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by twincitizen
March 18th, 2024, 2:44 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Uber/Lyft
Replies: 25
Views: 1999

Re: Uber/Lyft

I don't think I'm making this up, but don't Uber and/or Lyft have a stated goal of eventually replacing most/all drivers with autonomous vehicles? I swear I remember reading that a while back, and it makes perfect sense. Now, the timeline for a full rollout of autonomous taxis is not what people tho...
by twincitizen
March 15th, 2024, 9:06 am
Forum: Minneapolis - General Topics and Citywide Issues
Topic: Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
Replies: 681
Views: 305810

Re: Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board

A nice slate of trail improvements to Nokomis-Hiawatha Regional Park area beginning construction late summer/fall '24. Info: https://www.minneapolisparks.org/project_updates/trail-connection-improvements-planned-for-nokomis-hiawatha-regional-park-in-2024/ Plans: https://www.minneapolisparks.org/wp-c...
by twincitizen
March 15th, 2024, 7:32 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
Replies: 2909
Views: 692555

Re: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)

Moved Uber/Lyft discussion to its own thread: viewtopic.php?t=4239
by twincitizen
March 14th, 2024, 10:08 am
Forum: Local Politics and Governance
Topic: Bill to limit corporate ownership of SFH for rental
Replies: 6
Views: 7324

Re: MN House drafting bill to ban corporate buying of SFH for rental

2024 update on the bill. MN Reformer: https://minnesotareformer.com/2024/03/06/bill-would-limit-companies-buying-renting-out-single-family-homes/ Finance & Commerce: https://finance-commerce.com/2024/03/bill-would-limit-ownership-of-single-family-rentals/ I tend to agree that *something* should ...
by twincitizen
March 11th, 2024, 2:27 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Dogwood Coffee : mixed use
Replies: 5
Views: 1064

Re: Dogwood Coffee : mixed use

Every time I drive down 'far east' Lake Street (east of 36th Ave?) I ponder why there isn't more happening. The household incomes in the surrounding area are stronger than other parts of Lake, but the population density is low. There are good bones in place with a grocery store and a nice variety of...
by twincitizen
March 8th, 2024, 10:18 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Riverview Corridor Streetcar
Replies: 1194
Views: 545823

Re: Riverview Corridor Streetcar

MnDOT just completed a pretty major overhaul of the bridge in 2016, so less than 8 years ago. From a current-use perspective, I would guess it's at least another 10-15 years out from full replacement (on a normal schedule). The reported $13.8 million improvements included: -Removal and repair of bri...
by twincitizen
March 8th, 2024, 10:05 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Park and Portland Avenues
Replies: 103
Views: 25469

Re: Park and Portland Avenues

I think I'd be ok with these streets remaining one-ways north of Lake Street, but south of Lake there is really no justification for keeping the one-way pair in place. Park Avenue shouldn't even be a county road south of Lake. I love the idea of returning Portland to two-way and turning Park into a ...
by twincitizen
March 6th, 2024, 10:15 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
Replies: 1749
Views: 952565

Re: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT

Signing transit lines by identifying the terminus station is a common practice. I can practically hear the Chicago L announcements in my head: "This is a Red Line train to Howard". EB Green Line - currently just signed 'St. Paul', but it should probably be 'St. Paul Union Depot' WB Green L...
by twincitizen
February 28th, 2024, 10:19 am
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Southdale Area - Edina
Replies: 797
Views: 239533

Re: Southdale Area - Edina

The Macy's Furniture redevelopment site plan has been updated: https://www.bettertogetheredina.org/sketch-plan/news_feed/7235-france-ave-sketch-plan-macy-s-furniture-store-site-2024. No major changes, slight reduction in units to accommodate larger setbacks from the promenade trail. They're still ta...
by twincitizen
February 20th, 2024, 3:05 pm
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Bloomington Central Station & South Loop Development
Replies: 219
Views: 84609

Re: Bloomington Central Station & South Loop Development

If Bloomington was spending general fund dollars to boost development in South Loop, that would be worthy of criticism. But that's not what's happening. None of the money squandered in South Loop actually comes from Bloomington homeowners. It's sequestered TIF money from other South Loop development...
by twincitizen
February 2nd, 2024, 11:50 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Harmonia - 255 2nd Ave S - 25ish / 20ish / 10ish stories
Replies: 31
Views: 28119

Re: Harmonia - 255 2nd Ave S - 25ish / 20ish / 10ish stories

It is a great idea to move the transit layover here from Gateway Ramp, but I suspect it won't happen because neither Metro Transit nor the City have asked for that.
by twincitizen
January 22nd, 2024, 3:45 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
Replies: 5248
Views: 1220754

Re: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT

Why am I just now noticing how insanely shortsighted it is that this almost $3B project did not include a trail along the portion of the route stretching from Shady Oak Station to at least Golden Triangle Station, or even better to the end of the line. I offer the ending at Golden Triangle because f...
by twincitizen
January 17th, 2024, 4:16 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Northern Lights Express
Replies: 504
Views: 476500

Re: Northern Lights Express

Argh! The latest All Aboard MN newsletter says NLX is 7- 10 years away from operations, which sounds really far away. Apparently, the environmental impact statement is now out of date and needs to be redone and negotiations with BNSF restarted. . Finally, MNDOT hasn't yet submitted an application t...
by twincitizen
December 7th, 2023, 11:17 am
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Hiawatha-Lake - Minnehaha - Downtown Longfellow
Replies: 316
Views: 349427

Re: Hiawatha-Lake - Minnehaha - Downtown Longfellow

I'm guessing the politics on the Council are probably such that selling the property for private-sector reuse is out of the question, aside from something like a medical clinic serving low income folks, etc. So the staff are limited to fairly unimaginative reuses like moving government offices in. E...
by twincitizen
December 7th, 2023, 11:02 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Nicollet Mall
Replies: 1466
Views: 534000

Re: Nicollet Mall

If I could redo everything from scratch in a world with Nicollet as a bike/ped mall and no Marq2 infrastructure in place... The ideal spacing for the N-S bus routes while still getting close enough to the major destinations would be Hennepin (bus lanes) and 2nd Ave S (two-way transitway). Nicollet M...
by twincitizen
December 6th, 2023, 3:25 pm
Forum: Local Politics and Governance
Topic: Minnesota State Flag and Seal Redeisgn
Replies: 55
Views: 230514

Re: Minnesota State Flag and Seal Redeisgn

The number of people (including lawmakers!) who just want the new flag to be the loon seal on a blue background is shocking and disappointing. So, so many people have no sense for design. That, and the average person probably thinks that's what state flags are supposed to look like, and/or bias tow...
by twincitizen
November 15th, 2023, 11:28 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
Replies: 1749
Views: 952565

Re: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT

It seems like a safe guess that the updated ridership numbers for the new route will land somewhere between the 18.5k and 26k cited above. The Washington & Plymouth station (if they juice the numbers enough) could very well end up being the reason this line is able to continue moving forward, in...
by twincitizen
October 25th, 2023, 1:15 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: HERC - Hennepin Energy Recovery Center
Replies: 33
Views: 69534

Re: HERC - Hennepin Energy Recovery Center

Fernando’s statement includes a lot of good info to begin answering “where do go from here?” Great points made that this project to close HERC will require years of parallel and collaborative efforts by the state (funding, statewide policies on waste streams, landfills, etc.) and cities (increasing ...
by twincitizen
October 20th, 2023, 3:35 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Better Bus Routes - Metro Transit
Replies: 34
Views: 62703

Re: Better Bus Routes - Metro Transit

My annoying fantasy transit idea connecting Southside and NE Minneapolis is a new LRT service to NE (and eventually Rosedale) using the Blue Line's existing Hiawatha trackage, then running up 35W to Rosedale (some sections in the middle of 35W, some alongside). The Blue Line running right over 35W, ...