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- January 4th, 2024, 9:48 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Northern Lights Express
- Replies: 510
- Views: 505493
Re: Northern Lights Express
This tweet shows a proposed extension of the North Shore Scenic Railroad up to Biwabik . Has anybody seen anything about this before? While I could see at least some potential for a train connection up to Giant's Ridge, the track from Two Harbors up to the range is still in active freight use with ...
- December 14th, 2023, 12:32 pm
- Forum: Local Politics and Governance
- Topic: Minnesota State Flag and Seal Redeisgn
- Replies: 55
- Views: 241977
Re: Minnesota State Flag and Seal Redeisgn
Stunning (and not at all surprising) that they've managed to take the only part of this process that had built any consensus (the new seal) and turn it into an own goal.
- December 12th, 2023, 1:15 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Hiawatha-Lake - Minnehaha - Downtown Longfellow
- Replies: 316
- Views: 363679
Re: Hiawatha-Lake - Minnehaha - Downtown Longfellow
I don't know if it's politics, or lack of imagination, or what. But with the visibility and symbolism of this site, let's get some foundations on board and make this the best dang affordable housing project this city has ever seen. Mixed use, good design, something that helps super-charge the re-ima...
- December 6th, 2023, 4:45 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Hiawatha-Lake - Minnehaha - Downtown Longfellow
- Replies: 316
- Views: 363679
Re: Hiawatha-Lake - Minnehaha - Downtown Longfellow
I know elections are important, but... is this really the best use of this piece of property?
- November 18th, 2023, 4:30 pm
- Forum: Saint Paul
- Topic: Xcel Energy Center
- Replies: 54
- Views: 112057
Re: Xcel Energy Center
Places like the Guthrie, the Walker, and the Minnesota Orchestra all received significant state funding, if I recall correctly.
- November 14th, 2023, 6:01 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
- Replies: 1767
- Views: 986273
Re: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
Doesn't it make sense that numbers for any route, anywhere in the country, are going to be lower because of our new WFH world? It's also entirely possible that, since MSP's transit usage has rebounded more slowly than elsewhere, our numbers would be down more.
- November 2nd, 2023, 3:41 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Amtrak: Empire Builder and Borealis (TCMC)
- Replies: 625
- Views: 397376
Re: Amtrak: Empire Builder and Great River (TCMC)
The question about what's a reasonable ticket price for a one-way or two-way trip is dumb, since I'd probably pay twice as much for a two-way trip...
- October 17th, 2023, 1:15 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Street, Road and Highway Projects
- Replies: 1392
- Views: 614538
Re: Street, Road and Highway Projects
As near as I can tell, they're not touching 93rd at all, which seems strange. https://www.blainemn.gov/3629/Thrive-on-65 It appears that they're able to execute most of the project with minimal property takings, so maybe the relative density of development at that location makes improvements at 93rd...
- October 5th, 2023, 9:32 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Nicollet-Lake - greater Kmart area
- Replies: 486
- Views: 312384
Re: Nicollet-Lake - greater Kmart area
If that diagonal path were well programmed, it could be a fantastic experience. If it's not, it will be an unpleasant and dangerous feeling space.
We don't have a great track record on things like this, I'm afraid.
We don't have a great track record on things like this, I'm afraid.
- September 25th, 2023, 12:45 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
- Replies: 1767
- Views: 986273
Re: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
The presentation materials I've seen suggest extending 8th Avenue only to 4th Street, and that is just a dashed line on a single map. If they did extend it to 3rd Street (and by extension to Washington using the existing street), that would help somewhat. But even then, you lose the connection throu...
- September 25th, 2023, 11:27 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
- Replies: 1767
- Views: 986273
Re: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
I'm not opposed to the 10th Avenue routing, but I think it needs to be acknowledged that the street does serve a critical purpose in circulation around the area.
- September 22nd, 2023, 3:03 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Buzza Lofts of Uptown
- Replies: 106
- Views: 96434
Re: Uptown-LynLake-Wedge - News & General Topics
Did the trains actually come through the tunnel? I always assumed that there wasn't enough room in the trench for a wye, so that they just unloaded from a siding and passed it through the tunnel on carts or whatever.
- September 20th, 2023, 12:24 pm
- Forum: Cities Around the World
- Topic: Denver
- Replies: 108
- Views: 94136
Re: Denver
Baltimore often has good flight availability, and is much more interesting than Denver. Just tossing that out there.
- September 19th, 2023, 3:35 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Uptown - LynLake - The Wedge - News & General
- Replies: 1498
- Views: 591263
Re: Uptown-LynLake-Wedge - News & General Topics
Interesting that this parcel still has an Emerson Avenue address -- in its current configuration, it certainly feels like a Hennepin Avenue property. That parking access seems problematic -- I wonder if they could get an easement to share the existing curbcut of the building to the north.
- September 7th, 2023, 1:21 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: Northeast and Southeast Minneapolis - General Topics
- Replies: 964
- Views: 347527
Re: Northeast and Southeast Minneapolis - General Topics
Given the interest rate issues that you've mentioned, and the current wave of apartments downtown hitting the market, it might be that they're just willing to sit on the site for a bit until the market is ready to pay top dollar for the land.
- September 6th, 2023, 10:59 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Foundry Mixed-Use Development - 115-125 1st St N, 128 2nd St N, 128 1st Av N
- Replies: 128
- Views: 296251
Re: Foundry Mixed-Use Development - 115-125 1st St N, 128 2nd St N, 128 1st Av N
That's a bummer, if not terribly surprising. This project always looked to be very expensive on a per square foot basis, so I'm impressed they made it as far as they did. Hopefully this can get sorted out quickly.
- September 6th, 2023, 10:55 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Better Bus Routes - Metro Transit
- Replies: 34
- Views: 65591
Re: Better Bus Routes - Metro Transit
Yeah, the obsession with killing the downtown hub-and-spoke in favor of a cartesian grid is truly baffling to me. You're benefiting hardly anybody, and hurting lots of people who do want to go downtown (or who would like to make a different connection there).
- September 5th, 2023, 12:51 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Better Bus Routes - Metro Transit
- Replies: 34
- Views: 65591
Re: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
I think I've asked this before, but does the 4 layover at the Gateway Ramp?
- August 21st, 2023, 9:29 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
- Replies: 5276
- Views: 1261870
Re: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
That's interesting. If you look at google maps for what has been built so far, you can see that they've left space to widen the LRT bridge next to HERC to the north, so that must be the plan.
- August 18th, 2023, 11:07 am
- Forum: Local Politics and Governance
- Topic: Hennepin County Commissioner Districts 1, 5, 6, 7 (2020)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11171
Re: Hennepin County Commissioner Districts 1, 5, 6, 7 (2020)
That's fine, we'll just deduct the extra costs of the special election this will require from his paychecks over the next year.