Search found 4665 matches
- April 30th, 2014, 9:39 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Pedestrian Safety and Infrastructure Improvements
- Replies: 323
- Views: 97143
Pedestrian Safety and Infrastructure Improvements
One reason for the six-foot width is the city is committing to clearing all these new sidewalks of snow in winter. As a city-cleared sidewalk it needs to fit a five-foot wide clearing machine, the six feet gives forgiving inches for swerving that doesn't gouge grass or send the machine tipping into ...
- April 30th, 2014, 8:32 pm
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: St. Louis Park - General Topics
- Replies: 557
- Views: 237422
Knollwood Mall - St. Louis Park
I hadn't heard until reading this story, but seems Smashburger and Noodles are going in. Sure, they're chains but folks love them. http://sailor.mnsun.com/2014/04/30/knollwood-mall-transformation-in-the-works-in-st-louis-park/ Still wish there was a way to vacate Aquila and run Blake through to 36th...
- April 30th, 2014, 8:22 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Pedestrian Safety and Infrastructure Improvements
- Replies: 323
- Views: 97143
Pedestrian Safety and Infrastructure Improvements
Building out sidewalks is a big deal in some parts of Saint Louis Park as the city begins filling in sidewalk gaps. Some residents are pretty damn angry. http://sailor.mnsun.com/2014/04/29/st-louis-park-will-install-controversial-sidewalks-this-summer/ I was at this meeting that happened a few weeks...
- April 30th, 2014, 9:04 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Mozaic (all phases)
- Replies: 581
- Views: 96612
Re: Mozaic
This.Walls (probably doorless) of glassy office space along Lagoon would not be an improvement.
- April 28th, 2014, 9:53 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: The Skyline
- Replies: 68
- Views: 27661
Re: Manhattanization
Seems fishy. Just visually, looking over downtown Minneapolis vs, Miami in Flyover mode it doesn't jive. Must be counting some pretty stubby buildings as skyscrapers outside the downtowns, like the low income towers outside downtown, or a few of the buildings northwest of Lake Calhoun.
- April 28th, 2014, 9:35 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: The Skyline
- Replies: 68
- Views: 27661
- April 28th, 2014, 7:16 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: The Skyline
- Replies: 68
- Views: 27661
Re: Manhattanization
I'd be pleased with Vancouverization. So many Minneapolitans literally afraid of all shadows.
- April 28th, 2014, 7:09 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: MN Highway 36
- Replies: 47
- Views: 5485
MN Highway 36
Plans being considered to eliminate the last two stop lights on 36 between 694 and 35E.
http://www.startribune.com/local/east/256846541.html
Curious note, Mills Fleet Farm is donating land valued at $2.4M to make one interchange happen.
http://www.startribune.com/local/east/256846541.html
Curious note, Mills Fleet Farm is donating land valued at $2.4M to make one interchange happen.
- April 28th, 2014, 10:10 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Target Field Station (the Hotel) & Target Field Station (the Station)
- Replies: 1016
- Views: 178311
- April 27th, 2014, 6:02 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
- Replies: 1597
- Views: 359452
Re: Green Line (Central Corridor LRT)
Isn't it the case pretty much that the zig goes towards the direction of the station? I can see why they would have chosen that, though I'd have rather they chose to center the crossing instead.
- April 27th, 2014, 12:05 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
- Replies: 5285
- Views: 1278025
Re: Southwest Corridor (Green Line Extension)
Speaking of forecasting methodologies: I hope the next transit project budget forecast has properly accounted for "inevitable delay-making process tactics" when they reach a number.
- April 27th, 2014, 9:23 am
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: Suburbs - General Topics
- Replies: 1138
- Views: 361320
Re: General Suburb News
I was just checking Minnetonka's page just last week trying to find an update on the HCMC proposal at Excelsior and Shady Oak. Very useful.
- April 27th, 2014, 8:46 am
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: Southdale Area - Edina
- Replies: 798
- Views: 253193
Re: 3360 W 66th St - Edina
Being near the Southdale Transit Center helps. Improvements to the walkability around the Southdale district is useful. Prepare for pearl clutching outrage from Edinans who live nowhere near this.
- April 27th, 2014, 6:53 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Foundry Lake Street - (3118 Lake Street W)
- Replies: 152
- Views: 34648
Re: West Calhoun Apartments - (3118 Lake Street W)
I'm glad for them they got a six-story-wall that blocks sunsets for all of them instead of the 11-story that would leave sunsets for half. They deserve it. You can drag a horse to water but you can't make him drink.
- April 26th, 2014, 10:11 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
- Replies: 5285
- Views: 1278025
- April 26th, 2014, 8:33 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Car Ownership
- Replies: 63
- Views: 6975
Re: Car Ownership
2008 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, which just replaced a 2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport that nearly fell apart while driving after putting 250,000 miles on it. Donated to Newgate and only got a few hundred dollars. Heh. Having a 4WD vehicle got us to work and school in many snowy winter days. 2008 Hundai Sonat...
- April 26th, 2014, 4:30 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Underpass Park in Toronto: why not Mpls?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2390
Re: Underpass Park in Toronto: why not Mpls?
Thread necromancy! Anything coming from this?
- April 26th, 2014, 2:56 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Motiv Apartments - 2320 Colfax Avenue S
- Replies: 846
- Views: 108080
2316-2320 Colfax Apartments
Rehab Addict certainly could have run a Kickstarter campaign, pushed it on her show, to get the balance of funds to buy it and move it. Only if the point was to save it though I guess.
- April 25th, 2014, 3:53 pm
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: "City" "Place" - Woodbury
- Replies: 133
- Views: 27030
Re: Woodbury Corporate Campus - State Farm site
I guess a reason to care is that the Gateway line is headed this direction. Maybe this sort of development cast doubt to the wisdom extending Gateway past 694/494. Tough to control every and all development in every suburb. But at least when major infrastructure is going somewhere it is reasonable t...
- April 24th, 2014, 6:05 pm
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: "City" "Place" - Woodbury
- Replies: 133
- Views: 27030
Re: Woodbury Corporate Campus - State Farm site
Maybe, "Post-Urban Renewal City Place". Evoking the legacy of the downtown sea of parking effect.
It's retro that way.
It's retro that way.