FYI- Minneapolis Parking Ban

[A//// Guy]

Minneapolis limits street parking until April 1

Snowbanks have narrowed the
streets, leaving not enough room for
both parked cars and emergency
vehicles.

Last update: February 9, 2010 - 11:22 PM

With curbside snow piles turning many city
streets into narrow passageways,
Minneapolis is banning parking on one side
of most residential streets starting Thursday.

That day at 8 a.m., parking will be banned on
the even-numbered side of non-snow
emergency routes.

The ban will last until April 1, unless
conditions allow it to be lifted earlier, the city
said Tuesday. The ban begins 12 hours after
the current snow emergency ends at 8 p.m.
Wednesday.

The city noted that about 30 inches of snow
had fallen so far this season, with very little
melting. Narrowed streets can be tricky for
large emergency vehicles such as firetrucks
or ambulances if cars are parked on both
sides, hence the restriction.




UGH why dont they just ban it for a while and plow the streets wider? lol Idiots.

[LingLing]

That's stupid. What about the tens of thousands of people who don't have off-street parking? Where are going to park now?!

[A//// Guy]

They need to fix the damn potholes too. F this state, my cars is dying. Lyndale is so bad right near loring park, its like a mine field!

[LingLing]

It could be worse....

http://blog.al.com/jkennedy/2008/09/pothole.jpg


But I do know what you mean. It's amazing that we haven't figured out a better way to make roads by now, or at least a better, easier way to fix them. The stuff they spray in there now gets torn apart a day after they do it anyway. Just tax dollars wasted away.

[scheides]

Stupid.

[scheides]

They need to fix the damn potholes too. F this state, my cars is dying. Lyndale is so bad right near loring park, its like a mine field!

I literally almost popped a tire/bent a rim/blew my suspension through my hood down there last night, i was so fuking pissed off...how can they even allow traffic to pass through there? It's outrageous! There should be signs or flashing lights or something.

[Kracka]

But I do know what you mean. It's amazing that we haven't figured out a better way to make roads by now
They have, MN (and most other states for that matter) just isn't willing to pay for it. They should do it right the first time so it lasts 20 years, not the typical 3 it seems to take for a new road to get full of cracks and holes after a few harsh winters. Hell, aren't certain stretches of the Autobahn still utilizing the original pavement?

Being down in Dallas I've grown to love toll roads. It costs me ~$3/day round-trip to/from work, but the tollways are always in much better repair and larger/wider compared to their state freeway counterparts.

[2zzgtte]

There are huge crators everywhere. Highways are terrible when your driving 60 - 65 miles an hour and thet just pop up out of nowhere. it is unbelievable.

[Kracka]

UGH why dont they just ban it for a while and plow the streets wider? lol Idiots.
That makes too much sense for a government to comprehend :D

[TkrPerformance]

the pot holes suck. I hit a huge one with the talon and it ripped of the muffler so I have to fix it today