I got this via email from a long-time friend of this blog and the show, from Highland Park:<\/p>\n
A week and a half ago the city told the neighborhood and businesses on the east side of Cleveland and Randolph(Luci, Sportsmans Barbers, and KEA photography) that the city was taking away their street parking and making it bike lanes.<\/p>\n
They announced a meeting this Wednesday at Nativity Church to “get neighborhood feedback”. Kinda seems like they have their minds already made up.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Yep. \u00a0My thesis; there hasn’t been a “public feedback” meeting in the Twin Cities in thirty years that was actually intended to gather, y’know, feedback from the public.<\/p>\n
It’s about “the process”. \u00a0The process says you have one or more meetings at some point in the process; you have the meetings, and you move on.<\/p>\n
Randolph Ave is already full people that own homes and St Kates students\/employees. There is no parking on the west side of the street, and James Ave a block up is a packed residential street. These people are screwed.<\/p>\n
Sportsman Barbers has been their for more than 40 years owned by Ray Newton and his son Joe. I am friends with Kristie Anderson of KEA photography and she thinks our way. Her lease was up and she is leaving, but she can give you some great insight on this<\/p>\n
I know you are a biker, but the bike lobby is wielding a heavy hand right now in our city. Damn the business community<\/a>.<\/p>\n