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- February 5th, 2014, 10:32 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Minneapolis Skyway System
- Replies: 519
- Views: 103221
Re: Nicollet Mall
This argument always gets me: "'Just by simple math it pulls people up into the skyway even on the nicest days of the year. It takes life off the streets and that's too bad," said urbanist Sam Newberg, owner of Joe Urban consultant business and regular blogger at Streets.mn." Of cours...
- December 15th, 2013, 6:13 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News
- Replies: 1432
- Views: 478993
Re: Downtown Retail News
Didier, Union Square is directly adjacent to the financial district to the east. To the south is the convention center, and to the west is mid-market, the hub of the technology industry. It is the generally considered the center of downtown. Tyler referred to Fillmore street, which is in residential...
- December 15th, 2013, 1:00 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News
- Replies: 1432
- Views: 478993
Re: Downtown Retail News
Union Square is smack dab in the center of San Francisco. It is the retail heart of the city. I'm sitting in a hotel room there right now. This area is jammed with people this weekend. The sidewalks were shoulder to shoulder with people yesterday Christmas shopping. I tried to get a reservation for ...
- June 18th, 2013, 1:05 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: DTE: Wells Fargo, Radisson Red, Edition Apts & Millwright Building
- Replies: 2909
- Views: 447728
Re: Star Tribune Blocks
The team that designed the high line in New York is designing a series of parks in Santa Monica similar in size and scope to the downtown east park (roughly 7 acres adjacent to the heart of their downtown). Seems like a nice combination of climate appropriate design and active/curated spaces, servin...
- March 27th, 2013, 11:26 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Vikings Stadium Miscellaneous Discussion
- Replies: 1660
- Views: 222119
Re: Vikings Stadium
Just curious if, in the discussion about tailgating, anybody has made a comparison to "The Grove" at Ole Miss. http://taylortailgates.com/tailgating-in-the-grove-for-texas-vs-ole-miss/ It's a huge deal, but there is no tailgating from cars. It all takes place in a green space on campus and...
- February 13th, 2013, 11:46 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Target Field Station (the Hotel) & Target Field Station (the Station)
- Replies: 1016
- Views: 174679
Re: The Interchange (At Target Field)
The University of Pennsylvania wrapped a chilled water facility in perforated metal panels, which made what would have otherwise been an eyesore into almost a gateway for the city. Something similar around the burner could play off the wind veil in Target Plaza. http://archrecord.construction.com/fe...