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Well, yes, it is difficult to pedal up hills, learned that very early. The trsil isn't only for commuter bicyclists. My observations are that people use it for lesuire more (I don't, generally see trail during early weekday hours). Question, again, is the line worth inconvenencing anyone, no matter ...

Here is the link to the Southwest LRT Corridor Management Committee Presentation on Wednesday, August 28, 2013. Staring at slide #10, it would appear Midtown joins SW at East Lake. What if Midtown simply continued nominally southwest along the proposed SW route? (deleting SW, of course) Nicollet wo...

If you eliminate 21st, it helps those people in Eden Prairie get downtown all the quicker. Looks like watershed could kill it; Doyle's article is clear County and railroad own trees. Again the theme rises that anyone speaking against (I didn't find Doyle's remarks about voting or consensus against i...

smart released an e version, 68 mile range.
They claim to sell for as low as $12,490

http://www.smartusa.com/models/electric ... _LEASE_139

Wasn't 35W bridge inspected by engineers, just before it fell?
Not questioning supposed authoritys is a good way to get on the path to Dachau.

The line just doesn't make sense, doesn't matter who says it does.

Mod Note: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law

I'm gonna like this line, doors open so you don't have to wait for stops to get off.

There's a fairly obvious theme to all his posts; in this particular situation the theme dictates: if it supports SW, you can't question it.

About his second post in this thread-
Don't start blaming me for what he's written

No. It not only doesn't make sense to spend $300 million to keep black people cut off from jobs, it's immoral.

Website has completion @ 95% now (Nick's first post here updates to latest % complete) My last visit to the line saw caternary properly tied to overhead line almost to Fry st, beyond that (east) both were up, but tied together in an improvised manner, a few places even DUCT TAPED. Westbound lane WAB...

I do think you're kind of fear-mongering on this whole, "if this one gets killed nobody will ever build another" - there's just no reason to think that's true, especially given that we have a dedicated transit tax that will have money to spend if this doesn't get built. ... Tunnels in par...

Strib article on NIMBYism:

Did set as truth 'The promise'

http://m.startribune.com/local/?id=2209 ... 556291&c=y

That channel is beautiful. I'd understood the tunnel was to end South of the channel- I must've missed that proposal. I hope to God they don't do a shallow tunnel across the channel, it would ruin it entirely. If there *were* to be deep tunneling, Hennepin would be prime, and at least add merit to t...

I've only traveled overseas on a few brief trips, so I don't know if redisciple -- er, woofner -- is right to say that people around the world think we're crazy. The Germans take their walk/don't walk signs seriously- They have "für die Kinder" billboards (basically saying the reason you ...

You realize there hasn't been a Minneapolis Star for 31 years, right? Sorry to have confused you, and hope it didn't cause you too much trouble; It's actually the Startribune, under startribune.com. Well, whomever they are, the article they published also had a quote from R.T. Rybak, (he's the Mayo...

Is this supposed to be light rail, or commuter rail? The reason the Hiawatha line is good is because it connects downtown Minneapolis to the airport and then the MOA...things that are part of a 24 hour, lively metropolis. The Green Line between Minneapolis and St. Paul will connect our two downtown...

Star has another foreboding demi headinen " Open Revolt ..."

http://m.startribune.com/news/?id=220556291&c=y

And end to end- WHAT, exactly is at the 'end' of the proposed SW line? Low density, wealthy 'choice' riders. We need to make the ride as quick as possible for them???? The primary other reason other than cost I can think of in favor of 3A is end-to-end travel time, but that gets outweighed by the va...

Were the freight trains that ran down the very bed lighter than LRV's?

And an early opening always makes you look good- Same as Doctors overestimating risks of surgery- When it comes out fine, he's a hero! But Fry Street!?!?! That's almost Snelling!! Things are obviously moving very rapidly. If things didn't work perfectly, they could get some horses and move the train...

Construction 95% per Haigh in this article:

http://kstp.com/article/stories/S3131690.shtml?cat=1

MTC site does NOT reflect this (still 94%)