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by Sacrelicio
February 14th, 2018, 10:24 am
Forum: Minneapolis - General Topics and Citywide Issues
Topic: Minneapolis Population / Density - General Discussion
Replies: 334
Views: 160271

Re: Minneapolis Density and Population Growth (500k, etc)

Recently updated?

http://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/

Minneapolis is 15th densest, while St Paul is 21st.
It's interesting how Minneapolis is basically the exact same size as Oakland, in both population and area.
by Sacrelicio
January 2nd, 2018, 12:18 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Uptown - LynLake - The Wedge - News & General
Replies: 1498
Views: 582079

Re: Uptown General Topics & Development Map

The same reason they let anyone who can put two words together write an editorial on SWLRT - repeat clicks for people fighting in the comments and red meat for their dwindling subscription base. I bet even their subscription base will lose interest. The first several dozen articles about how Minnea...
by Sacrelicio
December 19th, 2017, 4:02 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: North Loop Neighborhood
Replies: 1096
Views: 494959

Re: North Loop Neighborhood

Schafer Richardson is redeveloping the Weather-Rite site in the North Loop. Located next to three new luxury apartment buildings, Fulton Brewery, InBound BrewCo and Be The Match Headquarters, 700 North 5th is in the heart of Minneapolis’ hottest neighborhood – perfect for your company’s urban live-...
by Sacrelicio
December 6th, 2017, 3:56 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Cedar Avenue corridor - South Minneapolis
Replies: 166
Views: 55910

Re: Cedar Ave - Nokomis Area

Good sandwiches, but overpriced and a downright terrible location for this type of business. Did they even bother putting up a sign? I think they completely misread the neighborhood on price-point, foot traffic, everything. Decent enough concept, which might've had a chance in North Loop, Old St. A...
by Sacrelicio
December 6th, 2017, 3:51 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Pedestrian Safety and Infrastructure Improvements
Replies: 323
Views: 92076

Re: Pedestrian Safety and Infrastructure Improvements

After a day thinking about this, I actually am more disappointed about the project on the whole. Yes, these designs check the "good sidewalk, bulb-out, street-tree, etc" list. The pavers will mean drivers go slow. Lanes are narrowed. It's all the core things you expect in a good street. B...
by Sacrelicio
November 17th, 2017, 4:25 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: North Loop Office Building - 419 Washington Ave N / 420 N 3rd St
Replies: 122
Views: 28079

Re: CPM North Loop Office Building - 419 Washington Ave N / 420 N 3rd St

https://www.minnpost.com/politics-polic ... de-parking

This seems to suggest that the parking floors will be built in such a way that they can be converted.
by Sacrelicio
November 17th, 2017, 3:40 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Nic on Fifth - (290' - 26 Stories)
Replies: 1033
Views: 218236

Re: Nic on Fifth - (290' - 26 Stories)

Yeah, I'm told it's offices on the second floor.. Maybe a title company or something. Also, the parking in the building is weirdly empty. I don't know if that's because tenants don't have as many cars as anticipated or if the building just isn't that full. Is this overall or an observation? I suspe...
by Sacrelicio
November 17th, 2017, 3:36 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Bicycle Infrastructure
Replies: 1800
Views: 1034321

Re: Bicycle Infrastructure

I'm really impressed with what Hopkins and Richfield are doing. Livable, walkable suburbs with urban nodes.
by Sacrelicio
November 16th, 2017, 6:06 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Bicycle Infrastructure
Replies: 1800
Views: 1034321

Re: Bicycle Infrastructure

Got a chance to ride down Washington downtown again today and the lights are still screwey. I got a red bike light while straight/right turn traffic got a green then it started flashing yellow. This is like the opposite of best practices, which would make traffic yield to the most vulnerable (bikes...
by Sacrelicio
November 14th, 2017, 2:49 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Bicycle Infrastructure
Replies: 1800
Views: 1034321

Re: Bicycle Infrastructure

And I'm not suggesting that bikers aren't using the lanes, but not in numbers obviously greater than what was the case before the protected lanes went in. This is a real problem facing bike infrastructure projects; namely, that measurable (and even dramatic) increases in bike traffic are basically ...
by Sacrelicio
October 27th, 2017, 10:33 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Downtown Minneapolis - News & General Topics
Replies: 2027
Views: 782835

Re: Downtown Minneapolis General Topics & Development Map

Yes, the fact that housing is being built is great, but a lot more housing would be better. I realize there are almost certainly budget reasons preventing them from going bigger, but I wonder what else could be done to make this better for the charity and the surrounding area.
by Sacrelicio
October 27th, 2017, 9:11 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Downtown Minneapolis - News & General Topics
Replies: 2027
Views: 782835

Re: Downtown Minneapolis General Topics & Development Map

Cliche but I wish they were taking more parking, and they could also be taller, with more uses. This is downtown, buildings should be big, and with housing and jobs nearby, they could have retail
by Sacrelicio
October 13th, 2017, 3:57 pm
Forum: Local Politics and Governance
Topic: Minneapolis Mayoral Election 2017
Replies: 379
Views: 72820

Re: Minneapolis Mayoral Election 2017

People I know (and know to be honest) in the restaurant industry are saying things like this about Jacob Frey: One of my biggest regrets of the tip credit battle was failing to record a conversation with him and several industry professionals, in which he told us that he thinks an increase in minim...
by Sacrelicio
October 13th, 2017, 11:25 am
Forum: Local Politics and Governance
Topic: Minneapolis Mayoral Election 2017
Replies: 379
Views: 72820

Re: Minneapolis Mayoral Election 2017

1. Hodges 2. Dehn 3. NLP Look a lot of you may know that I was pretty strong Frey to start, but he has screwed up... a lot. Starting with crime, I got eeked out by some of the language that was written in the plan for downtown. Then he tries to attack Hodges on the budget issues while all other can...
by Sacrelicio
October 9th, 2017, 4:52 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - General Topics and Citywide Issues
Topic: Minneapolis Population / Density - General Discussion
Replies: 334
Views: 160271

Re: Minneapolis Density and Population Growth (500k, etc)

They had that conversation a while back, and it resulted in the construction of The Quarry Target.
I wonder what it would look like now, with Amazon and denser development patterns.
by Sacrelicio
September 22nd, 2017, 8:41 am
Forum: Local Politics and Governance
Topic: Minneapolis City Council and Park Board Elections 2017
Replies: 279
Views: 42249

Re: Minneapolis City Council and Park Board Elections 2017

Total bully power move. She feels threatened by the challengers I imagine.
by Sacrelicio
September 20th, 2017, 9:37 pm
Forum: Local Politics and Governance
Topic: Minneapolis Mayoral Election 2017
Replies: 379
Views: 72820

Re: Minneapolis Mayoral Election 2017

I was gonna just vote for her but if she falls apart....Dehn? I used to like Frey but several emails with him and some of his recent social media posts have turned me off.
by Sacrelicio
September 1st, 2017, 8:58 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Pedestrian Safety and Infrastructure Improvements
Replies: 323
Views: 92076

Re: Pedestrian Safety and Infrastructure Improvements

My suspicion is that a big piece of this is a perception issue -- when you're visiting other cities, you're likely to be hanging out in the premier parts of the city, the areas focused on tourists, the areas that receive the most attention from boosters, etc. Yeah but even St Paul seems to be bette...
by Sacrelicio
August 30th, 2017, 9:30 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: North Loop Neighborhood
Replies: 1096
Views: 494959

Re: North Loop Neighborhood

So I did go to the open house for the repaving and pedestrian improvements projects. They had handouts of the preliminary paving plans that I imagine will be online soon. Lots of proposed trees, which will be nice. Pavers are proposed for 3rd Street N between 7th Ave N and 10th Ave N, and then 8th ...
by Sacrelicio
August 22nd, 2017, 2:38 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Nordic House - 729 Washington Av N
Replies: 313
Views: 68626

Re: United North Loop Office Building - 729 Washington Av N

Fences are supposed to go up Tuesday morning. Excited for this one to start.
It's on!