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The next phase of the "American Square" development is kicking off following the completion of Ardor on the Bluffs. 4 stories/81 senior units on top of two stories of underground parking with a surface lot in front at 6 Appletree Square. This is different from the workforce housing and ramp that ...

Pre-application for a 5-story, 255-275 unit apartment building with two levels of underground parking on the parking lot east of Wells Fargo Center. There is a potential 2nd phase for another 5-story, 95 unit building.

https://permits.bloomingtonmn.gov/ProdPortal/Planning/StatusReference ...

Currently Metro micro has a reduced off-peak fare ($1) for youth/seniors, which I didn’t see in the slideshow. I wonder if that’s set to remain or not.

- Pre-app for a 25-unit townhome development near 86th and Old Cedar. An iteration of an earlier proposal from a few months ago, this time with more parcels included. https://permits.bloomingtonmn.gov/ProdPortal/Planning/StatusReference?referenceNumber=PL202500185
- KwikTrip is moving forward with a ...

Does anyone know if there is ridership data Metro micro available?


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Option C has been selected as the preferred long term option for Bloomington Ferry Road. In the short term plans are to stripe off one of the lanes, buld bulbouts, remove the signals at 102nd and Verness, and build a HAWK at 102nd.

https://d3n9y02raazwpg ...

Yeah, I tried to email the "support line" on the website about the Gold Line thing a while back but got no response. It also only shows a handful of SW routes, and then only certain trips.

Here's a new proposal for a four-story, 180-unit apartment building on the site of Wixon Jewelers and five lots south of it. This is only 1/4 miles away from 98th Street Station/South Bloomington TC. All the units will be income-restricted to between 30% and 70% AMI. There is underground parking ...

Here's a new proposal for a four-story, 180-unit apartment building on the site of Wixon Jewelers and five lots south of it. This is only 1/4 miles away from 98th Street Station/South Bloomington TC. All the units will be income-restricted to between 30% and 70% AMI. There is underground parking as ...

I agree- the higher profile projects get love, media coverage, and attention, but the smaller, piece meal reconstructions are kind of a black box, or at least are that way to many people.


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The “strong and fearless” types can use the painted lane, while slower riders can choose between that and the sidewalk. With the MUP everyone will have to share 10 feet.


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An improvement is a given because it’s a reconstruction. The amount of improvement is subject to the decisionmakers. This particular design is decreasing the separation between bikes and peds. This isn’t, say, France or Normandale, where it’s worth crossing to one particular side for less crossings ...

Whatever the case it looks like they're moving forward with the one-sided shared use plan option. From the latest city council meeting

The shared-use path was most favored by Bloomington residents, nearby property owners, and frequent drivers.
o Most noted property impacts and costs as reasons ...

My impression of the commercial nodes project is more of making them look nicer and more like a corner you’d see in Minneapolis- more activated street frontage, nice facades, smaller apartments.


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Yeah, the South Loop has been pretty disappointing recently. I still think the southern half of Penn-American is doing well for itself though. Anyway, there has been a recent study on the commercial nodes about a “toolkit” for public assistance. I’m not really sure what the point of the study is but ...

It looks like Bloomington really wants that American Blvd aBRT/BRT back on the table [emoji102]

What are the odds that TOD land use actually gets updated into the zoning code?
Imo Bloomington has been doing well making its code progressive through a series of incremental projects, so probably ...

Proposal between Metro Transit, Sherburne County, and MnDOT to offer bus service to Big Lake and Elk River with 3 AM and PM weekday trips each for two years.

https://metrocouncil.org/Council-Meetings/Committees/Transportation-Committee/2025/October-13,-2025/2025-256-presentation.aspx


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Well, it’s dead again.

“While partners continue to work together on ways to improve West 7th Street for all users, a coordinated corridor concept is no longer moving forward. Project partners were unable to reach agreement on a funding plan for this coordinated concept.

Even though this vision ...

The only people that would have to cross twice are those on bikes. Which is addressed with proper separated modes.


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Design consistancy- If I recall correctly Nicollet is going to have a pair of really wide sidewalks- functionally a pair of MUPS- over 494. Despite that, after the bridge was designed, we decided to have a change of design northward of that with one-way cyceltrack.

Southward, you could argue that ...