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by Tiller
April 20th, 2023, 11:41 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
Replies: 2909
Views: 701482

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

Would anyone know where to find some data on the operating Cost per hour and/or mile for minibuses? I've been digging through study/report PDFs from Google for a couple hours now trying to find some. It doesn't have to be laser-accurate. The only one I found was from the 1980s - but I don't trust th...
by Tiller
February 10th, 2023, 12:02 am
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: UrbanMSP in the News
Replies: 11
Views: 5810

Re: UrbanMSP in the News

Nick Magrino, who goes by the screen name Elfangor, is really a 15-year-old high-school junior in Fredericksburg, Va., who used to live in St. Louis Park. 2023-2006 = 17 15 + 17 = 32 Damn, Nick's been here over half his life :P Funnily enough, I stumbled across this form at like the same age :lol:
by Tiller
January 28th, 2023, 1:16 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Downtown Minneapolis LRT Tunnel Discussion
Replies: 49
Views: 21718

Re: Downtown Minneapolis LRT Tunnel Discussion

What streets do we have in downtown Minneapolis that would benefit the most from putting in a cut and cover bus tunnel? I don't think anyone has ever made like a streets.mn post looking at the number of buses per hour or per day on different transit arteries, at least none that I've found. But you'd...
by Tiller
January 24th, 2023, 5:13 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Transit Crime
Replies: 280
Views: 1023667

Re: Transit Crime

It should be explicitly said that arresting people with the purpose of putting them in jail will not fix any drug problems, but instead will kick the can down the road ultimately making them worse. If they're being arrested/detained because they're doing hard drugs on public transportation and don't...
by Tiller
January 21st, 2023, 1:32 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Transit Crime
Replies: 280
Views: 1023667

Re: Transit Crime

Out of the box idea that just came to me, many train lines in Tokyo have female only cars during rush hour. What if we dedicate one car in the train to be more lax on enforcement of smoking, drugs, drinking, etc. The transit police would only have to patrol the other cars regularly, and if people a...
by Tiller
January 18th, 2023, 8:38 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Transit Crime
Replies: 280
Views: 1023667

Re: Transit Crime

Well crack is pretty harmful to whoever smokes it. What if we just committed anyone who smokes crack in public to drug treatment? Also make all drug treatment in Minnesota free, or close to free. Add whatever other transitional and wrap-around services are considered to be best-practices. We've got ...
by Tiller
January 2nd, 2023, 5:46 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
Replies: 2909
Views: 701482

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

It's been a few years since there was discussion on the topic, but I've been curious - has the tech in our go-to cards changed at all? Now that we have a DFL Trifecta, it would be nice to have a universal public transportation fare payment card in MN. Tap your card and hop on the light rail to downt...
by Tiller
December 26th, 2022, 5:44 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - General Topics and Citywide Issues
Topic: Minneapolis Population / Density - General Discussion
Replies: 334
Views: 160363

Re: Minneapolis Population / Density - General Discussion

I think someone made a map like that years back on streets.mn, but based on land value per unit of housing?
by Tiller
December 23rd, 2022, 11:04 pm
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Suburbs - General Topics
Replies: 1137
Views: 347935

Re: Suburbs - General Topics

Reading the comments the neighbors don't especially like being around the senior housing and the existing apartment building either. There's complaints about crime, increased traffic, lack of landscaping maintenance, and people outside the senior housing smoking. Those damn seniors better stop stea...
by Tiller
November 10th, 2022, 10:30 am
Forum: Local Politics and Governance
Topic: Minnesota Redistricting 2022
Replies: 57
Views: 20888

Re: Minnesota Redistricting 2022

Remember the DFL can't lose a single vote in the Senate so assuming they are going to tackle everything on the progressive & urbanist very long wish list is going to be setting yourself for a massive disappointment. Are there boxes they are going to check, absolutely. But it's not going everyth...
by Tiller
October 28th, 2022, 5:02 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Amtrak: Empire Builder and Borealis (TCMC)
Replies: 625
Views: 391269

Re: Amtrak Empire Builder and TCMC

With the railroad-negotiation-related service changes on Amtrak's Empire Builder, do they still have the dining car and dining car service right now? I'm going on a day trip to Chicago Nov 10th/11th.
by Tiller
October 16th, 2022, 7:16 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Purple Line BRT (Rush Line Corridor)
Replies: 733
Views: 345491

Re: Purple Line BRT (Rush Line Corridor)

Yep. And she also affiliates with a bunch of religious crazies. Which is 🚩
by Tiller
October 13th, 2022, 6:54 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Purple Line BRT (Rush Line Corridor)
Replies: 733
Views: 345491

Re: Purple Line BRT (Rush Line Corridor)

I can guarantee this is because of the upcoming election - they're trying to keep Diana Longrie out because she's a fucking nut. Unfortunately it seems like she's getting more traction this time around, but I hope it's not enough to take control of the council. If she wins, then this project as we k...
by Tiller
September 24th, 2022, 7:03 pm
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Maplewood, North St Paul, & Oakdale - General Topics
Replies: 34
Views: 17343

Re: Maplewood, North St Paul, & Oakdale - General Topics

There were plans to build a hotel on an empty parcel west of the Myth (in addition to the Myth being replaced), though I heard recently they were changing that to apartments instead. I couldn't find that project in either hotel or apartment form on the city website.
by Tiller
September 24th, 2022, 7:00 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Video Games
Replies: 158
Views: 74283

Re: Video Games

Sim NIMBY? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-09-24/navigator-sim-nimby-is-a-city-building-game-that-won-t-let-you-build They should add bribery mechanics to make it more realistic. Gotta donate to some reelection campaigns, and fund some bs nonprofits and neighborhood organizations an...
by Tiller
September 19th, 2022, 4:27 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Purple Line BRT (Rush Line Corridor)
Replies: 733
Views: 345491

Re: Purple Line BRT (Rush Line Corridor)

I'm sure White Bear Lake will be relieved with the news about the Purple Line Connector. :roll: I hope their strategy to place the Purple Line better in the rankings for federal funding won't include more park & ride spaces like they did for the Gold Line. I hope so too. What other avenues are ...
by Tiller
September 16th, 2022, 2:59 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Northstar Commuter Rail
Replies: 952
Views: 221834

Re: Northstar Commuter Rail

A strike/lockout may not be averted yet, there hasn't been a vote on any deal yet.
by Tiller
September 13th, 2022, 3:53 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Gold Line BRT (Gateway Corridor)
Replies: 458
Views: 147325

Re: Gold Line BRT (Gateway Corridor)

I don't think it's been said yet, but it looks like this is now gonna be finished before the green line extension will be!

The Rush Line probably would have tied with SWLRT if it wasn't for that dumb election in WBL that happened.
by Tiller
August 2nd, 2022, 5:39 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Public Bathrooms
Replies: 20
Views: 12910

Public Bathrooms

When are we gonna make pay toilets legal again? MN State Statute prohibits them, but public bathrooms are too hard to find.

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/145.425
by Tiller
July 1st, 2022, 8:06 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Weed Legalization
Replies: 2
Views: 3794

Weed Legalization

So now that Minnesota has accidently legalized edibles, where can we go to buy some THC brownies? :lol: