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- November 26th, 2012, 12:01 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Northstar Commuter Rail
- Replies: 958
- Views: 255207
- November 26th, 2012, 11:19 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
- Replies: 1597
- Views: 367029
Re: Green Line (Central)
no, the train will be in a trench.Thanks!!!!
I thought the tunnel was for the train!!!!
Thanks for clearing THAT up too!!
- November 21st, 2012, 2:52 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Nic on Fifth - (290' - 26 Stories)
- Replies: 1033
- Views: 229354
Re: Nic on Fifth - (455 Nicollet Mall)
if it has a good presence on the sidewalk and on the skyway, that's all that matters to pedestrians. anything taller than 8 floors just causes my neck to hurt when i look up...
- November 21st, 2012, 1:49 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Ceresota Building Apartments (155 5th Ave S)
- Replies: 49
- Views: 13531
Re: Ceresota Building Apartments
I was recently at a performance in Antonello Hall at the MacPhail Center for Music. The seating has a great view of the Ceresota building and as I was watching the performance, I was imagining how interesting it might be to have a window in the Ceresota that could have a rear view overlook for any o...
- November 20th, 2012, 1:56 pm
- Forum: Saint Paul
- Topic: Schmidt Brewery Apartment Conversion
- Replies: 40
- Views: 15101
Re: Schmidt Brewery Apartment Conversion
that rendering shown in the strib is so horrible that the actual building could only look better. let's hope it looks significantly better. It will be so nice to have this space active again but i hope they take the time to do it right...
- November 19th, 2012, 2:00 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
- Replies: 1597
- Views: 367029
Re: Green Line (Central)
FYI, it looks like construction will be going for a while into winter. I think they stopped by this date last year: City of Saint Paul <cityofsaintpaul@public.govdelivery.com>: The Metropolitan Council has requested a sound level variance for construction work associated with the Central Corridor Pr...
- November 19th, 2012, 1:57 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Valspar Expansion
- Replies: 29
- Views: 8714
Re: Valspar Expansion
with that huge valspar mural of the exterior, it should be visible from any goodyear blimp camera work so that is free advertising for them. not sure if the nfl currently does that here because of the dome.
- November 19th, 2012, 1:45 pm
- Forum: Saint Paul
- Topic: The Penfield - (101 10th Street East)
- Replies: 158
- Views: 50008
Re: The Penfield
And for those wondering, the steel and concrete your seeing is just for the parking portion of the building (three levels (underground, ground, and mezzanine). The residential portion will be wood framed. I was happy to walk by and see concrete (poured and block) because residential buildings of th...
- November 19th, 2012, 1:37 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
- Replies: 1597
- Views: 367029
Re: Green Line (Central)
BTW, i noticed significant progress near rice street last week with regard to the roadway. it should be carrying traffic now or sometime very soon. hoping the rice street, marion, and mlk intersections are completed soon. i noticed that the road crew carefully and considerately placed the manhole co...
- November 8th, 2012, 8:59 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
- Replies: 1597
- Views: 367029
Re: Green Line (Central)
it appears that the tracks are embedded now at MLK.
also, concrete was being poured yesterday around the Leif Erickson monument as part of station connectivity.
also, concrete was being poured yesterday around the Leif Erickson monument as part of station connectivity.
- November 8th, 2012, 8:36 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Nic on Fifth - (290' - 26 Stories)
- Replies: 1033
- Views: 229354
Re: Nicollet Residences - (455 Nicollet Mall)
For your information, the American Community Survey is ongoing and reliable:
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/featur ... 2/acs-faq/
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/featur ... 2/acs-faq/
- November 6th, 2012, 9:37 am
- Forum: Saint Paul
- Topic: Ford Plant Redevelopment [archive - locked]
- Replies: 124
- Views: 50482
Re: Ford Twin Cities Assembly Plant site
i think st paul got rid of parking minimums citywide a few years ago...
- October 30th, 2012, 1:42 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Nic on Fifth - (290' - 26 Stories)
- Replies: 1033
- Views: 229354
Re: Nicollet Residences - (455 Nicollet Mall)
it would be great if this was true. definitely an eyesore block.
- October 30th, 2012, 1:40 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
- Replies: 1597
- Views: 367029
Re: Green Line (Central)
Wikipedia shows San Diego at 82 million. I made this graph in 2010, but I doubt too much has changed since: EDIT: Open in a new tab to see the whole thing, including the key. EDIT 2: It appears I've screwed up the page formatting with the large graph. Linked: US Cities by Daily Transit Ridership &a...
- October 24th, 2012, 8:16 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
- Replies: 1597
- Views: 367029
Re: Green Line (Central)
What I find a bit odd is that although light rail has been a home run in terms of beating expectations in the Twin Cities, there are still only 2 (in 2 years) lines that are for sure going to be built and operating here, while Portland, Seattle, Denver, San Diego, and freaking Dallas or Charlotte, ...
- October 17th, 2012, 1:29 pm
- Forum: Saint Paul
- Topic: CHS Field (St. Paul Saints Ballpark)
- Replies: 283
- Views: 81428
Re: Saints Lowertown Ballpark
Here it is straight from the source: City of Saint Paul announces selection process for Lowertown Ballpark SAINT PAUL, Oct. 17, 2012 — Today the City of Saint Paul announced the opening of the selection process for a design/ build manager for the Lowertown Ballpark. “The City of Saint Paul has acted...
- October 16th, 2012, 1:38 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Vikings Stadium Miscellaneous Discussion
- Replies: 1660
- Views: 229321
Re: Vikings Stadium
Yes, i don't like the idea of a 'jumbotron' creating shadows on the field.I can't tell you how angry I'll be if the stadium has a Cowboy-stadium style jumbotron hanging over the field, as a few of those rendering suggest.
- October 16th, 2012, 1:28 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Orchestra Hall
- Replies: 182
- Views: 30130
- October 16th, 2012, 1:24 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Saint Paul Union Depot
- Replies: 374
- Views: 81165
Re: Saint Paul Union Depot
Study: East-metro rail upgrades will punch a pricey ticket Article by: JIM ANDERSON , Star Tribune Updated: October 15, 2012 - 9:05 PM Picture St. Paul's Spaghetti Junction at the peak of rush hour, traffic inching along like a paralytic millipede through one of the most notorious bottlenecks in the...
- October 15th, 2012, 12:42 pm
- Forum: Saint Paul
- Topic: TC Habitat for Humanity - (1954 University Avenue)
- Replies: 39
- Views: 11215
Re: 1954 University Ave (TC Habitat)
I think this is the site: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=1954+University+Ave&ll=44.957677,-93.18213&spn=0.006112,0.014977&sll=44.957613,-93.182217&layer=c&cbp=13,171.93,,0,-9.61&cbll=44.957814,-93.18204&gl=us&hnear=1954+University+Ave+W,+St+Paul,+Ramsey,+Minnesota+551...