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by Multimodal
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

Is daycare a good use for a first floor?
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 this very different from evacuating senior housing?
by Multimodal
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

And downtown daycares should strongly be encouraged if you want to continuing bringing more residents in.
I just asked if the first floor was appropriate. Nobody’s talking about banning daycare downtown.
by Multimodal
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?
by Multimodal
August 8th, 2019, 8:11 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Highway Removal
Replies: 5
Views: 1744

Re: Highway Removal

Sounds like a good case for Ayd Mill Road in St. Paul.
by Multimodal
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!
by Multimodal
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...
by Multimodal
August 8th, 2019, 7:31 am
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Southdale Area - Edina
Replies: 798
Views: 243208

Re: Southdale Area Development - Edina

Can verify it’s open. Drove over it yesterday. Sidewalks look pretty puny.
Pretty sure the sidewalks are over twice as wide as they used to be.

I do wish they had a low fence or something other than the curb to block cars.
by Multimodal
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.
by Multimodal
August 8th, 2019, 7:19 am
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Minnetonka Area – General Topics
Replies: 200
Views: 94567

Re: Minnetonka Area – General Topics

Protected bike lanes?
by Multimodal
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 ...
by Multimodal
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...
by Multimodal
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...
by Multimodal
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...
by Multimodal
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.
by Multimodal
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.
by Multimodal
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.
by Multimodal
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.
by Multimodal
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...
by Multimodal
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...
by Multimodal
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...