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- September 13th, 2024, 9:13 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Metro Transit Network Now Plan
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3213
Re: Metro Transit Network Now Plan
In 2017 I expected our transit system would look way different in 2027, and in a good way. What's being shown in the Network Now plan doesn't exactly give me optimism. Some parts are good, some parts not so good, some parts I think won't last a year, and a few parts I think to myself "wasn't t...
- August 1st, 2024, 10:35 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
- Replies: 5362
- Views: 1403799
Re: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
Hear hearTime for a downtown tunnel!Wow. Southwest is gonna cook through the burbs, before coming to a screeching halt in downtown.SWLRT: 0.96
CC: 5.39
HIA: 2.17
Downtown Minneapolis: 9.09
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- July 30th, 2024, 12:48 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
- Replies: 5362
- Views: 1403799
Re: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
Neither here nor there, but I can't believe this is a 30+ minute video.
At ~12:40 I see a little stub track, near where the Hopkins OMF was supposed to be. Anybody know what that's for?
- April 26th, 2024, 10:19 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
- Replies: 5362
- Views: 1403799
Re: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
I think if the contractor screwed up, it is newsworthy, even if they'll fix it at no cost. I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree on that point. I suspect that such a fix wouldn't impact the overall construction schedule given how long the tunnel still has to go, but it is reasonable to be con...
- April 25th, 2024, 1:29 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
- Replies: 5362
- Views: 1403799
Re: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
Absolutely wild to me that the discussion here right now is about the appropriateness of measuring the distance? If you watch the video, you can see that the road where this was measured is open to traffic, and there's a sidewalk across the tracks as well. No one was where they don't belong. Also, i...
- September 20th, 2023, 2:46 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Office Market
- Replies: 1320
- Views: 900103
- October 31st, 2019, 10:51 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Electric Scooters
- Replies: 102
- Views: 40329
Re: Electric Scooters
I think Bird dropped out of St. Paul because they probably considered this area one big market and (frankly, understandably) thought it would be nonsensical to limit access to one of the two cities here (and let's be real, the less lucrative city probably).
- October 7th, 2019, 10:54 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: MSP to Rochester High Speed Rail
- Replies: 516
- Views: 192444
Re: MSP to Rochester High Speed Rail
I remember a lot of concern about ice falling from elevated tracks in the winter.
- July 26th, 2019, 12:41 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: North Loop Green - 350/360 N 5th St - 35 stories - 393'/418'
- Replies: 205
- Views: 200832
Re: North Loop Green - Hines - 350 N 5th St(?) - 40 stories / 442'
Maybe I'm naive but do we really need more tracks for Chicago HSR? Is it a capacity issue?
I have to say if the train needs to be non-high speed in the city, I'm fine with that if it means we need to spend less public dollars re-establishing a consistent passenger rail link between here and Chicago.
I have to say if the train needs to be non-high speed in the city, I'm fine with that if it means we need to spend less public dollars re-establishing a consistent passenger rail link between here and Chicago.
- July 12th, 2019, 11:53 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Bicycle Infrastructure
- Replies: 1809
- Views: 1126398
Re: Bicycle Infrastructure
This 46th street bike way is overall pretty great to see! Disappointing that the bridge over Godfrey is going to be a bit of a choke point, but I guess if they want to keep it 4 lanes there just isn't room for more.
Overall an improvement, I hope to see this extended westward along 46th some day.
Overall an improvement, I hope to see this extended westward along 46th some day.
- April 8th, 2019, 12:32 pm
- Forum: Saint Paul
- Topic: Allianz Field and Snelling-Midway Development
- Replies: 813
- Views: 269068
Re: Allianz Field and Snelling-Midway Development
I have long thought that for events at Midway, they should construct another platform for the Westbound trains. There looks to be enough space between the existing crosswalk at Simpson St and the left turn lane for Snelling. (Edit: I'm looking at the platform lengths on google maps and you might nee...
- March 13th, 2019, 3:46 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Stadium Parking Ramp Development Site - 25 stories / 294'
- Replies: 1070
- Views: 360198
Re: Stadium Parking Ramp Development Site
I thought the point of this ramp was that they would actually build *on top* of the ramp itself, and not just on the skinny lot next to it? Does anyone else remember this or am I making up memories?
- January 11th, 2019, 12:09 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Hiawatha-Minnehaha Corridor - General Topics
- Replies: 267
- Views: 262853
Re: Hiawatha-Minnehaha Development & RR Corridor/MinHi Line
I would agree with amiler92 that I would hope they would go bigger and bolder rather than more timid with the design. Under 2040 isn't this parcel supposed to be due for pretty big upzoning given it's location near a train station?
- November 7th, 2018, 1:09 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Gold Line BRT - Downtown St. Paul to Woodbury
- Replies: 495
- Views: 187508
Re: Gold Line BRT (Gateway Corridor)
Ortega and McDonough may sincerely believe that the best path forward is to force people to use Union Depot, but that doesn't mean it's necessarily the right path forward for the Gold Line and for the region.
- September 28th, 2018, 9:59 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: 38th Street Station Area
- Replies: 248
- Views: 148808
Re: 38th Street Corridor & 38th St Station Development
I have heard from a resident in the Phase 1 building that it's not very full. They have these big units that are two stories that face 28th Ave with their own entrances, which seem nice, but the second story is actually underground. Kind of a weird setup that doesn't allow for a lot of natural light...
- September 27th, 2018, 10:14 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Lowa46 - 46th & Hiawatha Cub Foods Mixed Use
- Replies: 123
- Views: 150768
Re: Hiawatha-Minnehaha Ave Development & RR Corridor/Grain Elevators
We can surely dream!
- September 26th, 2018, 12:46 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Lowa46 - 46th & Hiawatha Cub Foods Mixed Use
- Replies: 123
- Views: 150768
Re: Hiawatha-Minnehaha Ave Development & RR Corridor/Grain Elevators
Boy that makes me think that that Holiday is not long for this world.
- September 7th, 2018, 11:30 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Hiawatha-Minnehaha Corridor - General Topics
- Replies: 267
- Views: 262853
Re: Hiawatha-Minnehaha Ave Development & RR Corridor/Grain Elevators
Does anyone know if these two need variances or CUPs?