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At least they didn't take a sledge hammer to it first...

I didn't know MnPass lanes were in the cards as part of the 252 upgrade. Nice

They didn't really have alpine events until 1936 I believe. At least not the long downhill stuff

That second article (from 1988) mentions Belgrade, Yugoslavia could be bidding... Guess the IOC lucked out there! Also like Frankfurt, West Germany. It's already easy to forget they were two countries until I was in middle school and then there's this nugget: "Atlanta won the vote because of it...

I see no^3 possibility for HSR or modern railroading of any kind on the ex-CGW Hay Creek grade between Goodhue and Red Wing. I've fly fished Hay Creek along that section, where there are still wood pilings from old trestles crisscrossing the river a few times. The road had very tight curves and a r...

Of course, in my head there is a "Super Northstar" that runs from St Cloud to Rochester through both downtowns all day long, linking both satellite metro areas to the main one. But in my head the state has the political will to finally get transit done right

I think you do see a bit of Mayo influence already. That's the only explanation I can think of for the seeming obsession with linking Rochester to the MSP airport instead of either downtown. The CP tracks south from Union Depot through Newport, Cottage Grove, etc are already mostly grade separated, ...

Nicollet and Central, Arcade / Maryland / White Bear Ave, Robert St?

They're all technically on the long term map. Although at current funding rates, it'll be 20 years until even these are done, let alone others like Grand Ave and Rice St, possibly Randolph...

Maybe it would be easier to rebuild the old rail line to Red Wing and use the existing tracks the rest of the way?

I'd assume they want to fill in the missing 4-lane gaps on 212 between Carver and Norwood Young America. But Hwy 5??? Do they really think we'd need two major highways running through Carver County? (dumb question - yes they probably do)

Can't wait for this! I'm gonna love hearing my family "discuss" how their sleepy town is finally growing up

Just tell yourself they're leaving room to run a LRT line

So, bullet train to Jackson Hole?

In all seriousness, the lack of mountains is probably a killer. Summer games however...

"Trump-sized Tower"

Kinda sounds like BNSF just wants the land to build their wye w/ CP in return for the right to build in their corridor.

Maybe the county saw this coming, really buying the land as a cheap negotiating ploy?

http://listingsprod.blob.core.windows.net/ourlistings-usa/8b03fb6d-8274-4d42-802a-93eaedcc603a/99b33d6a-1ec0-4d9a-988a-53f67e6c80a2-725-438 I mean just eye-balling the complex, it looks like it would be converted to something on the order of a 500 unit apartment complex, and that's if you demo'ed o...

I'm obviously not Alatus, but I don't think a skyway connection to the Ivy helps much - at least at this point. If there were a skyway connecting the Ivy north across 11th to the Leamington ramp, then it would make sense from a system standpoint. Since the Hilton skyway is the only one in the system...

If they'd put a roof on their buildings, I'm sure they would have. New York is the only northern city without a roof to host - and that was because... New York. Kinda surprised to see Dallas has only has it once. I'm curious if they'll even return to the Bay area again, at least at the current Levi'...

Definitely not all updated yet. T3 is still just a parking lot. Over in St Paul, the old jail is still standing next to the river.

Do they still sell you the whole seat? Is there an edge-only option?