Southwest Transit CEO Len SImich and progressive broadcaster Nancy Nelson discuss the future of commuter bus service and light rail transit in the southwest suburbs on the current edition of Democratic Visions. The publicly owned bus company serves Eden Prairie, Chanhassen and Chaska. Simich says that Southwest LRT project planners and the Met Council are expected to begin negotiating terms that would enable light rail to share SW Transit’s major commuter bus hub in Eden Prairie. The complex is wedged between Highway 212 and Technology Drive and popular Purgatory Creek Park and includes a bus station, a 970+ bay parking ramp, restaurants and condo/apartment buildings. But those negotiations, says Simich, will only occur if the Met Council chooses to run light rail as far as or beyond the Southwest Transit hub. Simich and Nelson agree that the Met Council should not attempt to diminish this award winning commuter service to provide advantage to its own, much larger Metro Transit bus service or light rail. Carver County, Eden Prairie, Chanhassen and Chaska have passed resolutions of support for Southwest Transit’s position, but Simich reports that to date, the Met Council has shown little interest in discussing the issue. Democratic Visions is produced by volunteers through DFL Senate District 48 at the Bloomington Community Access Television studio by arrangement with the Southwest Suburban Cable Commission. Here is a direct link to the video - youtube/watch?v=G-uDEZObufM&feature=c4-overview&list=UU-ztphfNHO0GzJSNvaIQ25A Cable cast times: Hopkins, Minnetonka, Edina, Richfield and Eden Prairie – Comcast Channel 15 – Sundays at 9 p.m., Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. and Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. Bloomington – BCAT Cable Channel 16 – Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m.; Fridays at 9:30 p.m.; Saturdays at 7:30 a.m. & 2:30 p.m. Minneapolis – MTN Channel 16 – Sundays at 8:30 p.m.
Posted on: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:35:31 +0000
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