greenway corridor.
Come join us in working for a livable city!
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