tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post6691566666195365144..comments2024-03-28T06:21:34.602-06:00Comments on twin city sidewalks: Reading the Highland Villager #168Bill Lindekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11373780012930618768noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-20750502863105212192016-12-02T10:38:46.746-06:002016-12-02T10:38:46.746-06:00Point of correction on the Tennis Club : the pool ...Point of correction on the Tennis Club : the pool is not going to be on the rooftop. The pool will be in the ground, as it is now, and will be more or less in the same location as it is now. The plans call for a deck on top of the new office building that would allow viewing of the tennis courts and pool. Neighbors have objected to the deck. - Signed, someone who attended the Distrcit 16 Meeting and saw the plansAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-88518192109616611092016-11-16T11:48:15.065-06:002016-11-16T11:48:15.065-06:00"the “neighborhood character" of the Mid..."the “neighborhood character" of the Midway parking lot is broken glass and soul-sucking emptiness, and I know a guy who is mourning the loss of the character of even that"... I see what you did there, and it is awesome - as are all the "Reading the Highland Villager" posts.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825047915842532408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-86144223513224103242016-11-16T09:12:38.331-06:002016-11-16T09:12:38.331-06:00Ayd Mill Road has a long history, but the reality ...Ayd Mill Road has a long history, but the reality on the ground is that Saint Paul city dollars have to pay for it, and it needs a lot of work. It'll be expensive either way, but the question to me is, who will benefit from the investment Saint Paul is going to make? Will it be primarily people outside of the city, boosting the property values of people living in Dakota County? Or will it be designed to improve the lives of people in the city, and boosting the property values of people living in Saint Paul? That's how we should be framing this debate.Bill Lindekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11373780012930618768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-66017856243570213712016-11-15T15:05:23.812-06:002016-11-15T15:05:23.812-06:00I recently found your blog, and I like it very muc...I recently found your blog, and I like it very much. And summarizing the Villager is a great service!<br /><br />I am a St Paul west sider, and I use Ayd Mill most work days to cut the corner (otherwise, it's into downtown to get 94, which can mean I end up in a Watchtower convention traffic jam or similar). I had not thought of the road as primarily benefitting suburbanites, but I haven't done a survey of fellow drivers! Ayd Mill would make better sense as a freeway if it actually connected to 94, which I imagine is a non-starter. Given that reality, the parkway idea is terrific. I would likely still use it regularly, but it would be a better feature for the neighborhood. Is the rail line the reason it's been so utilitarian up until now?Staceyhttp://dohiy.comnoreply@blogger.com