urbanMSP

If you think expressing opinions or sharing expertise on this forum is a waste of time, why are you here in the first place?
I appreciate project information and discussion, which this forum does well with. However, if I do post my opinions, I state that. Your post made an assumption by opinion ...

A good canary project would be the Utah FrontRunner 2X project. FTA’s annual report documents anticipate awarding the grant in August 2026. If that doesn’t happen, or there’s an unexplained delay, that could be a bad sign.
Utah FrontRunner double-track project advances to engineering phase

The ...

“We concluded that the rehabilitation option was not really feasible due to the condition of the building," Dickerson said. Some of the building issues include window damage, HVAC damage, asbestos, rotted interior pipes, leaking roof and the lack of a sprinkler system.

Translation: "It's a ...

Information starting to come out about the demolition of the Minnesota Church Center , to be replaced by 145 units of affordable housing.

[Full Disclosure: I can't actually read the article.]

More housing is great! But this building, especially the low-rise portion closest to Franklin, is a ...

I really hope that this lot can find a financing package to finally get this built... has anyone heard anything?

Didn't know this but apparently Aquatennial almost did not happen this year and there will not be a fireworks display either this year.
Yeah, I was super bummed to learn about no fireworks! Hopefully the new group (Downtown Council gave up running Aquatennial and Holidazzle) will find a way to ...

There's certainly room for skepticism, but they've purchased the 25 acres - so that's something. The last paragraph of the Business Journal article has this:

Dovolis, who also owns Minneapolis architecture firm DJR Architecture Inc., estimated the project's cost could range from $100 million to ...

Former Wells Fargo mortgage campus to become mixed-use development with housing, retail, school
https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2026/06/22/wells-fargo-home-mortgage-plans-developer-mpls.html
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Basic Info:
~ Name to be Iconic Plaza.
~ Reusing the large main building ...

Keep 10th parallel to 7th as far as the Twins Way intersection, then turn straight south to line up with the current 10th where it meets Glenwood. The northernmost part of Ramp A still goes away, though the resulting site isn’t quite as big. But then 10th and 7th are still functional and there’s ...

You may want to check the location on Google Maps, as this is not near the Mississippi River or the Amtrak rail route. Just saying.
I think this will be a 'good' area for this, as it at least will be near another destination spot for many.

Didn't the Shady Oak OMF get cancelled to cut costs? Or am I years behind the times again?
From the interwebs, since I needed to remind myself too...
The Green Line Extension project includes a Rail Support Facility in Hopkins, a 23,000-square-foot building located near the Shady Oak station ...

They also have all of the speed limits up. The two I've seen so far are the viaduct over Prairie Center Drive to/from SouthWest Station (25 MPH) and the bridge over 212 and Shady Oak Road (45 mph). Based on the email from this morning there is a section somewhere that is 55 mph, but I don't know ...

RIP Harmonia.
I really wanted to see this block become something better.

Maybe instead of Trailhead as the end point they can update that to say Theo Worth Park or something. Every time I see the 7 in my neighborhood (34th Ave near Hwy 62) I'm always like - where the hell is Trailhead? SO DUMB. Transit should be intuitive, and that is just not intuitive. I've lived here ...

I'd be interested in a photo of the original entrance. The current modernized version is jarring and ugly. If we're fortunate enough to see a residential conversion, it would be nice to see the entrance restored.
Maybe I'm missing something, but the only significant change I see in the photo is ...

Tom H. wrote: August 14th, 2023, 2:30 pm Is there a technical reason why they chose James over Emerson/Fremont? Is the stop spacing too close? I can't imagine that the headways would be short enough for that to be a problem.

IIRC, I believe the Emerson to Fremont block is too short for a 3-car station.

Anondson wrote: August 3rd, 2023, 3:40 pm YWCA Uptown closing and selling facilities.

https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/ ... ntown.html

So, tear down and new apartment on the greenway? Or maybe a renovation for a new Lifetime location?

DanPatchToget wrote: February 6th, 2023, 9:47 am If the new storage track is built, what makes them think Progressive Rail won’t continue to store railcars on the tracks through those neighborhoods?

The article does state that language would be added strictly prohibiting them from using those tracks for storage if the new tracks are built.

Trademark wrote: February 3rd, 2023, 10:15 am I wonder when they're going to develop that lil green triangle to the west of Lowa

It's where Eric The Red was supposed to build and move to, but he backed out and opted for 66th in Richfield. It would be nice to see a restaurant or something go there.

Korh wrote: February 2nd, 2023, 7:57 pm Legit thought this was an onion article for a second.
https://www.kare11.com/article/news/loc ... d9d5948f18

Good for them for trying to be inventive and stay relevant. Most malls struggle with that.