Sexy renderings, but I'm seeing a ton of cement board, including some off-color spandrels....
Like Elf said, the fountain and stairway stuff on the Greenway in the center block looks great!
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- July 31st, 2012, 2:07 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Elan Uptown
- Replies: 422
- Views: 69140
- July 28th, 2012, 11:49 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: East Metro Rail Capacity Study
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3950
Re: East Metro Rail Capacity Study
There's two major former surface streams that pass under that area-- Trout Brook, which drains Lake Como and McCarron's Lake, and Phalen Creek which drains the Phalen chain of lakes. It's actually those two streams that built that area. The large flat area down there was originally a big swampy delt...
- July 26th, 2012, 8:37 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: LPM Apartments - (376' - 36 Stories)
- Replies: 1522
- Views: 305248
Re: 1368 LaSalle Ave development
^I'm fairly certain there'll be multiple trailers arriving as this gets fully underway. Just because the trailer there now is small, that doesn't mean there won't be several more arriving once things get cooking.
- July 26th, 2012, 6:30 pm
- Forum: Updates - Announcements - Problems - Suggestions
- Topic: Mobile Version?
- Replies: 97
- Views: 84807
Re: Mobile Version?
Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. If it doesn't, a refresh or two will fix it for me.
- July 26th, 2012, 1:54 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: U of M Transitway
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8264
Re: U of M Transitway
My map shows using the Green Line to 11th Ave, where the University connector would follow the old MILW ROW diagonally for two blocks where it would then join the streetcar tracks at 9th Ave and Washington. This would mean that there would be no capacity issues as the Blue Line and the university c...
- July 26th, 2012, 1:05 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: U of M Transitway
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8264
Re: U of M Transitway
It would be difficult to extend it into downtown, because the capacity of that corridor is maxed out between the Blue and Green Lines. Once the Green Line splits off at the Metrodome, however, there should already be spacing built into the schedule for additional service. Even with grade-separation...
- July 26th, 2012, 11:44 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: U of M Transitway
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8264
Re: U of M Transitway
My idea would be to run it to the West Bank, but if at some future date we have grade separation on 5th, it would be nice to have one-seat rides from the Saint Paul campus and the fairgrounds into downtown.
- July 26th, 2012, 12:59 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: U of M Transitway
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8264
U of M Transitway
Lately I've been wondering how much it would cost and what ridership would be like for a "Maroon Line" LRT running from the West Bank to Randall & Bufford via the U of M transitway and the Green Line. An intermediate stop could be at Como and possibly Raymond. Looks like about 2.5 mile...
- July 22nd, 2012, 11:35 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Hines Speculative Office Project - 350 N 5th Street
- Replies: 90
- Views: 26995
Re: Dock Street Apartments
Wow! Good find. My initial thought was that this was part of the old 2006 proposal, but looking more closely, I think this is something new!
- July 19th, 2012, 12:06 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Arterial Bus Rapid Transit Corridors
- Replies: 434
- Views: 101136
Re: Arterial Transit Corridor Study ("rapid bus")
I'm really not a fan of how a lot of the routes are competing with streetcar studies. I wish the city would be more proactive about tue streetcars.
I wonder if they would consider installing overhead power on some of these routes? Would be nice to get rid of some noise and exhaust.
I wonder if they would consider installing overhead power on some of these routes? Would be nice to get rid of some noise and exhaust.
- July 18th, 2012, 1:37 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
- Replies: 1597
- Views: 373300
Re: New Vikings LRT Station
I hope they don't build a big ugly bus terminal thattakes up close to half the block. We have a lot of them here in Chicago. In some places they're nessecary and serve a big need, like at 95th or Rosemont, but some of them just really suck-- they take up a lot of space and ruin the pedestrian experi...
- July 18th, 2012, 2:17 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: The Knoll - (1101 University Avenue Southeast)
- Replies: 67
- Views: 16990
Re: 1101 University Ave. SE (University Lutheran Chapel site
It would be nice if they could come back with a plan to include a car-sharing service. I think the guess of 1/2 of students having cars is probably about right, but many of those are only used once a week for the grocery run. Do you really think it is that high at the U? I'm having a tough time bel...
- July 18th, 2012, 2:04 am
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Minneapolis & St. Paul Fantasies and Speculations
- Replies: 445
- Views: 75655
Re: Minneapolis & St. Paul Fantasies and Speculations
I do like the idea of connecting Oak Grove to 17th. Although I think the Nicollet Bridge is going to get repaved very soon maybe next year? I don't think there is any demand to create a "land bridge" for retail given the entire area as it stands is pretty much vacant. Although I think the...
- July 18th, 2012, 1:45 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Nic on Fifth - (290' - 26 Stories)
- Replies: 1033
- Views: 232963
Re: Nicollet Residences
Maybe a spec/discussion thread on hotel development is warranted? Westin: 214 rooms Hotel Minneapolis (old Midland Bank Bldg): 222 rooms W (Foshay): 229 rooms Aloft: 155 rooms Ivy Hotel: 136 rooms Hilton Garden: 210 rooms Chambers: 60 rooms = 1,226 rooms FWIW, downtown MPLS has about 6,500 rooms and...
- July 11th, 2012, 8:04 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
- Replies: 1597
- Views: 373300
Re: New Vikings LRT Station
I don't see the attraction of island platforms. Realistically, how much extra time does it take to go down to the end of the platform and across? I see the convenience of a single platform, but I don't think that slight convenience is worth the cost... The limited dollars we have could probably be b...
- July 10th, 2012, 3:02 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: LPM Apartments - (376' - 36 Stories)
- Replies: 1522
- Views: 305248
Re: 1368 LaSalle Ave development
IMO, the most exciting tower we've seen since Capella. Hell yeah!
- July 6th, 2012, 3:00 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
- Replies: 1597
- Views: 373300
Re: Central Corridor LRT
4-car trains are too long for downtown blocks.Has Metro Transit considered the possibility of using four car trains? I'm curious as to whether this could work if they had the first and fourth train overhang the platforms halfway.
- July 3rd, 2012, 5:21 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Target Field Station (the Hotel) & Target Field Station (the Station)
- Replies: 1016
- Views: 186182
Re: The Interchange (At Target Field)
I'm not sure that it's distance from the CBD is really that prohibitive - both Ogilvie and Union Stations are on the west side of the Chicago river and a solid 4 blocks from the center of the Loop, and people seem to do just fine with that. They're both still much much more in the middle of things ...
- July 2nd, 2012, 11:54 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Velo Apartments - (103 Second Street North)
- Replies: 174
- Views: 41054
Re: Velo apartments
AFAIK, pretty much every building that old with a brick exterior is going to be load-bearing masonry. Structurally, it's all on the masonry. Also, the lumber they used on interior walls back then if very different from what we use now, plus plaster & lathe beats sheetrock for sound attenuation b...
- July 2nd, 2012, 1:03 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
- Replies: 1597
- Views: 373300