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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 ...

Can you share a bit more about Xerxes and 106th? Anyway, I personally think the shared use path is a downgrade from separated bike and pedestrian facilities. I see dozens of kids walking and biking to Kennedy and I couldn’t imagine trying to mix the clusters of walkers with the faster bikers, the ...

Two concept designs for Nicollet Avenue and a survey, along with a third open house on the 14th of October, 4:30-6:30.

The first concept is kind of a dud and has a shared use path and sidewalk, and the second has a sidewalk-level protected bike lane on each side.

This is a pretty rare opportunity ...

Yeah, I’m pretty disappointed with that. I’ve sent an email to the Planning Commission asking then to recommend option #4.


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I'm quite happy with the short extension of the bike/shoulder lanes on Bush Lake Road, especially since it continues through the pedestrian crossing at Maryland Avenue where there's a refuge island and the road narrows, so now you don't have to either go into the car lane or hop the curb and go on ...

Great access to Caliber Collision from the Hyland Trail!


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Possibly with someone considerably lighter than me downhill with the 18.6 mph speed limiter turned off (that corresponds to 30 km/hr which I guess is a limit in a lot of other countries).

I personally don't get more than around 15-16 mph on it on flat surfaces with the throttle maxed out ...

Does your e-scooter go over 20mph?


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