"Parking on park roads overnight is illegal in Minneapolis. But after residents complained about designs to replace about 25 spots along Uptown’s Mall Park with more green space, a sharply divided Park Board recently chose to protect the parking and put its own long-range plans on ice. …
"Opposition to the loss of parking started simmering as soon as the two agencies began to inform residents about their intent to collaborate. Eventually, the fight assumed aspects of larger culture wars over designing parks for cars, and what the Park Board stands for."
https://www.startribune.com/divided-park-board-rejects-greening-plan-for-uptown-mall-park-and-keeps-parking/601341034?utm_source=gift
www.startribune.com · Divided Park Board rejects greening plan for Uptown Mall Park and keeps parkingAfter neighbors complained about loss of parking, commissioners suspended work on the Mall’s long-range plan.
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