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- June 5th, 2015, 9:26 am
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Skateboarding
- Replies: 54
- Views: 9718
Re: Twin Cities' National and Global Image
- June 5th, 2015, 9:18 am
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Skateboarding
- Replies: 54
- Views: 9718
Re: Twin Cities' National and Global Image
Ha Ha. Skateboarders take your shitty concrete and make it art. If you're scared GTFO of the way, but they're not going to hit you or your kids. Skateparks are fun, but they are analogous to the climbing gym, good for training but not the real thing. Climbing actual rocks outside is real, as is repu...
- May 29th, 2015, 2:59 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Urban Poverty
- Replies: 6
- Views: 918
Re: Urban Poverty
You're confusing the problem of poverty with the problem of being uncomfortable by the presence of poverty.
- May 27th, 2015, 11:56 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Nicollet-Central Streetcar
- Replies: 887
- Views: 145437
Re: Nicollet-Central Streetcar
The Transport Politic recently made the case against mixed traffic streetcars. http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2015/03/23/does-seattle-offer-the-path-forward-for-the-national-streetcar-movement/ I've said many times on this site that putting down rail without it's own right-of-way is an unproduct...
- May 20th, 2015, 2:15 pm
- Forum: Photography
- Topic: Historic Photos
- Replies: 51
- Views: 44706
Re: Historic Photos
MPR posted some great historical photos of Minneapolis mostly taken in 1939.
http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/05/20/vachon
http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/05/20/vachon
- May 20th, 2015, 10:49 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Nicollet Mall
- Replies: 1466
- Views: 596514
Re: Nicollet Mall Reconstruction Project
The current public seating spaces are now the domain of the homeless , panhandlers, people living in shelters, thug wannabes, etc. That will only increase with more available seating. That's the demographic reality that's been glossed over in this renovation process, which I guess is for fear of be...
- May 8th, 2015, 9:25 am
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Star Tribune (& other local media)
- Replies: 241
- Views: 53903
Re: Star Tribune
I'm not going to comment on the redesign yet, because it doesn't seem to be loading right on work browser so I'll judge after they work out the bugs. But I've been thinking lately about the last redesign where they changed the comments options from a thumbs up / thumbs down option to only being able...
- April 30th, 2015, 9:34 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Minnesota Transportation Funding (General)
- Replies: 731
- Views: 106072
Re: 2015 Transportation Funding Proposals
I get your point, but sooner or later (probably later) they're going to have to cut a deal. Killing SW in that deal gives the Republicans a victory for killing the "boondoggle" and allows the democratics to ditch their albatross, blame it on Republicans and get money for transit.Win/win. R...
- April 30th, 2015, 9:12 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Minnesota Transportation Funding (General)
- Replies: 731
- Views: 106072
Re: 2015 Transportation Funding Proposals
I've been wondering about that too. The cost increase news was released at the perfect time to set up that type of deal.
- April 28th, 2015, 2:59 pm
- Forum: Nostalgia
- Topic: Soccer Stadium in Minneapolis (cancelled)
- Replies: 1001
- Views: 190907
- April 28th, 2015, 10:03 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
- Replies: 5314
- Views: 1335130
Re: Southwest LRT (Green Line Extension)
I don't think anybody here buys the claim that SWLRT is going to much of anything for the Northside, but by all means, keep banging that drum. It's amazing how much more urbanists on the Internet know about the needs of Northsiders than all the actual Northsiders who have vocally and repeatedly tal...
- April 28th, 2015, 10:00 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
- Replies: 5314
- Views: 1335130
Re: Southwest LRT (Green Line Extension)
Northside would benefit a lot more if just a small portion of the SW money was redirected to aBRT and bulding better bus stop amenities. "I don't think anybody here buys the claim that SWLRT is going to much of anything for the Northside, but by all means, keep banging that drum." Thank yo...
- April 28th, 2015, 9:33 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: ARCHIVE: Downtown Minneapolis Retail & Restaurant discussion 2012-2020
- Replies: 1192
- Views: 529008
Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News
Well, then my recollection is off. It seemed like a while ago. But before they were out of business entirely they changed their hours to more of a weekend only situation, so maybe it seems longer to me. I used to go there when I had a few minutes to wait for my bus after work. Once they ended their ...
- April 28th, 2015, 8:49 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: ARCHIVE: Downtown Minneapolis Retail & Restaurant discussion 2012-2020
- Replies: 1192
- Views: 529008
- April 28th, 2015, 8:45 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
- Replies: 5314
- Views: 1335130
Re: Southwest LRT (Green Line Extension)
This news really stings. It’s hard to accept that this light rail plan should be tossed into history’s dustbin with the many unrealized rail plans that came before. It’s difficult to change course after $59M of sunk costs. Yet, I think we have to treat this news as an opportunity. Before the news of...
- April 17th, 2015, 12:58 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Twin Cities' National and Global Image
- Replies: 1024
- Views: 250163
Re: Twin Cities' National and Global Image
That's true, but the pushback has been primarily from the left, not the right. I mean, the Miracle in Minneapolis article even wrote about our gaping disparities, but I still had to have an endless assault of links to the [insert left-wing blog/"news" site here] takedown from every one of...
- April 17th, 2015, 12:36 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Twin Cities' National and Global Image
- Replies: 1024
- Views: 250163
Re: Twin Cities' National and Global Image
That snow is an asset. The powderiest snow in the US, from what I hear.
- April 17th, 2015, 12:11 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Twin Cities' National and Global Image
- Replies: 1024
- Views: 250163
Re: Twin Cities' National and Global Image
I think news of our success does get pushback because it's so widely attributed to liberal policies. Seattle and Portland are West Coast cities, Denver is near mountains, Salt Lake City has mild weather, mountains, and mormons, and Houstan has the booming energy industry. We're just a town on the pr...
- April 17th, 2015, 9:48 am
- Forum: Nostalgia
- Topic: Soccer Stadium in Minneapolis (cancelled)
- Replies: 1001
- Views: 190907
Re: Major League Soccer Stadium in Minneapolis
But you're presenting this as if it was a choice. The Vikings and Gophers were never going to play in the same stadium long term, regardless of whether the Average Joe believed they should. You've bought into the Vikings bluff hook, line and sinker. It certainly was a choice to build a shared facil...
- April 15th, 2015, 8:28 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: Northside - News & General Topics
- Replies: 398
- Views: 275272
Re: Northside - General Topics
I can see the smoke pouring into the sky from my downtown office.