That Dinkytown street is Fifth Street SE, a one-way greenway from 2nd to 13th avenues SE.
Drivers need to keep their heads in 360-degree rotation whether at Fifth Street or anywhere else in Dinkytown. The one-way bike lanes function as two-way, because the bike routes are discontinuous or circuitous; and pedestrians cross whenever and wherever they can, because cars on three- or four-lane one ways like University Ave. and Fourth Street SE don't stop at "implied" crosswalks like they oughta. Chris Steller Nicollet Island-East Bank > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2001 13:00:08 -0500 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Mpls] Stop the Dangerous New 40th Street Greenway > > I must say - while reading this I found myself saying "that's how I feel"! I > kind of had these feelings all along but it seems as though Mark Anderson > really hit the nail on the head with all these points. To be honest I really > don't quite understand the reasoning behind making this "greenway" in the > first place. > > There is a one way street like this in Dinky Town where I pick my daughter up > from school every day. It scares me because cars crossing it (including > myself) see it as a one way street and are not always aware that the bike > paths are TWO ways. > > Liz Greenbaum > Longfellow > > > "Anderson & Turpin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I sent this in to the Strib a month ago as a Letter to the Editor. It wasn't >> published. I'd like to see what you people think. >> >> Stop the Dangerous New 40th Street Greenway >> >> In the area that I live, between I35W and Hiawatha Avenue, they plan to make >> the following changes to the street: >> >> 1) Put in "curb bumpouts," that is, narrow the street alternatively on the >> North and South sides, and plant some bushes and trees on the ground >> recovered. >> >> 2) Because this makes the street narrower, they will make the street one way. >> >> 3) Paint bike stripes on either side of the street. >> >> 4) Jog the street to the right or left every few blocks to make it flow in a >> more serpentine fashion. >> >> 5) Put in some bumps every few blocks. >> >> Several of the changes above are intended as "traffic calming" measures, to >> slow down traffic. Instead they will just make traffic more dangerous. >> Mark V Anderson > > -- > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience > the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! > http://shopnow.netscape.com/ > > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at > http://webmail.netscape.com/ > > _______________________________________ > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls > _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
