Opposition was to the freeway exit relocation to 38th, which would be detrimental to nearby areas that would see traffic counts increase dramatically compared to current low counts on 38th. Opposition was not specific to the station."the intent was to have no stations in Minneapolis outside of downtown"
I'm shocked, shocked.
Interesting that it was local opposition that removed the 38th St stop. Were they worried about...uh...people from Lakeville coming in and trashing their neighborhoods?
A better plan would rebuild the freeway exit at 36th (ideally as a dogbone interchange), with a station at 38th, where the walkshed wouldn’t be horribly disrupted by the additional vehicle traffic. That way, car traffic stays on 36th where it is today, and 38th & Nicollet doesn’t get ruined due to its proximity to the freeway. A plan like that checks a lot of boxes, and would’ve made the most people happy, I’d imagine.
Clarification: is the entire 38th St bridge structure coming down and rebuilt from scratch or is this a redecking? If the latter, everything is fine. If the former, that’s a real bummer that we’re not building the new bridge “station ready”.