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- December 22nd, 2023, 12:31 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
- Replies: 5265
- Views: 1246728
Re: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
SWLRT.JPG Some major milestones on Green Line Ext have happened. South Cedar Lake LRT Trail is reopened between Beltline and France, and a little over 11.5 contiguous miles of LRT track guideway has been laid between EP and West Lake. Sometimes with how done most of the project looks, it hurts that...
- December 7th, 2023, 8:55 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Nicollet Mall
- Replies: 1466
- Views: 546518
Re: Nicollet Mall
Why not just use Marquette and 2nd? The infrastructure is all there and underutilized and I doubt the express bus network is ever coming back like it once was. Connections on 5th St and 7th St become tricky in my opinion, you want them to be smooth and seamless, and Marq/2 doesn't do that as well a...
- December 6th, 2023, 12:59 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: North Loop Neighborhood
- Replies: 1096
- Views: 494980
Re: North Loop Neighborhood
I'm curious if this will be redeveloped or will have to be taken for the Blue Line Extension. Either way it is an ugly car centric building and happy to see it go. on current plans for the blue line it show the building needing to be demolished so i would assume they will be looking to buy it hopef...
- December 6th, 2023, 9:20 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: North Loop Neighborhood
- Replies: 1096
- Views: 494980
Re: North Loop Neighborhood
This is arguably North Loop, but the Wells Fargo site at Olson Memorial and 7th will be closed and sold. Branch relocating closer to North Minneapolis. https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2023/12/05/wells-fargo-close-branch-olson-memorial-highway.html I'm curious if this will be redeveloped...
- December 6th, 2023, 9:19 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Nicollet Mall
- Replies: 1466
- Views: 546518
Re: Nicollet Mall
There was a joint presentation from Public Works and Metro Transit to the Council today on the legislative directive to study removing buses from Nicollet Mall. ( Report version ). Notably, there's a (soft?) deadline in play - Metro Transit needs to inform the FTA by April if there's going to be a ...
- November 30th, 2023, 12:46 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Riverview Corridor Streetcar
- Replies: 1194
- Views: 553754
Re: Riverview Corridor Streetcar
If it's not a fully dedicated LRT, I would rather this just be a bus. Let's not waste a billion dollars and immense amounts of political capital on a streetcar please. This project is also the evidence we need to prove that transit planning in the Twin Cities is woefully broken. The fact that the M...
- November 30th, 2023, 8:30 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Riverview Corridor Streetcar
- Replies: 1194
- Views: 553754
Re: Riverview Corridor Streetcar
Along with, we could have had aBRT in 2017, to waste all the time looking at a rail option and then go back to aBRT would be a massive waste.I’m a fan of option 1. The fact that the bus option can’t interline with the blue line is a pretty big downside.
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- November 30th, 2023, 8:11 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Riverview Corridor Streetcar
- Replies: 1194
- Views: 553754
Re: Riverview Corridor Streetcar
Long awaited update. Slide presentation for the Dec 5th CAC meeting available: https://www.ramseycounty.us/sites/default/files/Roads%20and%20Transit/Riverview/2023-12-05%20RCEPE_CAC_Presentation_final.pdf The big change is that they are looking at Kellogg for the downtown routing for the streetcar ...
- November 28th, 2023, 8:28 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: University of Minnesota - News & General Topics
- Replies: 615
- Views: 1135041
Re: University of Minnesota - News & General Topics
https://themixmn.com/Guess they're prepping to get started on the East Gateway project. I had completely forgotten about it.
It has a new development name and website. It's called The Mix.
- November 23rd, 2023, 8:28 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Twin Cities' National and Global Image
- Replies: 1024
- Views: 219881
Re: Twin Cities' National and Global Image
We started a new thread under Politics to talk about the flag, FYIDown to the final 6 flags, any bets on which one it's gonna get chosen?
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/11/2 ... state-flag
- November 22nd, 2023, 10:00 am
- Forum: Local Politics and Governance
- Topic: Minnesota State Flag and Seal Redeisgn
- Replies: 55
- Views: 239691
- November 22nd, 2023, 10:00 am
- Forum: Local Politics and Governance
- Topic: Minnesota State Flag and Seal Redeisgn
- Replies: 55
- Views: 239691
- November 20th, 2023, 5:03 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Red Line (Cedar Avenue BRT)
- Replies: 538
- Views: 223372
Red Line (Cedar Avenue BRT)
Huh, ridership shouldn't be a primary metric of a transit agency? The Red Line cost $115 million to build in 2013 dollars and now has fewer than 350 riders per day. There's got to be some connections to spending millions of dollars and the number of people who will ride the service. Maybe this regi...
- November 15th, 2023, 9:23 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Suburban Transit (Opt-out Services Providers)
- Replies: 135
- Views: 164333
Re: Suburban Transit (Opt-out Services Providers)
It's probably time to revive the Orange Line Extension, and connect it down to the Burnsville Center area at least.
- November 13th, 2023, 8:54 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
- Replies: 1749
- Views: 976164
Re: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
Metro transit re-ran the projected ridership numbers using the new FTA formula... it's not good. 18.5k daily riders down from 26.6k. Combine with the higher costs of this route with the new alignment and it's gonna be tough to get a federal match on this project so says Scott Dibble. https://kstp.c...
- November 2nd, 2023, 10:04 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
- Replies: 2909
- Views: 701205
Re: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
December 2023 Service Changes for Metro Transit: https://www.metrotransit.org/Quarterly%20service%20changes%20begin%20Saturday,%20Dec.%202 3rd Ave Bridge Reopens, though buses returned on Nov 1st. A few big changes for routes 21 and 724! Route 21 - Extend the 21 to Lake & France, increase Minnea...
- October 31st, 2023, 8:51 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: B Line Lake St Rapid Bus, Midtown Rail Transit
- Replies: 720
- Views: 216913
Re: B Line Lake St Rapid Bus, Midtown Rail Transit
Gold - March 2025yes we should get the B, E and Gold line all launching in 2025. They had to push the opening due to delays on getting the additional road work completed in the area
B - June 2025
E - Dec 2025
- October 30th, 2023, 3:34 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
- Replies: 2909
- Views: 701205
Re: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
Don’t forget, also routes 250, 264 and 270!Now that the 3rd Avenue Bridge is finally open, Rts 10, 17, and 25 will end their detour and return to that bridge on Wednesday, Nov. 1st.
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- October 2nd, 2023, 11:54 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
- Replies: 2909
- Views: 701205
Re: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
https://www.metrotransit.org/performance Metro transit ridership data has been released for August. Slight increase in ridership over July, with most services modestly increasing in ridership. Noticeable jump in riders on the Orange and A lines, noticeable drop in riders on the D line. Overall a po...
- September 26th, 2023, 6:39 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
- Replies: 2909
- Views: 701205
Re: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
Having worked at Metro Transit for a couple years a decade ago and being close to some folks in Service Development, I can't help but notice the stop consolidation and better bus route stuff is coinciding with several recent retirements of an old guard of route planners, and subsequent rise in the ...