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Can we please just not even acknowledge that idea? At least not in this thread. Yes, that is the best approach. It's hard not to engage it because it shows such a complete, utter lack of understanding of even the most basic factors in transit operation. But engaging it gives it an air of legitimacy...

How does this affect...everything? http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/p ... point.html

Judging by the April 19 date, probably not much. This would have already been signed before this proposal was unveiled.

And talindsay, I'll remind you that this line is not even funded yet, much less built, much less ancient history. There are still things to be gained from an adult discussion of the alignment options, and no one is shoving toothpicks in your eyelids and forcing you to read. I skim all the skyscrape...

For all those who keep bringing up the alignment question, please go read, "No Exit" or "Waiting for Godot" and get back to me on why you think I might imagine you ought to read them.

Wow that's addictive. I took a lot of time on my fourth game, no cheating, 30,708 . This time I was able to quickly identify the country in all five cases (Belgium, Chile, Canada, Hong Kong, Russia) and it was just a matter of identifying enough details on street signs to pinpoint the location. Belg...

I've only played three but I got 11,947 on my third try: http://ow.ly/ldQsF

Gas in Fargo was up at $4.35 when I was there for the marathon this weekend. Now, since I was there in my VW Sportwagen turbodiesel I only spent $3.85 a gallon on diesel and got 52 mpg on my way there and 49 mpg on my way home so I didn't care that the prices on gas were up, but it definitely is not...

Whoa, whoa... slow down. Are you telling me that if the true costs of driving presented themselves people would ride transit? Despite all the reasons people give on how great owning and driving a car is? Lunacy! I agree with you and advocate for much higher levels of transit buildout for the metro,...

You'd think they would have wanted to be open by summer.

They have plenty of time, summer is still months away - it only stopped snowing two weeks ago.

What if Portland and Park both went two-way, and were built through the park as single lanes in each direction? Perhaps very narrow lanes with a wide median between the two, like a parkway, and with well-marked midblock crosswalks? Maybe that could keep connectivity while making the streets unintim...

What if Portland and Park both went two-way, and were built through the park as single lanes in each direction? Perhaps very narrow lanes with a wide median between the two, like a parkway, and with well-marked midblock crosswalks? Maybe that could keep connectivity while making the streets unintim...

I think the two buildings look great, the park is a scaled-down-to-Minneapolis Central Park type of amenity, and the neighborhood has the potential to meet Jane Jacobs' ideas about the uses for parks. The parking garage should be wrapped with some kind of active use at least on two sides, ideally th...

Right. But what, beyond expense, is the issue with putting big windows facing north as well? Heat loss from poorer insulation? I'd think, in this building, the concern will be more keeping it cool rather than making sure it's warm enough. Actually, I doubt that's true - remember it has to be heated...

Edit: I see you flipped it around. I thought I was going crazy because I've always known the north facing side to be the cold side. Many plants didn't live very long in my north facing apartment. Ya for a second I just assumed that was the only possible reason why they wouldn't make the whole thing...

It's half of a good stadium design: the south and west sides are pretty good and I like the creativity of its architectural expression. But the north and east sides are pretty poor, in my opinion, not offering much chance to embrace the area. Given that we live at 45 degrees north there's not much s...

Yes, I thought we'd made it clear earlier in the thread, if you ever drive through Chicago you should get an I-pass. I got mine eight years ago and it's always ready to go when we show up in Chicago. The $10 one-time fee is easily worth it. EDIT: sorry, I was forgetting that this is a *new* thread -...

We go to Duluth for two main reasons: camping at Jay Cooke, in which case we have to drive, and going to downtown and Canal Park, in which case our car stays parked the whole time we're there. Duluth is a very walkable city and a great place to spend time, even in the winter - but driving up there c...

Even if I never drive a car, I benefit from the existence of a well maintained transportation system. Just like even if I never call the police, I benefit from the existence of the police department. If I never collect welfare, I still benefit from the presence of a societal safety net. Etc. Public...

Yes but they're well marked shitty roads!

I meant extended into Union Depot, not ending in the street out in front of it. Frankly, I would be surprised if this ever happened - it's expensive, it adds time to the route, and there's no reason to assume it would either (a) add ridership; or (b) make things easier for current ridership. Since ...