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Egg and I is no more: http://citypages.com/restaurants/minneapoliss-egg-and-i-has-closed-for-good/569513071 Building and parking lot is for sale ($1.385M). 0.37 acre property: https://www.edinarealty.com/commercial-real-estate-for-sale/2828-s-lyndale-avenue-minneapolis-mn-55408-5550163 Will it get r...

MAC cosmetics at Hennepin/Lake is leaving: http://citypages.com/arts/mac-cosmetics-is-also-out-are-you-okay-uptown/565947861 From a commentor: Sephora opening and having cruelty free options killed the Mac store. If Mac was cruelty free I bet they wouldn’t of had a problem keeping the space. 🤷🏼‍♀️ A...

MNdible - LOL, it's true. Doesn't mean that I have to like the vocal majority who shuts down any changes in the area (multi-family housing, changes to park usage - Minnehaha Parkway plan to take away option for crosstown commuting) regardless of what it is by screaming and yelling at the speakers at...

She's the new Meg Tuthill in City Counsel. She's a NIMBY through and through (or is at least pandering to the wealthy SFH owner constituents in Ward 13) as seen during the Mnpls 2040 meeting I attended at SW High School).

I expect her to get reelected in 2021 because of this.

Per Reddit, the Freemont Bridge over the Midtown Greenway got torn down yesterday. It's been pedestrian only for the last couple years due to structural issues. Plan is to replace it for car/bike/ped use. https://www.reddit.com/r/Minneapolis/comments/czs8fg/fremont_avenue_bridge_demolition_this_morn...

I think the E-Bikes will also have the benefit of new people trying the dedicated bicycle infrastructure out for the first time. This will increase support for the existing and future new bike lanes. This will be great for bicycling in Minneapolis where currently there is strong opposition to adding...

Article in SW Journal discussing parking availability in new-ish large multi-unit apartment buildings (people use parking that they are being charged for as part of the monthly rental fee): From the article: "At Track 29 apartments at 29th & Bryant, 97% of the 198 units are currently full a...

Good article about a U of M study on car passing distances in relationship to bicyclist gender in the Strib: "When they analyzed the readings, researchers found — no surprise — that protected bike lanes offered the best protection. Cars stayed an average 7.5 feet from cyclists cruising along a ...

As a recreational trail though, the up and down hills of the wooden boardwalk trail is super fun to ride between hwy 62 and hwy 100 in Edina. Feels like riding the wooden roller coaster, the American Eagle, in the Chicago burbs. The scenery is great too. Minneapolis does a great job of making trails...

The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District is a very well funded entity. The projects that they work on are quickly expedited and they have been quickly converting industrial uses over to parkland along the 20 miles of shore land adjecent to the creek and the watershed that stretches 178-square miles to...

More winter bike advice requested. My 18-year-old has kept biking the 4 mile route to school up to now. But the season is starting to feel. I mean cold. He’s still committed. He’s asking for better gloves and something for his eyes (goggles?). Anybody have top recommendations for where I can outfit...

I'm impressed that USI is able to set up such a large utility infrastructure throughout the city and undercut the competition on price in the process. Horizontal drilling materials, equipment, and labor is not inexpensive. My guess is that it's costing USI $1K for each customer brought online, payba...

On October 11th at 7pm, Linea Palmisano is holding the 2040 second draft plan discussion at the Lynnhurst Community Center @ 50th St and W. Minnehaha Parkway. In May Ms. Palmisano did a community discussion at SW High School she stated that she did not endorse what was in the plan and the speakers w...

Fun article on bike/pedestrian bridges in the Twin Cities: http://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/best-bike-bridges-in-the-twin-cities/ Now I need to check out the Hamline bridge in St. Paul to see how crazy it really is by Energy Park Road. A shout out to the recently opened 9-Mile Creek Trail in Hopki...

Attended the Minneapolis 2040 community outreach meeting at MLK last night and sat in a couple of the round table presentations. I was expecting to see neighbors carrying pitch forks and torches chanting "Follow the Money" based upon chatter on nextdoor.com but things were pretty even keel...

bryant.jpg From Nextdoor East Harriet resident, Emily (copied and pasted by me): NEW DEVELOPMENT at Bryant & 36th -- public comments DUE 4/12! Hi Neighbors! Wanted to let you know about a proposed residential development at the old Volunteers of America Senior Center building -- 3612 Bryant Ave...

Public comment to fill the empty lot pit filled with trash with residential housing units is due by midnight. I lived across the street at 3611 Bryant in 2013-2014 and the garbage/litter filled pit is a gross mosquito breeding ground. The current commercial building is also pretty ugly. This seems l...

These non-contiguous bike lanes are frustrating as a biker and especially as someone who likes to bike with people who are more risk adverse on bikes. Time to step up your game Richfield and Minneapolis regarding the stretch between 60th St to 68th St. It's scary as heck to bike on this 4 lane inter...

Tonight at Pershing Park (3523 W. 48th St., Minneapolis), hot on the heals of the MPD not bothering to turn on their body cameras despite being instructed to http://adimages.startribune.com/mcu/startribune-interstitial_v3.html?sz=/7932/website/web_test/interstitial_core&w=640&h=480&dsmid...

One thing I forgot to mention regarding the 54th and Penn pedestrian safety meeting is that several people in the community seemed interested in the installation of a mid-block pedestrian crossing similar to the one at 50th & France. That could be a good idea to bridge commercial districts with ...