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- December 21st, 2017, 2:38 pm
- Forum: Local Politics and Governance
- Topic: 2017-18 MN Legislative Session & Budget - Battle for the Senate Majority?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 39160
Re: 2017-18 MN Legislative Session & Budget - Battle for the Senate Majority?
Betty McCollum doesn't want the seat. When the Dems re-take the House she is going to be very powerful. I also think Smith is a weak candidate. Really, almost anyone appointed would be. She does not have the electoral base an incumbent would normally have. If Dayton had appointed someone who had won...
- December 20th, 2017, 1:07 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
- Replies: 5317
- Views: 1350829
Re: Southwest LRT (Green Line Extension)
Transit projects have many more hoops to jump through than road projects and those hoops/goalposts keep changing.
- December 19th, 2017, 3:37 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: 930 Hennepin (former National Camera Exchange)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2632
Re: 930 Hennepin (former National Camera Exchange)
How is that the same building? The parking lot is missing in the first image. Did streets get realigned here?
- December 19th, 2017, 2:19 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: North Loop Neighborhood
- Replies: 1096
- Views: 538362
Re: North Loop Neighborhood
Heh. I used to live in the Lindsay Warehouse when it was apartments in 2003. It was hella expensive even then. I got booted out by a condo conversion.
- December 19th, 2017, 2:16 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
- Replies: 2979
- Views: 787377
Re: Public Transit News and Current Happenings
The train was going 50mph over the speed limit.
Why the hell wasn't PTC installed when they upgraded the route?
Why the hell wasn't PTC installed when they upgraded the route?
- December 12th, 2017, 3:52 pm
- Forum: Local Politics and Governance
- Topic: Minneapolis Mayoral Election 2017
- Replies: 379
- Views: 96897
Re: Minneapolis Mayoral Election 2017
My sense is this was more of an "OMG we have to compete" rather than an opportunistic money grab. I have no basis for that sense but the timing really made it seem that way. Again, I'm not going to say this is *never* how a landlord works, but isn't the emphasized part of your statement w...
- December 12th, 2017, 3:47 pm
- Forum: Local Politics and Governance
- Topic: Minneapolis Mayoral Election 2017
- Replies: 379
- Views: 96897
Re: Minneapolis Mayoral Election 2017
I'm saying we don't know. And therefore we can't discount the effect.
- December 11th, 2017, 10:15 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Uptown Hotel Discussion
- Replies: 423
- Views: 65151
- December 11th, 2017, 10:14 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Nicollet-Central Streetcar
- Replies: 887
- Views: 147356
Re: Nicollet-Central Streetcar
That might make sense from a purely utilitarian viewpoint, but for an equity-minded city council, it's terrible politics. Even with the aBRT lines, there's still a gap along the Northside's most important commercial corridor, particularly when one considers connections to the larger network and reg...
- December 11th, 2017, 10:06 pm
- Forum: Local Politics and Governance
- Topic: Minneapolis Mayoral Election 2017
- Replies: 379
- Views: 96897
Re: Minneapolis Mayoral Election 2017
Oh yes it does. I saw it in my own neighborhood. Once the luxury buildings went in, some older properties were quickly updated and presumably the rents increased. That's smart business for property owners. Not so great for people trying to stay in place. It's a real effect we have to acknowledge an...
- December 11th, 2017, 4:02 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Nicollet-Central Streetcar
- Replies: 887
- Views: 147356
Re: Nicollet-Central Streetcar
Agreed. I think a Broadway/North Loop streetcar should be a much lower priority, especially since North is about to get two significantly more useful ABRT lines. That might make sense from a purely utilitarian viewpoint, but for an equity-minded city council, it's terrible politics. Even with the a...
- December 11th, 2017, 3:58 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Nicollet-Central Streetcar
- Replies: 887
- Views: 147356
Re: Nicollet-Central Streetcar
As far as the corridor goes, I can see the arguments against this particular project, but it's still pretty staggering to me that there's now zero rail service, existing or planned, serving Southwest, Central, Uptown, or Northeast. A north-south corridor seems like the biggest no-brainer in the sta...
- December 11th, 2017, 3:54 pm
- Forum: Local Politics and Governance
- Topic: Minneapolis Mayoral Election 2017
- Replies: 379
- Views: 96897
Re: Minneapolis Mayoral Election 2017
First, we need to dispel the notion that increased supply of housing negatively affects affordability. Except that's not what people are saying. I don't think we can say that putting luxury housing in "desireable" areas hasn't increased housing costs. I don't think we can say it has, eith...
- December 8th, 2017, 10:21 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Nicollet-Central Streetcar
- Replies: 887
- Views: 147356
Re: Nicollet-Central Streetcar
Why? 5th St. is not very far away.Which is crazy, because a Broadway/Washington streetcar makes zero sense without the shared infrastructure of the Nicollet-Central line.
- December 8th, 2017, 10:20 am
- Forum: Local Politics and Governance
- Topic: Minneapolis Mayoral Election 2017
- Replies: 379
- Views: 96897
Re: Minneapolis Mayoral Election 2017
Such as?If I were a Minneapolisite who voted for Frey for any urbanist/YIMBY/Vision Zero/etc. reason, that interview would give me heartburn. He's already unwilling to defend some of the things that were in his platform.
- December 8th, 2017, 10:20 am
- Forum: Local Politics and Governance
- Topic: Minneapolis Mayoral Election 2017
- Replies: 379
- Views: 96897
Re: Minneapolis Mayoral Election 2017
Boy, that's super condescending to assume that people who disagreed with him were only focused on "narrative and character traits" and actually don't understand policy and oh if they did they would of course agree with me. First, we need to dispel the notion that increased supply of housin...
- December 5th, 2017, 1:37 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Foundry Mixed-Use Development - 115-125 1st St N, 128 2nd St N, 128 1st Av N
- Replies: 128
- Views: 324024
Re: Foundry Mixed-Use Development - 115-125 1st St N, 128 2nd St N, 128 1st Av N
I think it looks odd too, but didn't read about them moving the building. Makes sense to abut the two.
- December 5th, 2017, 12:59 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Pedestrian Safety and Infrastructure Improvements
- Replies: 323
- Views: 102657
Re: Pedestrian Safety and Infrastructure Improvements
Wow, that's so great! Never knew there was such a thing as wood pavers. I hope we can save and re-use some of them.
- November 28th, 2017, 2:58 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Theater Garage Marquee Apartments - (Franklin & Lyndale)
- Replies: 550
- Views: 93655
- November 28th, 2017, 2:56 pm
- Forum: Local Politics and Governance
- Topic: Minnesota Governor Election 2018
- Replies: 277
- Views: 110762
Re: Minnesota Governor Election 2018
I'm not sure it would be as easy as you think against Dean or Johnson. There are a lot of angry Strib commentors. Suppose she did win. How would she govern? Would she be open to concerns of the cities? I have no idea what she's done in Woodbury. How has she been on transportation and land use? Has s...