Grand Rounds
Kudos to East Isles resident Harvey Ettinger whose letters and phone calls, as well as an Open Time speech to the Park Board, brought attention to the severity of the deterioration of Lake of the Isles Parkway. The following Park Watch post is excerpted from a longer article by Council Member Lisa Goodman that appeared in the April 19, 2008, issue of the Hill & Lake Press.
The following article is from the April 7, 2008, issue of the Southwest Journal:
Pothole Parkway Dylan Thomas
EAST ISLES
When pothole season rolls around each spring, it doesn’t just come to one street; it arrives everywhere in Minneapolis at once.
Open houses on the proposed route alternatives take place this month — Jan. 16 & 17 By Jeremy Stratton (January 11, 2008)
As preliminary planning continues to complete the Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway through Southeast Minneapolis, residents and other area stakeholders continue to adamantly oppose any route that would necessitate the removal of homes in the Como neighborhood.
By Anna Pratt , Special to the TC Daily Planet from 11/14/2007
Controversial Como route eliminated, but a new route proposal resurrects similar fears among residents
On Nov. 1, the citizen advisory committee (CAC) to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) rejected a controversial route proposed for the Como neighborhood that would have taken out dozens of homes to complete a segment of the Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway. A new route proposal, unveiled at that meeting, calls for tearing down around 30 homes plus some businesses on Hennepin Avenue East, between 26th and 27th Avenues Southeast, causing a new stir among some Como residents.
Ken Avidor has blogged about the Grand Rounds project through Northeast and Southeast Minneapolis, and has put together a pair of videos featuring Tom Johnson (yes, the infamous Tom Johnson) leading public meetings in Como about the project.
See Ken's post and videos here: http://strideblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/videos-of-tom-johnson.html
