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She says McLaughlin loves the Abbott ramps
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from Minneapolis Issues Forum at http://www.mnforum.org/pipermail/mpls/2002-October/017043.html
During my tenure on the City Council during the very early days
of this discussion, the common knowledge was always that the County,
Mayor, Abbott Northwestern, Wells Fargo and the Met Council were
for this fly-over because it would so to speak, "beam these
employees into the mother ship", as opposed to having to drive
through the neighborhood. At that time, and now, I was very much
against the fly-over because I believe when people see the size
of it they will have a bird. I remember Peter and I having an argument
at a public meeting about the flyover. I indicated that I was against
it. He not so politely indicated I should keep my opinions to myself.
You will note that there is no scale model of this project despite
frequent requests. The reason is, if people saw the scale of the
flyover, in relationship to their neighborhood they would probably
be against it.
Having been the director of the Lake Street Council when the business
community first requested better Lake Street-35W access I can tell
you this is not what they had in mind. The business community only
wanted exit and entrance ramps on both sides of Lake Street.
The irony of all of this is that other city's like Milwaukee and
Los Angeles have torn these flyovers down. For a lot less money
we could beautify the neighborhood and make the driving experience
pleasant not only for us, but for employees of Abbott Northwestern
and Wells Fargo also.
Lisa McDonald
East Harriet
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