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Marimark portion will become a parking lot for a couple years per the posted strib article: "Hart-Andersen said about 58 percent of the Marimark apartment residents have relocated from the site, which will serve as a temporary parking lot until a broader master plan is devised for the area.... ...

I'm surrounded by shelters. When the perceived safety and desirability of an area ripe for development is not high, and several shelters are dispersed over a ~5 by 10 block area with free meals served out of yet another standalone separate building, I'm not sure any serious profitable redevelopment ...

John, this issue is something I think about a lot. Rather than propose to limit or reduce, can we increase control by moving/consolidating certain unnamed buildings or services from a past era to allow for new growth today. It seems the city could invest in itself by funding new improved consolidate...

This is a great idea. Set the stage for a fun new type of experience. I don't think peds will be allowed access to the tracks, LRV.

Mini-node a social cluster--yes! The economics don't support it today, but what about when/if we are always booked full in a huge new hotel at this location? Are the developers considering human factors of what is right next door? Most Convention Centers are surrounded with options right next door. ...

he's right it's a waste and unncesseary. if it's such a great idea a private developer would build a hotel. But a private developer would be building a hotel on this site! This would not be owned by the county or the city...lol. Look, the main reason this site has potential is due its proximity to ...

Indeed, here is more info:

http://kstp.com/article/stories/s2761848.shtml

Street car would be nice. You should connect with Metro Transit and Met Council to present and optimize these if you haven't already.

The Normandy may benefit from a theme-changing facelift but let's not get carried away. It's more respectable than that, and much better than another parking lot. About the convention center hotel: the location is ridiculous because there isn't enough to do near there, currently, for those staying a...

Check the map:

https://www.niceridemn.org/

Looks like they also have an ap called Spotcycle

Since this digital technology upgrade issue will affect all theaters, what is the status/future for other smaller theaters being suggested as alternatives? Is St Anthony Main converted/ing? Living downtown it will be disappointing to take buses or drive somewhere else to see a movie, when we're used...

I love that idea. If parallel or diagonal parking were allowed I could see any fairly open block of green space as just fine for tailgating. However, owners of the lots will want to charge as much as they can and permission to close off, charge admission, and to have alcohol on roadways might be dea...

A soccer or football field occupying block(s) in downtown is not the highest and best use regardless of if there's tailgating there 10x a year. Soccer and football fields are not even possible uses on any block in this part of downtown, as they physically will not fit. A city block is about 400 fee...

I'd rather see the Armory as an indoor public market that serves the growing Riverfront and Elliot Park residential neighborhoods 365 days a year. Then have it front a public square at the Thrivent parking block (5th Av/Portland/6th St/7th St) surrounded by new residential and mixed-use mid-rises. ...

The Vikings thread has a lot of great ideas. Let's not focus on individuals or ourselves, but ideas, and get back on topic--anyone else find good (current) information to preserve the Star Tribune building or its history on site? It looked state of the art in 1949 in my earlier attachment. The Armor...

1949 Star Tribune building dedication and some interior pictures, not sure if any are the lobby: http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/mpls/files/f/3512-2012-04-05T164311Z/startrib1949.pdf The facade is probably of some value, particularly the 6 stone medallions they show close up. They are really to...

Avian, I was referring to downtown specifically in the grid system the stadium is in. You can verify by google mapping yourself 13 blocks from say 4th and Nicollet to Portland and Grant. but here's the reference I used: Source: Hudson's Dictionary of Minneapolis (1906) states: In downtown, there are...

There are 640 acres per square mile. Downtown there are 13 blocks per mile. One block is (1/13)^2 = 1/169 square miles. So one block is 640/169 = 3.8 acres. 3 blocks is 11.36 acres. Assuming the cobblestone area between the light rail station and the dome entrance are included in this 10-12 acre pla...

Interesting article today about development surrounding the site of the new stadium: http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/163640936.html?page=2&c=y And, here's a detailed study on the Central Corridor showing bus ridership and student populations, among many many other things. http://met...

I actually think 35W acts a wall. Many students living on campus are pedestrians. The two light rail stations on the East Bank will be near many of the dorms and student oriented housing like Dinnaken and Argyle, and the new Stadium Village Flats. The Quarry and Rosedale serve students retail needs ...