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Odd KSTP story/clip about Dock Street (and potential Hines office tower) blocking Target Field views in the North Loop. Kinda surprising that they mentioned the potential increase in transit and bike trail usage without finding some right-wing conspiracy angle to taint the story (it is KSTP after al...

I actually took a few yesterday, but unfortunately I can't compete with spectre000's great angles. Those are awesome!

I'll post mine soon if he doesn't have any recent images to share.

Also, the enforcement of the stand/walk zones at 7th/Nicollet has really fallen off since they tazed that guy. Lots of fearless building leaners today.

My ride on the 18 didn't take any longer than usual :) Perhaps quicker than usual due to the bus one block ahead picking up all the crowds and my near-empty bus eventually passing that one. That resulted in a heavy load of free riders boarding at Grant Street though, but we still made good time. I f...

I thought you guys would be interested in reading the U of M Campus Master Plans, if you haven't done so already. 2009 Master Plan for all Twin Cities campus areas: http://www.cppm.umn.edu/assets/pdf/2009_BOR_mp.pdf 2009 Master Plan for East Gateway District: http://www.cppm.umn.edu/assets/pdf/east_...

Hmmm...they definitely downplayed this at the Whittier Alliance meeting when they were requesting a liquor license. LOL. I can't say I blame them!

Still no tap beer...

To be discussed at this week's LHENA Zoning & Planning Committee meeting: https://www.google.com/calendar/render? ... output=xml

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hennepinco ... 8091575033

Photos of the giant LIBRARY letters being removed. So glad they will be re-installed at the new building!

Nightingale is open now at 26th and Lyndale.

Will the new WSK have a bar? If so, good spot for next UrbanMSP happy hour once it opens?

Nope. This is a fast-casual concept. Think Chipotle or Noodles, but probably with better beer selections. There won't be tap beer or liquor of any kind.

I think you're right. They display as thumbnails for me at work using an older IE browser, with the prosilver theme for the forum.

I didn't notice this before, but you can do a time-lapse of each of the 3 camera angles. Who doesn't love a good time-lapse of construction?

http://oxblue.com/open/knutson/interchange

They display as thumbnails for me (using Chrome), so I figured it was fine. I was kind of wondering about that...

https://netfiles.umn.edu/users/bril0031/wbs/IMAG0234.jpg 19th Ave tower - This sucker is tall! https://netfiles.umn.edu/users/bril0031/wbs/IMAG0236.jpg Street level, under the 19th Ave Bridge. Note the ridiculous sign in the center of the image. https://netfiles.umn.edu/users/bril0031/wbs/IMAG0237....

Yep, I'd look for it in the next bonding bill.

i think st paul got rid of parking minimums citywide a few years ago...

They definitely didn't, otherwise there would be a Cupcake on Grand right now.

I don't know if Northeast needs it's own sub-forum, but perhaps we could combine headings with either downtown or U of M. Or maybe that's a bad idea and NE topics should remain in "Minneapolis - Outside Downtown" which isn't the most accurate name for that sub-forum anyways. I forsee a lot...

Corporate intrigue on future Southwest LRT line over at F&C (unlocked article)

Dreaming of a 7th Street Mall over at Streets.MN:

https://streets.mn/2012/11/05/dreaming- ... reet-mall/

The way this building is lit up at night is really cool. On the Lake Street side, the lights shine from the ground up to the cornice, showing you exactly how tall the building is. It definitely livens up that side of Lake Street, at least until you reach the CVS/Arbys/Rainbow/giant traffic island du...

Maybe not a free subscription, but certainly a couple 24-hour passes to every household in the service area couldn't hurt. It's amazingly simple to use, but looks confusing and awkward if you haven't tried it. I like the idea of offering discounted 1-year subscriptions for first timers for sure. I d...