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by mister.shoes
August 18th, 2023, 11:09 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Interstate 94
Replies: 321
Views: 136188

Re: Interstate 94

Completely agree with the list above. Can't remember who made them, but there were Google Maps-ified mockups of a regridded North Loop without the viaducts, and a re-gridded CSAH-122 (35W / 4th St spaghetti). Those would be such huge improvments, at the cost of much less political capital. I did so...
by mister.shoes
February 16th, 2023, 11:57 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
Replies: 5248
Views: 1218579

Re: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT

Buy out the condos for 10x fair market value and still save money over the damn tunnel.
by mister.shoes
January 31st, 2023, 10:52 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Downtown Minneapolis LRT Tunnel Discussion
Replies: 49
Views: 20947

Re: Downtown Minneapolis LRT Tunnel Discussion

Back in the Minnescraper days, possibly before Target Field, I pined for a 6th Street tunnel. It would have leveraged the Target Field and Metrodome excavations for eastern and western portals. And, because it was already full unreality, I suggested a two-level tunnel akin to Market Street in SFO o...
by mister.shoes
January 28th, 2023, 12:06 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Downtown Minneapolis LRT Tunnel Discussion
Replies: 49
Views: 20947

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

Stick the tunnel under 6th instead. The north portal would be on 5th between 1st and 2nd, then go diagonally under the block toward 6th and Hennepin. The station itself could be between Hennepin and Nicollet with ample opportunities for entrances at both ends and mid-block. The Hennepin County tower...
by mister.shoes
December 20th, 2022, 1:01 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: MSP Airport / Metropolitan Airports Commission
Replies: 1359
Views: 342367

Re: MSP Airport

Good grief. The 62/77 interchange would have been an astounding nightmare.
by mister.shoes
November 8th, 2022, 11:13 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Root District - Farmers Market / Royalston Station
Replies: 81
Views: 56066

Re: Root District - Farmers Market / Royalston Station

Devean George is awesome.
by mister.shoes
October 20th, 2022, 8:24 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News
Replies: 1432
Views: 472372

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Orrrr…we could treat the disease and build a society where people can afford to buy effing toothpaste. People don’t steal because it’s fun and there’s nothing they’d rather do. They steal because they have no money and no hope for a better future. But creating a more equitable world is really hard a...
by mister.shoes
June 21st, 2022, 4:07 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Street, Road and Highway Projects
Replies: 1372
Views: 589181

Re: Street, Road and Highway Projects

I’ve long had a wild idea in my head in which 77 gets the flyover and 62 gets widened — but in exchange for supporting freeway capacity, Minneapolis gets a calmed and pleasant Cedar Ave. That is, the connection from 77 to Cedar is severed, the viaduct over Nokomis goes away, and the grid is re-esta...
by mister.shoes
May 20th, 2022, 2:20 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: North Loop Green - Hines - 350 N 5th St(?) - 35 stories - 393'/418'
Replies: 200
Views: 155759

Re: North Loop Green - Hines - 350 N 5th St(?) - 35 stories - 393'/418'

October events TBD based on postseason baseball schedule
Oooooooof. Epic troll. Well played.
by mister.shoes
May 20th, 2022, 2:14 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Northstar Redevlopment Project
Replies: 9
Views: 15074

Re: Northstar Redevlopment Project

A good friend of mine got married in that Sky Garden. It was a super cool experience.
by mister.shoes
May 11th, 2022, 11:22 am
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Lowa46 - 46th & Hiawatha Cub Foods Mixed Use
Replies: 123
Views: 122835

Re: Lowa46 - 46th & Hiawatha Cub Foods Mixed Use

Phase II must be getting ready to break ground. Some equipment showed up a few weeks ago and the silt fencing went up in the past couple of days.
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by mister.shoes
February 25th, 2022, 1:03 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Street, Road and Highway Projects
Replies: 1372
Views: 589181

Re: Street, Road and Highway Projects

Adding a curve to Bloomington like that would slow drivers absolutely flying down the hills on either side of the creek. That intersection suuuuuuucks.
by mister.shoes
February 5th, 2022, 10:32 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Future of the forum
Replies: 66
Views: 43723

Re: Future of the forum

Hey gang, paid another $108 for hosting last month if anyone wants to slip me some cash on Venmo at @Nick-Magrino. Also, does anyone want to take this over? I've had grossly underused hosting for ages and would be happy to stick this on my server. I've got a few questions, but go ahead and PM or em...
by mister.shoes
February 3rd, 2022, 10:27 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Future of the forum
Replies: 66
Views: 43723

Re: Future of the forum

Hey gang, paid another $108 for hosting last month if anyone wants to slip me some cash on Venmo at @Nick-Magrino. Also, does anyone want to take this over? I've had grossly underused hosting for ages and would be happy to stick this on my server. I've got a few questions, but go ahead and PM or em...
by mister.shoes
January 20th, 2022, 4:38 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Portico at the Falls - 4737 Minnehaha Ave
Replies: 32
Views: 30147

Re: Portico at the Falls - 4737 Minnehaha Ave

Ha. I kept meaning to post here that the old building has been knocked down, but then I forget by the time I get home after dropping the kids off at school.
by mister.shoes
January 17th, 2022, 3:33 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: MN Highway 7
Replies: 53
Views: 14124

Re: MN Highway 7

Very true, which means we* should* theoretically* have an easier time getting rid of a county highway than a state one.
by mister.shoes
January 16th, 2022, 11:32 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: MN Highway 7
Replies: 53
Views: 14124

Re: MN Highway 7

Here’s one I did almost 8(!) years ago. I haven’t looked closely to see if any recent construction (buildings) would necessitate changes to various hypothetical streets, but the highway removal idea seems semi-valid still. 100and7-redone.jpg Full resolution: https://vault25.com/misc/urbanmsp/100and7...
by mister.shoes
January 4th, 2022, 12:24 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - General Topics and Citywide Issues
Topic: Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
Replies: 681
Views: 305432

Re: Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board

MPRB email I received just now:
Park Commissioners elected Meg Forney as President and Alicia D. Smith as Vice President.
President Meg Forney. Who saw that coming?
by mister.shoes
December 8th, 2021, 12:24 am
Forum: Greater Minnesota
Topic: St Cloud
Replies: 20
Views: 16679

Re: St Cloud

I went to St. John’s. I had an art history professor who’s a monk and he gave us a behind the scenes tour of the church, including a visit to the catwalk visible in the last pic. The space is amazing from the floor, but the view from above is something else altogether. The bell banner poking up abov...