Is this very different from evacuating senior housing?As opposed to a second or higher floor? Yes. Imagine trying to evacuate a daycare with infants and toddlers using stairs verses a door straight to the sidewalk.Is daycare a good use for a first floor?
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- August 8th, 2019, 10:59 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Thrivent HQ & Moment apartments - 500 7th St & 650 Portland Ave
- Replies: 225
- Views: 390392
Re: Thrivent Headquarters Block - 6th St and Portland Ave
- August 8th, 2019, 10:58 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Thrivent HQ & Moment apartments - 500 7th St & 650 Portland Ave
- Replies: 225
- Views: 390392
Re: Thrivent Headquarters Block - 6th St and Portland Ave
I just asked if the first floor was appropriate. Nobody’s talking about banning daycare downtown.And downtown daycares should strongly be encouraged if you want to continuing bringing more residents in.
- August 8th, 2019, 8:12 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Thrivent HQ & Moment apartments - 500 7th St & 650 Portland Ave
- Replies: 225
- Views: 390392
Re: Thrivent Headquarters Block - 6th St and Portland Ave
Is daycare a good use for a first floor?
- August 8th, 2019, 8:11 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Highway Removal
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1744
- August 8th, 2019, 8:10 am
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: St. Louis Park - General Topics
- Replies: 557
- Views: 227389
Re: St. Louis Park - General Topics
Shouldn’t everything be protected/separated bike lanes these days?
This will be with us for 50+ Years. This area is dense & getting denser, next to 2 LRT stations!
This will be with us for 50+ Years. This area is dense & getting denser, next to 2 LRT stations!
- August 8th, 2019, 7:53 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Bike Share
- Replies: 336
- Views: 74194
Re: Bike Share
An aging population would be more inclined to bike (and not join the merry "why am I paying for this I can't use it" chorus) if they're able to travel further distances without added bodily strain. Isn’t that what transit is for? Bikes are for 0.5-5 miles, more or less. Anything longer an...
- August 8th, 2019, 7:31 am
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: Southdale Area - Edina
- Replies: 798
- Views: 243208
Re: Southdale Area Development - Edina
Pretty sure the sidewalks are over twice as wide as they used to be.Can verify it’s open. Drove over it yesterday. Sidewalks look pretty puny.
I do wish they had a low fence or something other than the curb to block cars.
- August 8th, 2019, 7:29 am
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: Southdale Area - Edina
- Replies: 798
- Views: 243208
Re: Southdale Area Development - Edina
Finally some action on that proposal that was approved last year.
- August 8th, 2019, 7:19 am
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: Minnetonka Area – General Topics
- Replies: 200
- Views: 94567
- August 8th, 2019, 6:14 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Bicycle Infrastructure
- Replies: 1800
- Views: 1034725
Re: Bicycle Infrastructure
Good article about a U of M study on car passing distances in relationship to bicyclist gender in the Strib: http://www.startribune.com/drivers-crowd-women-on-bikes-more-often-than-men-study-finds/513173082/ Every city’s (and county’s and state’s) bike plan should specifically state an increase in ...
- August 8th, 2019, 6:07 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Bicycle Infrastructure
- Replies: 1800
- Views: 1034725
Re: Bicycle Infrastructure
I can imagine the area plan for Cahill/70th will get public access into the trail. With the Pentagon Park offices under construction on the far west side it’s unfortunate to not have public access to 77th to there. It’s not much retail, but those little areas could use some help. Wayfinding signs t...
- August 8th, 2019, 5:56 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Road Geek Topics
- Replies: 295
- Views: 143671
Re: Road Geek Topics
So the first law is only for exactly 25 mph, and only on ‘residential roadways’, right? The definition seems very suburban: “A ‘residential roadway’ is now defined to include all city streets in an area zoned exclusively for housing and are not collector or arterial streets.“ I suppose Mpls & St...
- August 8th, 2019, 5:32 am
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: Pentagon Park (Hwy 100 & Industrial Blvd) - Edina
- Replies: 155
- Views: 38716
Re: Pentagon Park (Hwy 100 & Industrial Blvd) - Edina
The western portion along the 100 frontage road will start soon. https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2019/07/09/pentagon-park-redevelopment-gets-underway-as.html I wish they could have realigned the low-traffic frontage road so that it approaches the intersection in a less awkward direction...
- August 8th, 2019, 5:23 am
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: Roseville / Rosedale - General Topics
- Replies: 161
- Views: 83393
Re: Roseville / Rosedale - General Topics
I’ve never been to Revolution Food Hall, but looking at the company behind it, it seems that it was all run by the same company, with some consultants creating different types of restaurants/cafes. No separate ownership to give each place some flair & individuality. It was doomed from Day 1.
- August 8th, 2019, 5:13 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Bus Destination Signage
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2291
Re: Bus Destination Signage
And that’s pretty much the point of aBRT, right? Pick an arterial, and provide high frequency service mainly along that arterial, with no deviations.
- July 2nd, 2019, 11:17 pm
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: Southdale Area - Edina
- Replies: 798
- Views: 243208
Re: Southdale Area Development - Edina
Yeah, I love when people post a 3-hour video and say, “it’s in here”, leaving you no idea where.
- July 2nd, 2019, 11:16 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Street, Road and Highway Projects
- Replies: 1388
- Views: 603894
Re: Street, Road and Highway Projects
Your idea makes much more sense than Hennepin County’s.
- July 2nd, 2019, 11:11 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: The Larking - 800 Park - 17 stories - 172'
- Replies: 104
- Views: 48687
Re: Wells Fargo Redevelopment - 801 Portland - 16 stories - 180'
At some point the land value becomes more important than the drive-thru. At some point, the number of users of a drive-thru tumbles. And at some point, societal pressure—much like against cigarette smoking in buildings—will build to the point where there will be no more drive-thru’s. Companies are d...
- July 2nd, 2019, 11:05 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - General Topics and Citywide Issues
- Topic: Minneapolis Population / Density - General Discussion
- Replies: 334
- Views: 160464
Re: Minneapolis Density and Population Growth (500k, etc)
This quote: "With a population density of 3,914 people per square mile, Columbus dwarves cities like Anchorage and Jacksonville." BTW: Minneapolis population density is approx 7,000 people per square mile. 4,000 people per square mile is about the average density of a first ring suburb he...
- July 2nd, 2019, 10:52 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Bicycle Infrastructure
- Replies: 1800
- Views: 1034725
Re: Bicycle Infrastructure
Could there be a sales tax on bikes and bike parts that's dedicated 100% to bike infrastructure? If the answer to that is yes, how much revenue could be gained from it? I ask this since some drivers love to complain about bikers not paying their fair share for trails and bike lanes even though driv...