games. There is no pedestrian crossing allowed at Shields and Snelling during
events at Allianz Field. Pedestrians who have arrived at Shields corner are
told to go to either University or St Anthony Ave to cross, either direction.
(Spruce Tree crossing is a locked gate 24/7 except for end of Allianz Field
events when they herd people to WB Green Line.) The stadium side of Shields is
barricaded on event days, so Shields would have seemed to be set up for
pedestrians.
I know several of you on here have told me in previous posts that having
pedestrians cross at busier intersections like Snelling and University or St
Anthony/I94 and Snelling make us much safer. However, I recently learned that
the reason behind not allowing pedestrians at Shields and Snelling during
Allianz Field events was because Shields is the bike route! I laughed out loud
a lot at that bit of news.