Climate Change - Moving away from Fossil Fuel

My hope for this project is fair, equitable, affordable and reliable transportation for all to move towards better caring for our environment. Converting to electric power coupled with mass transportation can have a very significant impact on greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, a very affordable means of transportation for daily commuting for work can be readily available to all.

Coupled with Bikes available and bus connectors, wide spread transportation accross our area is possible, without significant individual investment in automobiles. I look forward to using this leg and the others in the near future.

The time is only getting better to use these types of alternatives to gain freedom from oil, and the threat of resulting environmental harm, and continued price increases and wild cycling.

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lowellweber over 2 years ago
The Blueline Extension to the North Metro, Fact or Fiction?

Hennepin County and the Metropolitan Council are planning a new route for the Blue Line Extension. The route, whatever is decided, will cause displacement for some residents and businesses, that is inevitable if it is to be built. Who will those people be? Which businesses? Who will decide who the displaced will be? What will be the criteria? Will it be fair or disproportionate? Most importantly, how and how much will the displaced be compensated for their eviction?

The bigger picture is, of course, does the political will even exist to enhance mass transit on the Northside?

The current Hennepin County and Met Council timeline indicates that another two years or so will be consumed with community involvement and environmental impact. Construction will not start until then; unless local communities can be held responsible for holding things up longer. The Center for Urban and Regional Affairs is setting up a committee to hear complaints and write a report. Appearances are important. It would be preferable if the final nail in the coffin of the Blue Line Extension project is local community resistance.

The most cost effective option is to do nothing. And there it rests. Unable to cut a deal with BNSF over their existing right of way, prospecting for push back from the loudest of the naysayers within the communities involved (The City Council of Robbinsdale has been stupidly obliging) and financial bleeding from funding underused lines elsewhere; the simple truth is there won’t be light rail on the Northside any time soon.

Which has been the intention all along, has it not? Last and least? Light rail on the Northside would, after all, tie together the majority of people of color in the Metro with low cost transport. According to the MTC statistics, these are the people most likely to use new extension. It would make the most sense to get it done here on the Northside. Except, of course, for government to behave in a sensible manner is a dangerous precedent to set. People might come to expect it. 
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Share The Blueline Extension to the North Metro, Fact or Fiction? Hennepin County and the Metropolitan Council are planning a new route for the Blue Line Extension. The route, whatever is decided, will cause displacement for some residents and businesses, that is inevitable if it is to be built. Who will those people be? Which businesses? Who will decide who the displaced will be? What will be the criteria? Will it be fair or disproportionate? Most importantly, how and how much will the displaced be compensated for their eviction? The bigger picture is, of course, does the political will even exist to enhance mass transit on the Northside? The current Hennepin County and Met Council timeline indicates that another two years or so will be consumed with community involvement and environmental impact. Construction will not start until then; unless local communities can be held responsible for holding things up longer. The Center for Urban and Regional Affairs is setting up a committee to hear complaints and write a report. Appearances are important. It would be preferable if the final nail in the coffin of the Blue Line Extension project is local community resistance. The most cost effective option is to do nothing. And there it rests. Unable to cut a deal with BNSF over their existing right of way, prospecting for push back from the loudest of the naysayers within the communities involved (The City Council of Robbinsdale has been stupidly obliging) and financial bleeding from funding underused lines elsewhere; the simple truth is there won’t be light rail on the Northside any time soon. Which has been the intention all along, has it not? Last and least? Light rail on the Northside would, after all, tie together the majority of people of color in the Metro with low cost transport. According to the MTC statistics, these are the people most likely to use new extension. It would make the most sense to get it done here on the Northside. Except, of course, for government to behave in a sensible manner is a dangerous precedent to set. People might come to expect it.  on Facebook Share The Blueline Extension to the North Metro, Fact or Fiction? Hennepin County and the Metropolitan Council are planning a new route for the Blue Line Extension. The route, whatever is decided, will cause displacement for some residents and businesses, that is inevitable if it is to be built. Who will those people be? Which businesses? Who will decide who the displaced will be? What will be the criteria? Will it be fair or disproportionate? Most importantly, how and how much will the displaced be compensated for their eviction? The bigger picture is, of course, does the political will even exist to enhance mass transit on the Northside? The current Hennepin County and Met Council timeline indicates that another two years or so will be consumed with community involvement and environmental impact. Construction will not start until then; unless local communities can be held responsible for holding things up longer. The Center for Urban and Regional Affairs is setting up a committee to hear complaints and write a report. Appearances are important. It would be preferable if the final nail in the coffin of the Blue Line Extension project is local community resistance. The most cost effective option is to do nothing. And there it rests. Unable to cut a deal with BNSF over their existing right of way, prospecting for push back from the loudest of the naysayers within the communities involved (The City Council of Robbinsdale has been stupidly obliging) and financial bleeding from funding underused lines elsewhere; the simple truth is there won’t be light rail on the Northside any time soon. Which has been the intention all along, has it not? Last and least? Light rail on the Northside would, after all, tie together the majority of people of color in the Metro with low cost transport. According to the MTC statistics, these are the people most likely to use new extension. It would make the most sense to get it done here on the Northside. Except, of course, for government to behave in a sensible manner is a dangerous precedent to set. People might come to expect it.  on Twitter Share The Blueline Extension to the North Metro, Fact or Fiction? Hennepin County and the Metropolitan Council are planning a new route for the Blue Line Extension. The route, whatever is decided, will cause displacement for some residents and businesses, that is inevitable if it is to be built. Who will those people be? Which businesses? Who will decide who the displaced will be? What will be the criteria? Will it be fair or disproportionate? Most importantly, how and how much will the displaced be compensated for their eviction? The bigger picture is, of course, does the political will even exist to enhance mass transit on the Northside? The current Hennepin County and Met Council timeline indicates that another two years or so will be consumed with community involvement and environmental impact. Construction will not start until then; unless local communities can be held responsible for holding things up longer. The Center for Urban and Regional Affairs is setting up a committee to hear complaints and write a report. Appearances are important. It would be preferable if the final nail in the coffin of the Blue Line Extension project is local community resistance. The most cost effective option is to do nothing. And there it rests. Unable to cut a deal with BNSF over their existing right of way, prospecting for push back from the loudest of the naysayers within the communities involved (The City Council of Robbinsdale has been stupidly obliging) and financial bleeding from funding underused lines elsewhere; the simple truth is there won’t be light rail on the Northside any time soon. Which has been the intention all along, has it not? Last and least? Light rail on the Northside would, after all, tie together the majority of people of color in the Metro with low cost transport. According to the MTC statistics, these are the people most likely to use new extension. It would make the most sense to get it done here on the Northside. Except, of course, for government to behave in a sensible manner is a dangerous precedent to set. People might come to expect it.  on Linkedin Email The Blueline Extension to the North Metro, Fact or Fiction? Hennepin County and the Metropolitan Council are planning a new route for the Blue Line Extension. The route, whatever is decided, will cause displacement for some residents and businesses, that is inevitable if it is to be built. Who will those people be? Which businesses? Who will decide who the displaced will be? What will be the criteria? Will it be fair or disproportionate? Most importantly, how and how much will the displaced be compensated for their eviction? The bigger picture is, of course, does the political will even exist to enhance mass transit on the Northside? The current Hennepin County and Met Council timeline indicates that another two years or so will be consumed with community involvement and environmental impact. Construction will not start until then; unless local communities can be held responsible for holding things up longer. The Center for Urban and Regional Affairs is setting up a committee to hear complaints and write a report. Appearances are important. It would be preferable if the final nail in the coffin of the Blue Line Extension project is local community resistance. The most cost effective option is to do nothing. And there it rests. Unable to cut a deal with BNSF over their existing right of way, prospecting for push back from the loudest of the naysayers within the communities involved (The City Council of Robbinsdale has been stupidly obliging) and financial bleeding from funding underused lines elsewhere; the simple truth is there won’t be light rail on the Northside any time soon. Which has been the intention all along, has it not? Last and least? Light rail on the Northside would, after all, tie together the majority of people of color in the Metro with low cost transport. According to the MTC statistics, these are the people most likely to use new extension. It would make the most sense to get it done here on the Northside. Except, of course, for government to behave in a sensible manner is a dangerous precedent to set. People might come to expect it.  link