Years ago, when they were shutting down the State Fair Park and Ride at
Snelling and St Anthony, my husband asked the city to consider a park and ride
for the light rail.
We all know other options that never materialized for that corner.
Both options of a park and ride and other retail options were dismissed by city
as people at the city would say "there is a higher and better use for that
corner than parking/big box and parking." I would tend to agree that the lot is
valuable and would like to see good land use there.
LOL. I guess what was actually envisioned as a higher and better use- a soccer
stadium with a surface parking lot empty enough in the middle of a supposedly
happening area that can host free state fair park and rides!
http://www.mnstatefair.org/transportation/free-park-and-ride/
Snelling and St Anthony, my husband asked the city to consider a park and ride
for the light rail.
We all know other options that never materialized for that corner.
Both options of a park and ride and other retail options were dismissed by city
as people at the city would say "there is a higher and better use for that
corner than parking/big box and parking." I would tend to agree that the lot is
valuable and would like to see good land use there.
LOL. I guess what was actually envisioned as a higher and better use- a soccer
stadium with a surface parking lot empty enough in the middle of a supposedly
happening area that can host free state fair park and rides!
http://www.mnstatefair.org/transportation/free-park-and-ride/
