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Or the county could just admit they screwed up, offer BNSF the crystal connection they want, and move on. If the railroad still won't budge after that then it looks far worse on them.

FTA drops gold line ranking to "medium low", imperiling federal funding unless changes are made. Article specifically mentions bolstering the park-and-ride elements.

http://www.startribune.com/gold-line-bu ... 567764922/

I mean doesn't this just duplicate the purpose of the stone arch bridge, just from a worse viewing angle?

http://www.startribune.com/downtown-min ... 512441262/

Sounds like this is close to moving forward, however no mention of the 22 story tower, only a 6 floor affordable housing component and a parking ramp.

The way they label transfer stations seems to be pretty inconsistent as well. For example all of the downtown minneapolis LRT stops are given a white bar, but nothing for the bloomington/airport stations where the blue and riverview interline except for the MOA. Same for pretty much everything in do...

Doesn't downtown zoning still prevent any new single-use parking structures, which this would clearly be? I don't get all the angst here when this is clearly going to get denied by zoning and planning. Or is the fed somehow exempt from this.

No, it's for funding suburban road expansion. All gas tax is constitutionally "used solely for highway purposes". Motor vehicle sales taxes are what get split 60/40% in favor of highways vs transit, but they make up a smaller funding source than the gas tax. This is a good source for the complicated...

Why not option 7, but after West Lake station take Excelsior over to France ave. Then it can hit all the nodes from the other options while providing more connectivity between the LRT and Uptown.

Edit: Matt beat me to it.

MnDOT Corridors of Commerce program money for 2018 announced this morning. $204 million for one interchange: http://www.startribune.com/state-awards-i-494-i-35w-interchange-other-highways-400m-for-major-renovations/481405051/ Lol, these are basically all in the metro area to improve commute times. ...

Headline: CRISIS!

Article: This is a normal and expected situation.

Result: clickbait.

It's why I wait for a Strib article before reacting to things like this.

People are forgetting that MSP was a contender for hosting the college football national championship the last time around it was bid. Ultimately we lost to a few no brainer sites like Atlanta and Phoenix but I would expect us to make a bid the next time it comes up in 2025.

Yes, because what everyone wants to do after a hard workout is bike home in the snow.

Missed this little gem in the Strib over the weekend: New parking ramps could return to Minneapolis, in disguise City might lift ban on homely stand-alone ramps if they're largely hidden from view http://www.startribune.com/new-parking-ramps-could-return-to-minneapolis-in-disguise/456715053/ Sounds ...

Strib is calling it for Frey

Dang, I was hoping retail rents were finally coming down. That would be much better for the whole area.

No, because that would be offensive to some people on here.

Just put it on the ballot and let voters pick the name from a limited selection. A bunch of liberal busybodies may want to change the name but that doesn't mean everyone has to go along with what they pick to replace it.

That's already going to happen with the way the StP mayoral candidates are giving in to the Highland Park NIMBYs on this site. None of that matters now, site plan approved 5-2: http://www.startribune.com/st-paul-city-council-expected-to-vote-wednesday-on-divisive-ford-site-plan/448252103/ Although ...

Minnesota’s bid will be “restrained,” Dayton says. http://www.startribune.com/gov-mark-dayton-says-state-of-minnesota-s-amazon-hq-bid-to-be-restrained/444027563/ Probably good news for people against the proposal (and other cities that want it). Golly gee, no conflict of interest here. It's not lik...

This project is gift that just keeps on giving...to transit opponents that is. At this point it seems like the supporters of this project as-is only do so to keep opponents from getting a win. All the delays, overruns, and problems with this line have set back mass transit support in this city damn ...