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Name: Paul White on Aug 10, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Munce White on Aug 10, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Bill Huntzicker on Aug 10, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Jennifer Shepard on Aug 10, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Aug 10, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Stephen Banks on Aug 10, 2007Comments: Light rail is, I believe, the single most important infrastructue issue in ensuring the long-term economic viability of the Twin Cities and, by extrapolation, the State of Minnesota. Other cities are leaving us far behind on this critical liveability issue, and many of those cities have better weather. If we're going to compete, we must provide this most basic piece of urban infrastructure. Steve BanksFlag
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Name: Jen Clough on Aug 10, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Randall Davidson on Aug 10, 2007Comments: Dear folks: I laud efforts to move forward with a bridge, but fully endorse a thoughtful process that accomplishes the three goals outlined here. There is no reason to make the planning process a tortured and bureaucratic affair. It is imperative that the bridge accommodate the LRT with potential for linking downtown St. Paul and Minneapolis with neighborhood north and west. The bridge is a critical link in that plan. Any design for a bridge should add beauty to our downtown and should be a distinctive and exemplary design that will be a major gateway on Interstate 35. Finally, an effort should be made to provide a memorial for those killed and injured in the bridge collapse. Do the right thing by doing them well. Make this bridge something that aspires towards greatness!Flag
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Name: Nathaniel Pearson on Aug 10, 2007Comments: Let have a greener world and let our children live. Mass transit yes!Flag
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Name: Tammy Boots on Aug 10, 2007Comments: Thank you for your careful consideration of these suggestions. We take great pride in our city and wish to plan better for the future.Flag
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Name: Larry A. Prinds on Aug 10, 2007Comments: The dead, the injured, and the rescuers must be honored with more than a plaque. The Great River crossing and the University's north/south entry should be celebrated. The LRT can be integrated with this new bridge, creating a funding efficiency that will not be at the expense of the central corridor line. This horrible event's human cost was great and the fiscal expense was not planned for. By re-routing the LRT's river crossing from Washington Ave to 35W the planned cost of the Washington Ave bridge upgrades and reinforcement may help to offset the new bridge's costs. This re-routing would allow for stops at the high density Dinkytown and dorm areas along University Ave, and at the historic entrance to the campus. It would also remove the cost of the proposed tunnel under Washington Ave., which has been a major stumbling block. This new bridge must be done right! The victims must be honored. The central corridor line must not be affected!Flag
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Name: Michael Watts on Aug 10, 2007Comments: I completely agree with the suggestions listed in this petition.Flag
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Name: Sarah Stonich on Aug 10, 2007Comments: the bridge needs to accomodate light rail.Flag
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Name: Peter Goelzer on Aug 10, 2007Comments: Minneapolis has too many examples of quick, easy, low cost solutions that turn out to have been the wrong choices. Demolition of the Metropolitan Building. Target Center. City Center. River West. The Metrodome. Etc. Lets do this one right!Flag
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Name: Peter Goelzer on Aug 10, 2007Comments: Minneapolis has too many examples of quick, easy, low cost solutions that turn out to have been the wrong choices. Demolition of the Metropolitan Building. Target Center. City Center. River West. The Metrodome. Etc. Lets do this one right!Flag
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Name: J. Woods Halley on Aug 10, 2007Comments: I have lived within 4 blocks of the bridge since 1969. I am particularly concerned that the bridge be configured to accomodate light rail and bicycle traffic.Flag
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Name: David Maki on Aug 10, 2007Comments: We desperately need to move forward with public transportation. To not do so would be a slap in the face to future generations. The current public transportation system in Minnesota is disgraceful and embarrassing. Let's not let right fanatics embarrass us any further. Why not build a rail line from Minneapolis to Duluth as well. I say full speed ahead with comprehensive rail service for all Minnesotans!Flag
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Name: Shawnee Langworthy on Aug 10, 2007Comments: I feel that light rail is imperative and the design of the bridge could be an opportunity for innovative safety, as well as design. Pushing through the bidding process in a hurried manner will only hinder the success of these issues and Minneapolis will come up short.Flag
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Name: Melissa Bean on Aug 10, 2007Comments: We really need some details before getting on this "fast track." If the light rail comes down University and joins 35W- exactly where does it enter/exit Will houses be lost How can you widen the lanes without taking vegetation (that we planted and need for sound/pollution mitigation) or housing How/where will the 10 lanes be narrowed and joined to the adjacent 8 lanes What route will the LRT take since Washington Ave is now off the table - Dinkytown trench Univ Ave/4th St. are too narrow and busy. It is our desire to return both to 2 way traffic. Can we use some of this new transportation money to fianlly get a stioplight at 6th & University SE It would seem that the vacant site at 10th & University could be used for an LRT station- it's available!Flag
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Name: Sky Coran on Aug 10, 2007Comments: Make this bridge a visually magnificent structureFlag
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Name: Christopher C., Thaemert on Aug 10, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Mark Bouchard on Aug 10, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Steven Swanson on Aug 10, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Jennifer Jones on Aug 10, 2007Comments: Amen to the creator of this petition! Let's not let our local government screw up again and point fingers of blame on others than themselves.Flag
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Name: Ted Tucker on Aug 10, 2007Comments: Design of the new bridge must make provision for some long-planned connections detailed in the Marcy-Holmes Master Plan: 1. The "Missing Link" connecting Main Street SE to East River Road, 2. A bike path from the Stone Arch Bridge to Dinkytown along existing tracks, and 3. Extension of Granary Parkway from the Southeast Minneapolis Industrial area to 35W without disrupting neighborhood traffic.Flag
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Name: Steve Gouert on Aug 10, 2007Comments: The new bridge should be something that people would travel great distances just to see it.Flag
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Name: Douglas Flanders on Aug 10, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Susan Jacobsen on Aug 10, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Aldo Moroni on Aug 10, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Jennifer Blethen on Aug 10, 2007Comments: LIght rail on the bridge is definitely a wise choice.Flag
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Name: Craig Sinard on Aug 10, 2007Comments: It took Chicago decades to re-vamp I-94 to do this, and now Chicagoans can't imagine living without it.Flag
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Name: Norma Nelson on Aug 10, 2007Comments: Spend some time exploring what is needed.Flag
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Name: Norma Nelson on Aug 10, 2007Comments: Spend some time exploring what is needed.Flag
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Name: Melisande Charles on Aug 10, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Donna Sherlock on Aug 10, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Donna Sherlock on Aug 10, 2007Comments: I strongly agree with slowing down to do the planning right. I prefer not to have the bridge serve as a memorial because this kind of response has been overdone in our culture to the point of being a meaningless gesture.Flag
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Name: Melissa Pizarro on Aug 10, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Jon Ware on Aug 10, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Pamela Flash on Aug 10, 2007Comments: Thoughtful and engaged planning will ensure that the lost are honored and that future traffic (on rail, on bike, on foot, and in car) are honored as well.Flag
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Name: Nancy Smith on Aug 10, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Thomas J. Lincoln on Aug 10, 2007Comments: Let spend some to expolre alternate Central Corridor alignments that avoid the Washington Aveneue corridor and provide LRT access to Dinkytown. The 35W corridor could be that opportunity.Flag
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Name: Thomas J. Lincoln on Aug 10, 2007Comments: Let spend some to expolre alternate Central Corridor alignments that avoid the Washington Aveneue corridor and provide LRT access to Dinkytown. The 35W corridor could be that opportunity.Flag
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Name: Susan Crow on Aug 10, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Janelle Hiland on Aug 10, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Erin Metz on Aug 10, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Aug 10, 2007Comments: do the light thing! Incorporate light rail into the new 35W bridge over the Mississippi RiverFlag
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Name: Zack Madison on Aug 10, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Jessy Daniel on Aug 10, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Heinz Brummel on Aug 10, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: John Dyste on Aug 11, 2007Comments: What about having the University of MN architecture and civil engineering programs do a design study this semester I'm sure there would be a lot of interest both from the University and from the broader community of Minneapolis.Flag