A few years ago a proposal was floated to create an "alternate Main Avenue" by redeveloping 1st Avenue North and NP Avenue to create an alternate east/west route between 45th Street and the Red River.

Resurrect this idea!

This project would be the answer to several problems, most notably the rush hour bottleneck caused by the narrowing of Main Avenue as you approach downtown from the west. Old structures which crowd Main Avenue would have to be razed to widen Main Avenue. They could be saved with this alternate proposal.

A redeveloped 1st Avenue North could coexist with Main Avenue, and create attractive development opportunities where presently only unattractive options exist.

This project could be joined with a system of streetcars which would parallel the railroad tracks between the two avenues, creating mass transit options presently unavailable.

And Fargo commuters would appreciate another option to avoid Main Avenue.