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by MNdible
September 20th, 2024, 1:15 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: MSP Airport / Metropolitan Airports Commission
Replies: 1363
Views: 408453

Re: MSP Airport / Metropolitan Airports Commission

There's also an allusion to a future MSP-Istanbul route by Turkish Airlines, which has been teased a few times and would be a huge get for service to eastern Europe and beyond.

While Copenhagen would be nice, northern Europe is already pretty well covered with Amsterdam and Frankfurt service.
by MNdible
September 18th, 2024, 3:22 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Office Market
Replies: 1320
Views: 900120

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Office Market

The cost for demolition for these buildings is going to be a much bigger number than people anticipate. In this market, I just really can't imagine somebody purchasing with the intent to demolish.
by MNdible
September 18th, 2024, 10:01 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Office Market
Replies: 1320
Views: 900120

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Office Market

These really are the worst buildings downtown, aren't they? While the devaluation clearly isn't great for property taxes, I don't think you can really draw much of a trendline off of this particularly bad asset. It will be interesting to see if this very low purchase price allows them to offer barga...
by MNdible
September 17th, 2024, 10:13 am
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Bloomington - General Topics
Replies: 357
Views: 160628

Re: Bloomington - General Topics

The Duluth Radisson appears to have the only revolving restaurant in the upper Midwest. Support that action!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_r ... estaurants
by MNdible
September 12th, 2024, 1:37 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: Stadium Village
Replies: 157
Views: 186131

Re: Stadium Village

The new fat tower getting built at 27th and University is requesting signage at the top of the building, which... why? I hope that this doesn't get approved.

https://lims.minneapolismn.gov/download ... hments.pdf
by MNdible
September 12th, 2024, 1:25 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Southwest - General Topics (Linden Hills, Fulton, et al)
Replies: 153
Views: 116759

Re: Southwest - General Topics (Linden Hills, Fulton, et al)

HPC Staff recommends demo of the existing house at 50th & Lyndale. https://lims.minneapolismn.gov/Board/Agenda/HPC/3956?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term= This is back from the dead, appearing on the next Planning Commission agenda. https://...
by MNdible
September 12th, 2024, 10:01 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Root District - Farmers Market / Royalston Station
Replies: 153
Views: 85941

Re: Root District - Farmers Market / Royalston Station

I'll just toss in again that many other cities are able to get some extra benefit from their arenas by locating them close to their convention centers -- allowing them to host very large events supported by the exhibition space, etc. There isn't an obvious site near the convention to make this happe...
by MNdible
September 11th, 2024, 2:02 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Root District - Farmers Market / Royalston Station
Replies: 153
Views: 85941

Re: Root District - Farmers Market / Royalston Station

Remember that there's also a new 19,000 seat amphitheater in Shakopee that will be open next summer to further dilute things.
by MNdible
September 10th, 2024, 9:20 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Riverview Corridor Not Streetcar
Replies: 1302
Views: 622169

Re: Riverview Corridor Streetcar

It's too bad that there's not really any particular champion for the transit system at present. Clowning on McLaughlin et al on Twitter a decade ago was fun (how embarrassing!) but at the moment I can't really think of anyone prominent in charge of anything who cares about how stuff is going. I did...
by MNdible
September 9th, 2024, 1:35 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Amtrak: Empire Builder and Borealis (TCMC)
Replies: 725
Views: 450724

Re: Amtrak: Empire Builder and Borealis (TCMC)

The last sentence of the article does say that MNDOT is "ready to work with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to study Borealis frequency and extending the current line to Minneapolis."

Whatever that means.
by MNdible
September 8th, 2024, 1:39 pm
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Bloomington - General Topics
Replies: 357
Views: 160628

Re: Bloomington - General Topics

There's a huge grade difference between the tunnel portal and Knox. You need the length to get back up to grade. And that extra length, with absolutely no interfering traffic, adds essentially no time to the route.
by MNdible
September 3rd, 2024, 9:42 pm
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Bloomington - General Topics
Replies: 357
Views: 160628

Re: Bloomington - General Topics

That's a fair question! Maybe because the financing for a purpose built store is different than a speculative apartment building?
by MNdible
September 3rd, 2024, 1:04 pm
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: West End area - St. Louis Park / Golden Valley
Replies: 212
Views: 119209

Re: West End area - St. Louis Park / Golden Valley

Sometimes rumors are true.
by MNdible
September 3rd, 2024, 10:44 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Nicollet Mall
Replies: 1466
Views: 620901

Re: Nicollet Mall

My vote is for 3rd Avenue. I understand it's a couple blocks removed from the heart of the CBD, but A) I'd argue that matters less than it used to as WFH has increased and B) I think it would be great to have services enter and exit downtown without having to make any turns (i.e., enter from the so...
by MNdible
September 3rd, 2024, 10:38 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Nicollet Mall
Replies: 1466
Views: 620901

Re: Nicollet Mall

So, both Marquette and 2nd would have a bus lane in each direction by the curbs, and then two one-way traffic lanes between them, NB on Marquette and SB on 2nd (or vice versa)?
Yes, that's what I'd propose.
by MNdible
September 3rd, 2024, 10:35 am
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Bloomington - General Topics
Replies: 357
Views: 160628

Re: Bloomington - General Topics

I'm not a real estate guy, but I'd have to guess that building a big apartment building is more lucrative than building a big box. It's probably also more difficult, and more risky, etc. But I do believe that it's in KA's interest to pursue higher density development, not because they believe in urb...
by MNdible
August 29th, 2024, 9:28 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Nicollet Mall
Replies: 1466
Views: 620901

Re: Nicollet Mall

Did we collectively decide that contra flow bus lanes are bad at some point? If so, why?

I think Option 2, but with one way traffic for automobiles, would be a better solution, and allow for decent left hand turn movements.
by MNdible
August 28th, 2024, 10:12 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Nicollet Mall
Replies: 1466
Views: 620901

Re: Nicollet Mall

I know different people use downtown for different reasons, but to me, the Third Avenue alignment feels so far removed form the major entertainment drivers (Hennepin Ave Theaters, Warehouse District, Target Center, Target Field). My preference would be local service on Marquette.
by MNdible
August 28th, 2024, 9:54 am
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Midtown / Phillips Community - General Topics
Replies: 33
Views: 28851

Re: Midtown / Phillips Community - General Topics

When the market is right...
Meanwhile, there's a very derelict former hotel mouldering away not 100 feet from this site.