Mr. Avidor asks:
>. ...So why encourage people to drive
> their cars downtown by building a heated parking garage into the
> library?
The short answer is that to have a successful project - in fact, to have a
successful city - we have to promote all modes of travel. We need people
to be able
"And, how about getting a 100 year lease for a plaza on the
western 1/4 of
the Ritz block? (The city has a 100 year easement of some
type on the plaza
on the Marquette Plaza block) If we're thinking out of the
box, this could
really make the whole north end of the mall great."
Fifteen years ago
>Karen states:
>
>Carol you bring up some good points for choosing the current site for the
>library. But I want to bring up one down fall to that choice. That if the
>current site is chosen then the collection has to be moved to another site
>and then of course moved back again. I have heard f
ck or the other, I'm open.
David Brauer
King Field - Ward 10
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf
Of Chris
> Steller
> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 12:03 PM
> To: Mpls Issues
> Subject: Re: [Mpls] Library Site Selectio
It is hard to put into words the feeling in the civic gut that we should
build our new central library on the north block. It's as intangible as
river vapor and yet as tangible as the main roads that coverge there.
Making an architectural statement, gaining better views, providing visual
prominen
Carol states:
In the debate for which block the Library should be on I
> voted for the South Block. And I wanted to lay out why I did so.
Karen states:
Carol you bring up some good points for choosing the current site for the
library. But I want to bring up one down fall to that choice. Tha
Regarding anything coming out of the Minneapolis
library board or library staff, I take with a large
grain of salt.
The Minneapolis Public Library Board rightfully fired
Director Mary Lawson. Twelve years ago they had to
golden parachute a "talking head" director named
Joseph Kimbrough because h
Comments from a non-driving Downtown resident and library user:
I used to be a heavy user of libraries, but because the material is not
up-to-date enough and because I moved downtown a few years ago, I haven't
used it more than once a month for a few years.
I still go to Walker Library occasional
Here are a few more considerations to add to Colin's great summary of the
issues:
Key:
> equals Colin comments
SM: equals my additions
SM:The committee asked the architects to pursue two options--the Library
AND planetarium on the North block or the Library AND the Planetarium on
the South block
DeWayne said:
"Build the best operational library possible. The city
changes. How the library fits the city should not
compromise
the function of the library."
The best operational library would probably be built on a 10
acre site so all the adjacencies and functional
relationships could be sol
Build the best operational library possible. The city
changes. How the library fits the city should not compromise
the function of the library.
Happy Holiday everyone.
--
DeWayne Townsend, PhD.
Research Associate
University of Minnesota
515 Delaware St. SE., 16-212 MMHST
Minneapolis, MN 554
My location choice for the new downtown Central Library is the North block
for the following reasons:
1. If you look at aerial photos, the development potential north, east and
west of both library sites is enormous over the next decade or two. The
riverfront is developing rapidly now with hous
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