Many Rivers

2000-10-13 Thread Annie Young
The word on the street here in Phillips is the main reason Many Rivers is having problems is due to the concern by creators of LRT and its proposed TOD communities that they don't really want large families, especially those of color living near these new fancy stations. What's even more "crazy" i

Re: AIHCDC Many Rivers Project

2000-10-13 Thread constance13
Bob Anderson wrote: > Has any one asked the opinion of the community to be affected? Does > the > process allow for meaningful participation in the planning process? As I stated in the original message, I learned about this setback through my neighborhood organization. Ventura Village (and in

DIVESTMENT PASSES in MPLS (fwd)

2000-10-13 Thread David Shove
Congratulations to the Mpls City Council! Three cheers! See forward, below... -- Forwarded message -- Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 12:43:38 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: DIVESTMENT PASSES in MPLS For Immediate Release Contact: Mick Schommer, 612-874-7899 Minneapolis City

Re: Whats in a name - St Paul having the highest level of government

2000-10-13 Thread dave dix
And now its got more people who SHOULD be in jail and more insane people than St. Peter, most housed in a place appropriately called the SOB (State Office Building). Now, it has it all! It should be honored by being the title name for the region. All Minneapolis has is 1.3 MM wannabee New Y

Re: Whats in a name - St Paul having the highest level of government

2000-10-13 Thread Carol Becker
Remember, St Paul got the state government because it lost to Stillwater, who got the jail, and to St Peter, who got the mental hospital, both much more lucrative prizes in the 1850's than being the state capital. Carol Becker Longfellow - Original Message - From: dave dix <[EMAIL PROTE

RE: AIHCDC Many Rivers Project

2000-10-13 Thread Anderson, Robert (CServ)
From: Dave Stack Native American community may find positive strength in concentration It may well be that Native Americans find strength in concentration (neighborhoods), it is no more true, nor any less true, of other Americans, or other persons. Visit any of the boroughs of New York,

City Budget -- Priorities 2001 Document

2000-10-13 Thread bwslane
I am pleased to advise that the "Priorities 2001" document produced by the City is now available on-line. As seems to happen with my e-mail browser, the following link is accurate, but may not work properly from your browser. If so, you'll have to cut and paste. http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us

Re: AIHCDC Many Rivers Project

2000-10-13 Thread Rich McMartin
Are there any studies that show that density in the inner city equates to preventing urban sprawl? It seems to me that the high density projects of the 1960's and 1970's probably actually contributed to urban sprawl by concentrating poverty. I don't have any studies to prove that either, but Min

Re: AIHCDC Many Rivers Project

2000-10-13 Thread Dave Stack
> From: Connie Sheppard >> ... agency ... was reconsidering funding due to the fact that over half of Many Rivers' proposed units would be three-bedroom. The reason given was that Many Rivers would be "too dense" and it wouldn't be good to have that many families (children) so close to Frankli

Re: Whats in a name - Census

2000-10-13 Thread NorseViking
That is the smartest articulation I have heard thus far on this entire matter! Thank you Vernon! --- "Wetternach, Vernon A" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Barbara Nelson asks the question about dropping the > name of St. Paul from > our census name. One of the issues is that the > Census Burea

Re: Minneapolis

2000-10-13 Thread wizardmarks
Maybe we should bunch everything between 495 and 695 into one entity and call it Elf Mountain, that should confuse people read good. Wizard Marks, Central Scott McGerik wrote: > Barbara Nelson wrote: > > > I realize that the census bureau's change in how it designates the area > > wouldn't chang

Re: Minneapolis

2000-10-13 Thread Scott McGerik
Barbara Nelson wrote: > I realize that the census bureau's change in how it designates the area > wouldn't change anything "real", but maybe calling the Twin Cities metro > area by the name "Minneapolis" would give the "engine of the regional > economy" the recognition it deserves. If Minneapoli

Re: Minneapolis

2000-10-13 Thread ferma001
Better yet and more descriptive, why not rename the district to "Twin Cities Metropolitan." That way no city/town can complain by being left out. >This may be an ignorant question, but what is so terrible about the >census bureau wanting to drop the "St. Paul" from their designation of >the "M

Re: Minneapolis

2000-10-13 Thread Andy Driscoll
Don't even get me started. Andy Driscoll St. Paul lover of Minneapolis as long as you don't go overboard > From: "Barbara Nelson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 00:06:10 -0500 > To: "Multiple recipients of list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Minneapol

Re: Whats in a name - Census

2000-10-13 Thread dave dix
It seems the more sensible thing to do would be to name it after St. Paul which has the highest level of government including Federal and Judicial Federal Offices. Dave Dix Ward 6 Phillips - Original Message - From: "Wetternach, Vernon A" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Multiple recipients of li

Whats in a name - Census

2000-10-13 Thread Wetternach, Vernon A
Barbara Nelson asks the question about dropping the name of St. Paul from our census name. One of the issues is that the Census Bureau wants to change our current Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) of Minneapolis-St. Paul to a Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) referred to as the Minneapolis-Fai