Wider entrance at *8th* & Marin, I meant.

Annisia made mention in a conversation about 2 weeks ago of a plan/idea to split the garage at 8th Street to provide for a walkway.

I remember Janis Munson, back in the day, would always be battling them to keep the mall open for access to the PATH. If the city could get them to split the garage at 8th, it would be a major attitude change on the mall's part.

I agree with Mike's comment, especially about better access to the mall via Sixth Street. There is no sidewalk on the parking structure side of the mall, and crossing Sixth at that point is always a challenge. People are always busting the locks on the doors to the parking structure to get a more direct route to the mall. They need to re-think Sixth Street access.

They need to rethink the whole intersection from 6th and marin to the Mall dr west. They need traffic lights with turning arrows at 6th and marin and there needs to be traffic lights at 6th and mall drive west with marked pedestrian walkways so people can safely cross the street. That area is going to be a nightmare again this upcoming christmas season

And just wait until all those condo towers are built over the next 4 years along Marin from Columbus to 14th Street. The Dept of Buildings is falling all over itself altering development plans to allow for higher density there and I can't say I have heard a word about transportation infrastructure improvement.

I totally agree with Joseph and Batman (Batman is what I call Musgrave, cos whenever there is a problem he shows up!). I think Metro Plaza Dr Should be closed and absorbed into the parking lot and Marin/6th needs to be completely redesigned with lights and access to both mall and plaza parking with a pedestrian foot bridge connecting the plaza lot to the mall's western mall entrances. The plaza would maintain it's 4th street access from Washington blvd.
The more the city grows, the more this area will turn into a complete cluster-cuss unless something is done soon.

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