Would the NRHP designation prevent building on top of the structure? When I was in Toronto last year, there was a lot of highrise development being done on top of historic buildings there while keeping the facade and majority of the interior intact.
The post office expansion was done really ...
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- February 5th, 2025, 8:11 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Federal Building & Post Office redevelopment speculation
- Replies: 6
- Views: 559
- February 4th, 2025, 3:29 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Street, Road and Highway Projects
- Replies: 1421
- Views: 719632
Re: Street, Road and Highway Projects
New information on the University Ave NE reconstruction. Potential roundabouts for Broadway and Lowry intersections, 4-3 conversion, wider sidewalks, medians, and curb extensions. Survey included. Check it out!
https://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/projects/universityavempls/design.html
https://www ...
https://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/projects/universityavempls/design.html
https://www ...
- January 31st, 2025, 11:10 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Bicycle Infrastructure
- Replies: 1822
- Views: 1153163
Re: Bicycle Infrastructure
Upcoming presentation to this next weeks BAC/PAC meetings is a first look at a possible layout of the Grand Rounds Missing Link. Looks to be an seriously expansive project that includes all parts of the missing link other than the railroad yard crossing. I personally am most excited about the ...
- January 27th, 2025, 2:40 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: University of Minnesota - News & General Topics
- Replies: 623
- Views: 1247668
Re: University of Minnesota - News & General Topics
Whether or not college students are poor, they're also a population in Minneapolis that has much lower car ownership rates and much higher transit reliance than average. In terms of equity, they probably don't need it, but in terms of transit usage, there's a big need there. All you have to do is ...
- January 24th, 2025, 8:34 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
- Replies: 3108
- Views: 880442
Re: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
American Blvd may be one of the most overbuilt roads in the "Urban" designated suburbs. I've said it in another thread, but there's little chance of making it an area that feels conducive to transit ridership when you need to cross an astonishing 19 lanes of traffic on foot to get to the opposite ...
- January 24th, 2025, 8:19 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Hiawatha-Minnehaha Corridor - General Topics
- Replies: 281
- Views: 278205
Re: Hiawatha-Minnehaha Corridor - General Topics
Wow, looking at streetview, there's easily less than 10% parking utilization along 54th for most of the newly constructed portion.
To change the framing, we should be very glad that planners came around when they did considering the large swath of arterials that were slated for reconstruction this ...
To change the framing, we should be very glad that planners came around when they did considering the large swath of arterials that were slated for reconstruction this ...
- January 23rd, 2025, 8:31 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Hiawatha-Minnehaha Corridor - General Topics
- Replies: 281
- Views: 278205
Re: Hiawatha-Minnehaha Corridor - General Topics
I know it's been somewhat recent, but when was the last time it was reconstructed?
- January 22nd, 2025, 11:14 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Hiawatha-Minnehaha Corridor - General Topics
- Replies: 281
- Views: 278205
Re: Hiawatha-Minnehaha Corridor - General Topics
According to Longfellow Whatever, 3561 Minnehaha is finally out of the development hell that it was placed in due to the 2040 plan limbo. Like to see that the plan is to take the old building apart for material reuse rather than take the wrecking ball to it. Lots of aesthetic value (brass fixings ...
- January 9th, 2025, 8:21 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
- Replies: 3108
- Views: 880442
Re: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
https://metrocouncil.org/Council-Meetings/Committees/Transportation-Advisory-Board-TAB/2025/01-15-2025/info-2.aspx
New aBRT update presentation from Metro Transit for the Met Council. Gives some rough timelines for announcement and implementation of the J,K, and L lines as well as plans for ...
New aBRT update presentation from Metro Transit for the Met Council. Gives some rough timelines for announcement and implementation of the J,K, and L lines as well as plans for ...
- January 6th, 2025, 1:11 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Office Market
- Replies: 1357
- Views: 935790
Re: Downtown Minneapolis Office Market

Oh wow, it used to look a lot different than it does today. Thrilled either way with reducing office space and adding to the downtown population if it does get converted to residential. Every conversion means momentum towards downtown as a thriving neighborhood.
- December 26th, 2024, 8:23 am
- Forum: Cities Around the World
- Topic: Des Moines
- Replies: 66
- Views: 47798
Re: Des Moines
Coming from Des Moines to the Twin Cities, I never thought I'd see this finally happen after the handful of updated proposals that ultimately went nowhere. I think it was Mandelbaum that got sued by the city a few years ago for not building their tower after getting some help from the city on it.
- December 19th, 2024, 9:15 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Interstate 94
- Replies: 415
- Views: 191998
Re: Interstate 94
When I went to the Seward neighborhood presentation from MNDOT, it almost fell into a shouting match when multiple residents felt they weren't being heard on alternatives that would shrink the size of I-94. I know I don't feel comfortable knowing how much pollution and increased cancer risk I have ...
- December 13th, 2024, 1:18 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
- Replies: 5418
- Views: 1462769
Re: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
I know that transit projects like these take decades to really show their full utility through land use changes around the stations, but I really hope that some of the stations get some decent TOD proposals in the coming years before the line opens. Hopkins and SLP are doing a decent job, but even ...
- December 10th, 2024, 10:15 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Hiawatha-Minnehaha Corridor - General Topics
- Replies: 281
- Views: 278205
Re: Hiawatha-Minnehaha Corridor - General Topics
https://www.longfellowwhatever.com/financing-coming-together-for-major-redevelopment-of-38th-street-grain-elevator-2/
"Funding continues to come together for an ambitious redevelopment of the vacant “Checkerboard” grain elevator near 38th and Hiawatha into a pair of apartment buildings, one of ...
"Funding continues to come together for an ambitious redevelopment of the vacant “Checkerboard” grain elevator near 38th and Hiawatha into a pair of apartment buildings, one of ...
- December 9th, 2024, 3:30 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: MN-121 "Lyndale Connector" Turnback and Redevelopment
- Replies: 46
- Views: 10694
Re: MN-121 "Lyndale Connector" Turnback and Redevelopment

Response I got from a county transportation planner. Seems like the project scope and budget just weren't there. Shame.
- December 5th, 2024, 1:52 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Southside - News & General Topics
- Replies: 1101
- Views: 473005
Re: Southside - News & General Topics
https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-council-rejects-city-plan-for-george-floyd-square-4-years-after-his-murder/601191314
"The Minneapolis City Council voted Thursday to nix a city plan to overhaul the area where George Floyd died 4½ years ago and instead pursue the creation of a pedestrian mall ...
"The Minneapolis City Council voted Thursday to nix a city plan to overhaul the area where George Floyd died 4½ years ago and instead pursue the creation of a pedestrian mall ...
- December 3rd, 2024, 1:15 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: MN-121 "Lyndale Connector" Turnback and Redevelopment
- Replies: 46
- Views: 10694
Re: MN-121 "Lyndale Connector" Turnback and Redevelopment
https://lims.minneapolismn.gov/Download/RCAV2/34922/MnDOT%20Signed%20Layout.pdf
Final layout here. I'm really confused as to why they maintain this as a divided roadway north of 58th St. I appreciate the road dieting, but this is still so so much larger than it needs to be in terms of footprint ...
Final layout here. I'm really confused as to why they maintain this as a divided roadway north of 58th St. I appreciate the road dieting, but this is still so so much larger than it needs to be in terms of footprint ...
- November 27th, 2024, 8:24 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Gold Line BRT - Woodbury to St. Paul (3/22/2025) and Minneapolis (2027)
- Replies: 516
- Views: 203809
Re: Gold Line BRT - Woodbury to St. Paul (3/22/2025) and Minneapolis (2027)
East 7th and Arcade are both on the city's recently approved 2024 Bicycle plan too. According to the Bicycle plan:
"State and County staff were consulted during the development of this plan and are committed to making biking safe and connected in Saint Paul. Future design phases of the planned ...
"State and County staff were consulted during the development of this plan and are committed to making biking safe and connected in Saint Paul. Future design phases of the planned ...
- November 18th, 2024, 10:14 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: 200 Central (2019) - 293' / 27 Stories
- Replies: 74
- Views: 115426
Re: 200 Central (2019) - 293' / 27 Stories
Perhaps this year really will be the year where they break ground in the coming spring!
- November 13th, 2024, 11:12 am
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: Bloomington - General Topics
- Replies: 381
- Views: 178739
Re: Bloomington - General Topics
The transformation of Lyndale Ave S as it passes from Richfield into Bloomington is astonishing. 4 blocks north of the Lyndale and American intersection at Lyndale and W 75th St, Lyndale is 3 lanes total with 1 in each direction and a center turn lane. By the time you get to Lyndale and American ...