Thousands of cities across the nation maximize development and efficiency -- while minimizing commute time and wasted tax dollars -- with a bypass loop. It is seemingly rare for a community the size of Fargo-Moorhead not to take advantage...

There should be a bypass loop, all the way around Fargo-Moorhead with I29 and I94 forming a cross through the middle. Commute times would be minimized and more importantly, development might actually occur in the now-wasted territory north and west of Fargo.

Presently, we have little-used roads that could easily become part of the loop -- County Road 20 north of the airport, Highways 75 and 52 to the East in Moorhead, Highways 6 and 12 (also known as 52nd Avenue South in Fargo and 60th Ave S in Moorhead) to the south, and Highway 17 (Sheyenne) in the west. Look at that on the map. A near perfect loop that meets up with I94 on both sides of the metro.

In the nineties, tax incentives were offered for businesses to build on Fargo's western edge. The reason for the incentives was to encourage Fargo to grow "fatter" and to minimize the strain on city services which resulted from having a long, skinny city that stretched along the river. It worked, however tax dollars are still being used inefficiently due to Fargo's drawn-out footprint.

It is time for some development in the 'NDSU-Notch' northwest of Fargo, not to mention north of the Airport. A highway loop could facilitate travel and development.