The Blue Line currently only averages about 18 mph, and the Green Line is 14.5 mph. Neither is a failure.
Focusing on the average speed of a rail project is missing the point. I doubt a bus would go much faster either.
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- June 15th, 2025, 12:46 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
- Replies: 1922
- Views: 1488440
- June 15th, 2025, 12:25 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
- Replies: 1922
- Views: 1488440
Re: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
It's important to remember that building transportation networks isn't really about serving the trips people are taking today, but about shaping how people take trips in the future.
In twenty years, do you want our public system to remain a safety net for only low-income people, or do you want 100 ...
In twenty years, do you want our public system to remain a safety net for only low-income people, or do you want 100 ...
- June 11th, 2025, 7:34 pm
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: Eden Prairie
- Replies: 77
- Views: 95812
Re: Eden Prairie
https://www.eplocalnews.org/2025/06/10/city-wants-danfoss-industrial-site-redeveloped-for-residential-retail-and-office/
Former Danfoss facility is to be up for sale, but there is disagreement between the city and Danfoss. The former wants the 60 acres of land to be developed as mixed use, but ...
- June 11th, 2025, 7:31 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Fantasy Transit Maps
- Replies: 325
- Views: 238929
Re: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
I will not pretend to understand what the federal funding criteria specifically look at, however, my point is that for a similar cost figure you could make an elite tier subway line that would have (at the very least) similar ridership to BLE estimates that connects multiple of our urban cores ...
- June 10th, 2025, 8:06 pm
- Forum: Saint Paul
- Topic: Xcel Energy Center
- Replies: 104
- Views: 221326
Re: Xcel Energy Center
Also, since we've conceded sports arenas have about a 30 year service life, maybe we should start thinking about where to put the next Twins stadium
Twins recently agreed to a deal to stay at Target Field through 2059.
And honestly, this mindset is exactly what I mean when I talk about people ...
- June 9th, 2025, 6:46 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Fantasy Transit Maps
- Replies: 325
- Views: 238929
Re: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
I will not pretend to understand what the federal funding criteria specifically look at, however, my point is that for a similar cost figure you could make an elite tier subway line that would have (at the very least) similar ridership to BLE estimates that connects multiple of our urban cores ...
- June 6th, 2025, 5:03 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: B Line Lake St Rapid Bus, Midtown Rail Transit
- Replies: 737
- Views: 329359
Re: B Line Lake St Rapid Bus, Midtown Rail Transit
Metro transit “temporarily” adding a few more blocks of west bound bus lane on Marshall Ave between Cretin and Wilder (1 block east of Cleveland) due to increased westbound traffic from the 94 construction.
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MNORGMETC/bulletins/3e343d8
This is kinda ...
- June 6th, 2025, 1:08 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: University of Minnesota - News & General Topics
- Replies: 628
- Views: 1927457
Re: University of Minnesota - News & General Topics
I bet we'll get 65% of the site dedicated to relatively dense single-family, 25% for 5-over1s, and the remainder for parks and maybe a small retail node.
Exciting opportunity, but probably a very unexciting final product.
Exciting opportunity, but probably a very unexciting final product.
- June 5th, 2025, 10:42 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
- Replies: 1922
- Views: 1488440
Re: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
Why this line needs to go so far into Brooklyn Park is a mystery to me (ok it's not a mystery, it's Target's influence). Both the Hiawatha and SW lines barely extend beyond the 494 loop, so why extend this one nearly 4 miles beyond 694?
Generally agree that the Target campus is part of the ...
- June 3rd, 2025, 2:50 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: Stadium Village
- Replies: 170
- Views: 251519
Re: Stadium Village
The Phase 3 redevelopment of Dinnaken House makes no sense to me. The building is just 35 years old and the exterior still looks pretty nice. Why tear down a decent supply of student housing when you can develop around it on the rest of the block? What is so important that it must go on this block ...
- June 3rd, 2025, 2:16 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
- Replies: 3143
- Views: 1094436
Re: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
It's just clear that the idea of Saint Paul being a co-equal transit destination to Minneapolis, complete with expensive guideway projects terminating there as a hub, just isn't bearing out in reality. And I think we should really think carefully about the Purple Line with this in mind.
I am ...
- June 3rd, 2025, 2:13 pm
- Forum: Saint Paul
- Topic: Saint Paul - General Topics
- Replies: 733
- Views: 595390
Re: Saint Paul - General Topics
I know the Port Authority bought it, and I feel like I remember reading about light industrial? Could be misremembering thoughRube Dali wrote: June 3rd, 2025, 12:08 pm The redevelopment of the KMart off 35E and Maryland has started. They began digging up the parking lot a few weeks ago. Does anyone know what is being planned?
- June 3rd, 2025, 11:07 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: Stadium Village
- Replies: 170
- Views: 251519
Re: Stadium Village
Design-wise, it's not stunning, but if they pick the right materials, it should look a lot better than many precast buildings.
Really exciting development! Will make Stadium Village feel a lot more urban.
Really exciting development! Will make Stadium Village feel a lot more urban.
- June 1st, 2025, 7:44 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
- Replies: 1922
- Views: 1488440
Re: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
The new revenue means counties no longer need to subsidize transit operations and can use the roughly $49 million in subsidies previously sent to the Met Council in other ways.
Lisa Cerney, Hennepin County’s assistant county administrator for public works, said the county was able to add nine ...
- May 30th, 2025, 9:44 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
- Replies: 1922
- Views: 1488440
Re: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
Just use the local portion of funding and end it in Robbinsdale. (I know, I know, doesn't really work without the OMF, etc. etc.)
Hennepin County can't even do this now because the state is swooping in to tell the county it has to restudy an issue.
The state should either be in or out on ...
- May 30th, 2025, 9:40 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Northern Lights Express
- Replies: 542
- Views: 819270
Re: Northern Lights Express
So much for "Republican legislators won't want to cut transit funding because some of it goes to their states."
Every Republican lawmaker is terrible. Not one of them has even a single quality idea.
Every Republican lawmaker is terrible. Not one of them has even a single quality idea.
- May 29th, 2025, 6:36 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
- Replies: 1922
- Views: 1488440
- May 26th, 2025, 6:32 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Gold Line BRT - Woodbury to St. Paul and Minneapolis (2027)
- Replies: 548
- Views: 282357
Re: Gold Line BRT - Woodbury to St. Paul and Minneapolis (2027)
This was just done last week!angrysuburbanite wrote: May 26th, 2025, 6:28 pm One thing they should consider is consolidating the Woodlane and Woodbury Theater park and rides together to make use of the new structure. The split between Gold and 323 operations makes the potential bus connections weaker around the terminus.
- May 26th, 2025, 5:44 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Gold Line BRT - Woodbury to St. Paul and Minneapolis (2027)
- Replies: 548
- Views: 282357
Re: Gold Line BRT - Woodbury to St. Paul and Minneapolis (2027)
It's hidden in the CSV file on the Metro Transit performance page, but the Gold Line's daily march ridership is available, and it is about what you'd expect. Weekdays it averaged 1,195 daily rides, Saturdays 1,696, and Sundays 836. I'd imagine the Saturday ridership is inflated by the opening day ...
- May 23rd, 2025, 12:04 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: Future of Graco Campus
- Replies: 41
- Views: 14043
Re: Future of Graco Campus
Big empty warehouse that's screaming to be torn down and replaced with something useful? I see "urban farm" written all over this building.
But really, I fully expect this to get tied up for years. Hopefully, Graco sells to one developer, and no Minneapolis planner gets the bright idea to start ...
But really, I fully expect this to get tied up for years. Hopefully, Graco sells to one developer, and no Minneapolis planner gets the bright idea to start ...