tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post3918528488988093014..comments2024-03-28T06:21:34.602-06:00Comments on twin city sidewalks: Preserve the South 5th Street SidewalkBill Lindekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11373780012930618768noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-27666894619909424482014-09-19T16:03:33.956-06:002014-09-19T16:03:33.956-06:00A bit out on a limb here, but I think his point mi...A bit out on a limb here, but I think his point might be based on this reasoning: Public sidewalks tend to be on city-defined rights-of-way on privately-owned property. The city does not own the land under the sidewalk. For example, the city doesn't own a strip of land between my house and the street. Rather, it holds a right-of-way defined in the deed. A city-held lot is "private" in the sense that there is no right-of-way for public use <i>through</i> the property. Lots (ow, no pun intended) of city property is treated as "private" for good reasons, e.g. the impound lot. The case for public access across this particular lot, of course, is pretty compelling.Gabe Ormsbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-73336570995043471302014-09-18T15:36:46.505-06:002014-09-18T15:36:46.505-06:00I keep hoping the city will put up a Brutalist Ped...I keep hoping the city will put up a Brutalist Pedestrian Overpass Memorial there to commemorate the pedestrian overpass that used to be there. It would be an exact replica of the original overpass but would be inaccessible for commemorative reasons.Alexhttp://gettingaroundmpls.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com