VIDEO: Protestors Slam Proposed Southwest LRT Route
St. Louis Park residents worry a freight rail reroute will make their neighborhoods more dangerous, hurt schools and lower property values.
Drivers passing St. Louis Park City Hall on Wednesday night couldn’t miss the orange shirts and big-lettered signs of protestors upset about the proposed route of the Southwest Light Rail Transit line. Critics showed up in force prior to a public hearing on the project’s draft environmental impact statement to protest the proposed relocation of the Twin Cities & Western freight line, which currently operates on a planned segment of the Southwest LRT. Nearby residents say the additional, heavier freight traffic on the tracks would lower property values, disrupt nearby St. Louis Park High School and be more dangerous. “You say there are five communities along the line,” Mminnetonka Boulevard homeowner Brian Zachek said at a public hearing …
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Roy Nguyen
5:09 pm on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
I think the article clearly states complete opposition of the " re-routed freight line". I actually think the article is 100% pro for the opposition of the re-route. James, what I didn't read is statements from Dorfman or the current mayor of the Park. The headline did get me to click on the article though, in which I believe is the opposition's goal, which is to make everyone in all communities … more ›