urbanMSP

I'd shoot my mouth off and say cost would be silly high; but since price seems to be no object ... I'm more at Matt's idea instead of trying to find ways to save a bad project that just beached itself Obviously not a equal comparison, at the same time when I move back here from Seattle they were wo...

In my opinion either Block E, City Center or Gaviidae Commons could be tore down for a city square.

While it would be a disappointment for bicyclers and trail walk/runners, can we point out that having a single at-grade crossing in a several mile long, grade-separated trail would be a very small price to pay. If (obviously, big IF) 3C were actually re-opened as an option, the Greenway/Bicycle Coa...

Ok, this is my last argument for a Nicollet-Central streetcar because it seems like it has just gone in circles. Maybe making more personal will add a different perspective. I'll probably get ripped for this, but I'm not a Urban Studies major or involved with urban projects in any professional way- ...

^ That's ironic and a typical Republic move- He does this interview on the Midtown Greenway when the Midtown Greenway Coalition was pretty clear on it's support for the 3A/Kenilworth route. The 3C route would force bikers over the LRT tunnel/ portal and on to Nicollet was one of the reasons the Coal...

Loved on the video cars yielded patiently for bikers. And a few kids on bikes!! Cool that the parents felt safe about it

I'm sold on Nick's Hennepin tunnel idea. Especially since its practically parallel to the current route. It could jog back NW after a Franklin/Hennepin station and get back to the original Van White and Penn stations. Any knowledge why this was never considered. Conflict with Lowry tunnel perhaps?

I think "Sidepath" is technical name name for this type of bike path. Like the path along side of Lyndale north of Loring Park

So are we building this line for people who live here and use it every day to get around or convention/out of town type people (which further entrenches us in needing that type of business to justify the cost of the streetcar)?? I don't think it's true at all that redeveloping the K-Mart site is de...

The only advantage of the 21st street station would be to make it easier to get to Hidden Beach for people who don't have cars. If you have ever tried to get there by transit you know what I mean. Hidden beach doesn't need more people and it's easier to bike there then to drive and find a spot on t...

aBRT would work for residents but it won't capture the out-of-town/convention center/ downtown hotels crowd like a streetcar would. It would totally open up Eat Street/ NorthEast / St. Anthony-Main/ Central to visitors of Minneapolis AND serve local residents better than the current bus line (the 18...

There is no streets in the city that need a proper cycle track more than University and 4th. Bikers have to fight buses on University and the bike lane disappears on 4th for 2 blocks in Dinkytown because the business don't want to lose on-street parking- which is understandable. At the same time Bik...

Kinda silly, but glad kids are getting into the fight...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNEZc8B ... ture=share

I LOVE Midtown town for it's pure utilitarian-ness, but I would vote for Kenilworth followed by Minnehaha because they mix utilitarian-ness with beautiful scenery,as my favorite.Burke-Gillman in Seattle is on that list and I lived there for awhile and I was kinda disappointed (unless you take it aro...

Yeah, having seen the way they do roundabouts in many US setting I understand that. But a well-marked crossing at the exit/entrance to the roundabout works well for both traffic flow and pedestrians. Minnehaha Park is a good local example. The Minnehaha roundabout is one the worst places for bikes ...

Obviously trains and bikes complement each other well. Both are needed if we want to get away from car-centric society and make it feasible for people to live car-free or mostly car-free. It would make me very happy if/when SWLRT gets built that we see hordes of people riding there bikes to the stat...

I can't tell you how often I wanted to commit a crime and remove that guard rail thing between the sets of stairs...that incline is probably just a hair too steep for bikes to handle it safely though. As I said earlier, take 19th around to Humphrey - accessing the upper plaza is maybe a tenth of a ...

I am disappointed that there is not bus transfer center. Everyone has to walk farther to catch a bus. This, and that is pretty much completely isolated from everything except trains and target field, is my beef with this project. I work around the stadium during games and I'm frequently asked where...

https://streets.mn/2013/07/21/we-need-t ... -corridor/

I wonder why tunneling under Nicollet was *a* choice and not tunneling under Hennepin was not considered a option.

Thanks for asking Orangevening. It's asinine to build a tunnel here because that negates the reason for selecting the Kenilworth alignment in the first place. That alignment made some sense because the reserved right-of-way would be cheap and fast. I still wasn't convinced that made it worth skippi...