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- June 6th, 2023, 1:45 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Nicollet Mall
- Replies: 1466
- Views: 591678
Re: Nicollet Mall
If (big if, between continued hybrid work/WFH and also the LRT extensions) that happens, the locals could go to Hennepin instead, maybe even with bus-only lanes to fill in the gap between the south Hennepin bus lanes and the Hennepin/1st bus lanes across the river.
- June 6th, 2023, 12:24 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Nicollet Mall
- Replies: 1466
- Views: 591678
Re: Nicollet Mall
Man, I hope that proposal gets some momentum before Metro Transit commits to building a third parallel BRT corridor on a third adjacent block of downtown. Even ignoring the superflous capital investment, buses on Nicollet are an operational nightmare. We shouldn't be running three high-frequency ser...
- June 3rd, 2023, 9:54 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: St. Olaf Church Affordable Housing - 800 3rd Ave S & 825 2nd Ave S
- Replies: 33
- Views: 26243
Re: St. Olaf Church Affordable Housing - 800 3rd Ave S & 825 2nd Ave S
I found an update on this. Basically, the state legislature failed to extend the type of funding they were counting on in the do-nothing 2022 session, and then also didn't get to it this year. So, Phase 1 is now just rehabbing the existing Exodus building, to start next spring, while they keep tryin...
- June 1st, 2023, 8:31 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: MSP Airport / Metropolitan Airports Commission
- Replies: 1359
- Views: 379521
Re: MSP Airport
Honestly lol if the airport builds a second, parallel subway tunnel before we even officially consider one in downtown.
- May 25th, 2023, 3:50 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Northern Lights Express
- Replies: 521
- Views: 537577
Re: Northern Lights Express
Fares for kids 2-12 are 50% off on Amtrak (0-2 is free), and there's also escalating discounts for groups of three or more , though the latter could probably be publicized more - I think you have to book it through that specific webpage. As far as bike fares go, it looks like the bike fare depends o...
- May 25th, 2023, 11:16 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Northern Lights Express
- Replies: 521
- Views: 537577
Re: Northern Lights Express
At one point, NLX was going to be a unique trainset to operate at higher speeds. Now, if speeds are only 90 MPH max, is it assumed these will run with Venture/Charger trainsets in the Midwest pool? I wonder if the unique trainset was based on old equipment assumptions? Amtrak is operating Venture t...
- May 24th, 2023, 9:15 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Northern Lights Express
- Replies: 521
- Views: 537577
Re: Northern Lights Express
For comparison, 4 round trips a day is also the service frequency of the Chicago-St. Louis Lincoln Service and the Seattle-Portland section of the Cascades , which are successful at that frequency. The only Amtrak route outside of the Northeast and California that has more than four round trips per ...
- May 24th, 2023, 7:45 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Northern Lights Express
- Replies: 521
- Views: 537577
Re: Northern Lights Express
I know the platforms are going to be 500' long, which is about right for six coaches (counting the cab car), assuming that the locomotive sticks out from the end of the platform. Probably the same consist as the Great River, whenever they get that started.
- May 23rd, 2023, 4:21 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Northern Lights Express
- Replies: 521
- Views: 537577
Re: Northern Lights Express
This MPR story implies that most of that extra funding will go towards buying the trainsets, which were apparently not included in the previous estimates.
- May 23rd, 2023, 4:18 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Dan Patch Intercity Regional Passenger Rail
- Replies: 183
- Views: 169476
Re: Dan Patch Intercity Regional Passenger Rail
That's correct, the gag orders on both Dan Patch and Rochester/Ziprail were lifted.
- May 23rd, 2023, 8:59 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Bicycle Infrastructure
- Replies: 1803
- Views: 1094858
Re: Bicycle Infrastructure
A little frustrating that it's only stop signs, not stoplights, but thinking more about it, most stop lights that I'd be comfortable treating as a stop sign are on low-enough traffic streets that they should be four-way stops anyway, so I guess the move is to advocate for that.
- May 22nd, 2023, 10:44 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
- Replies: 2974
- Views: 767680
Re: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
I know Sydney Jordan authored that provision, and was pushing it to be Rt 10 (which goes through the middle of her district). Gotta imagine that whatever routes are chosen, it'll be the whole route - once someone's on a bus, there's not really a way for them to pay a fare midway through the ride bec...
- May 22nd, 2023, 10:41 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
- Replies: 5289
- Views: 1324700
Re: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
I suspect it would come down to where the crossovers are positioned to let the trains switch tracks.
I wonder how they're getting the LRVs to the other side of the incomplete tunnel for testing? Just craning them up onto a truck?
I wonder how they're getting the LRVs to the other side of the incomplete tunnel for testing? Just craning them up onto a truck?
- May 17th, 2023, 7:57 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: The Dayton's Project
- Replies: 354
- Views: 275022
Re: The Dayton's Project
Looks like they got another *checks notes* 1% of their office space leased up.
- May 16th, 2023, 1:03 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: D Line - Chicago-Fremont/Emerson Rapid Bus
- Replies: 225
- Views: 84224
Re: D Line - Chicago-Fremont/Emerson Rapid Bus
Endlessly frustrating that they're not looking at running the F Line to the existing BRT stations on Marq2.
- May 15th, 2023, 2:46 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
- Replies: 2974
- Views: 767680
- May 15th, 2023, 1:39 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
- Replies: 2974
- Views: 767680
Re: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
I was hoping to see at least some later LRT trips added, even if there's not enough operators yet to do improved daytime frequencies. I thought the move to allowing people to become LRT operators directly instead of working their way up through the bus ranks would have a bigger effect.
- May 15th, 2023, 7:46 am
- Forum: Local Politics and Governance
- Topic: Minneapolis 2023 Elections - City Council
- Replies: 23
- Views: 30841
Re: Minneapolis 2023 Elections - City Council
It would be better if the conservative "DFLers" in Minneapolis could accept a loss without resorting to delegate fraud and outright violence, but here we are.
- May 12th, 2023, 9:17 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line LRT
- Replies: 1297
- Views: 104334
Re: Green Line LRT
Random side note to the new storage barn but I think it would be wise for Metro Transit to plan/create a new LRT vehicle drop off interchange around this area instead of solely relying on the one just north of Lake Street forever This is a good idea. Gotta imagine there's more of a future for the B...
- May 8th, 2023, 6:01 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Northern Lights Express
- Replies: 521
- Views: 537577
Re: Northern Lights Express
Not in the US, but the Renfe Seville-Malaga service I was on in Spain changed directions at Cordoba station.