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There is a 10 year old plan for East Downtown that's pretty detailed and I think reflects the vision that a lot of people have for the area: http://www.minneapolismn.gov/cped/planning/plans/master-plans_downtown-east-north-loop_index It envisions an expansion of the Core to Portland with mostly mid-...

Why in the world would she have lived in Minneapolis? I was pretty sure she was entirely west coast.

For all I know and care, she could have just puked on the porch (Uptown was so much more vibrant then).

I had some friends who lived there in the 5-10 years ago range. It was fairly dumpy - not in good shape but I've seen far worse, too. There two things of note about the house: one, you could easily climb onto the liquor store roof from the backyard, and two, a rumor that Courtney Love used to live t...

Trains operate at 90 second headways all over the world - New York and Mexico City run lines at that frequency, and that's with much longer trains. But yes, grade separation is needed or else traffic on the cross streets won't have time to get through the intersections (there is some padding on the ...

I measured the curb-to-curb recently just using google - I excluded the sidewalks because I would say they are no better than adequate currently so I certainly wouldn't want to see them any smaller. Anyway here are my numbers for existing: 3rd Ave N - 2nd Ave N: Through + Parking 21 Through 11 TWLTL...

It's bland and a bit awkward but I'll take it. Despite the high visibility from the stadium, it's otherwise not a very prominent site and will just be more filler for the skyline. Meanwhile it'll add activity to an area that desperately needs it no matter what it looks like. I really hope that the c...

Rybak and the pro-stadium lobby mentioned several times that Downtown East was zoned to discourage development around the Metrdome. Definitely not the first time this has come up. If they zoned it for the most inclusive zoning district (Industrial) to discourage development, imagine what zoning the...

And the comparison between shit literally hitting the fan and bicyclists having to ride in undesignated lanes is so lopsided that you inadvertantly proved my point! If you're unable to consider my question without giggling, just read 'drinking water' instead of 'sewer.' It works for any urban infra...

That's a bit dramatic! It's not an attack against cyclists, it's just poor planning. Cyclists, although helpful to overall traffic, can be such crybabies!! How would you characterize it if the city did a sewer replacement project and connected every house on your block except for your's? Maybe you ...

Each of the four lanes on 1st Ave NE south of University is probably 12' wide - that includes the parking lane(s). North of University they're still 12', although the right-most lane is a 20' parking-through lane. This is the kind of street that would be a no-brainer for bike lanes at resurfacing if...

This project is getting some city affordable housing financing so "Twenty-seven (60%) of the 45 units will be affordable to individuals and families earning at or below 50% of Area Median Income (AMI) and the remaining 18 units (40%) will be affordable to individuals and families earning at or ...

It is noteworthy that this development is advertising its location on an express bus line and its website features a picture of a person riding a bus. The first local bus-oriented development, as opposed to train-oriented development?

The F&C article kinda contradicts the information provided by Master at the February Whittier Community Issues Committee meeting. At that point, the Les apparently already had a purchase agreement for the property - I interpret that as a move to block the liquor store, not to open their own - so...

I think a Light Rail extension should be incorporated with the "Interchange" up to Broadway and Lyndale. Wouldn't be that far to go and I doubt it would cost that much to build. Or at least they should be designing the Interchange so that a BRT station could be incorporated later. It soun...

I'd wager you $100 that the "small windows" you're seeing are actually the locations of future "magic packs" -- vents for heating and ventilation units. The sure sign of high quality construction... Sorry because I think you've given more detail about this in the past, but is yo...

It's about what I'd expect and actually very effectively captures our era's general intellectual bankruptcy. Very depressing, though, to see no trace of the neighborhood landmark it's replacing. Hopefully some alumnus of Marshall High School did something notable once and there can be a preservation...

Yes they had a groundbreaking ceremony earlier this month. I was by last week and it looked like they were digging.

Alright that looks like a great space, and a huge improvement over what's there. Still, there is much more public open space than is necessary. They could develop the area closest to HERC and still have the aesthetic core of their open space as well as a large space for programming and waiting areas...

There is already a fairly new liquor store just off LAke and Pleasant. Wine and spirits. Just open a few years ago.

Yes, Lake Wine and Cheese is probably my 2nd favorite liquor store next to Zipps, and its front door is more than 2000' away from 1st Ave S.

Yeah it depends on how you want to consider density. By residential density Loring Park is a bit denser, at 41 households per residential acre vs. 36 households per residential acre in Stevens Square (avg household size is basically the same in both neighborhoods). You can check it out at http://hta...