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In the North Loop, they're so close to getting it right. But they REALLY need to connect 8th Avenue through to Washington, and give it a real street profile to accommodate actual cars actually driving through it.

I think between 2023 and 2024, there are more than enough "big scary" policies the DFL has passed that Republicans could run on. There clearly isn't a lot of fear among DFL legislators that doing big things will result in electoral pushback. A bold proposal was probably not much less like...

The DFL trifecta is not a foregone conclusion -- in fact, the house and senate are always teetering on the verge of flipping, and the apparent solidity of the governorship may only be a mirage created by the GOP nominating terrible candidates. I think the approach of tackling a few meaningful policy...

We really shouldn't back down. We shouldn't let capital bully us into backing off our minimum wages.

Except the rates set by the city council will, according to the state study, be well in excess of the Minneapolis minimum wage (after accounting for costs borne by the drivers).

Passing this the day before the state study comes out is further evidence that the city council majority is motivated by vibes and not good policy.

Once you've got the street down to two lanes and calmed, I think that keeping it a one way is just fine. It eliminates the left turn conflicts, allows for some smart light timing, and I think there's some real value in maintaining a couple of north-south streets that still have some through-put capa...

I have the layout map of the 1991 Dakota County proposal, don't know how to attach the photo on here though..

Here's a PDF that includes some initial layout plans.

https://www.leg.mn.gov/docs/2012/other/120470.pdf

It's really hard for people to wrap their heads around what compounding inflation has done to construction pricing -- much more so than inflation in general. It's a cliche, but a billion dollars doesn't buy you what it used to.

Ramsey County needs to get some love, so probably.

The presentation says it's a new bridge, and the drawings appear to show piers in different locations than the existing.

I'm not advocating for this project, but I'll also note that this budget number includes the new MN-5 bridge and a reconstructed and vastly improved MOA station (that will benefit the blue line).

Since we're all repeating ourselves, it's worth noting that introducing something the size of a city bus into an underground garage complicates all sort of things with the design and engineering of the space. It's certainly achievable, but it may be viewed as an extra complication to the project tha...

Yes, it was a magnificent building that will be very difficult to reconstruct. A real loss.

It looks like the DM&IR tracks up to Tower and Ely have been abandoned and converted into a snowmobile trail.

Yeah, I noticed that too.

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 ...

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.

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...

I know elections are important, but... is this really the best use of this piece of property?

Places like the Guthrie, the Walker, and the Minnesota Orchestra all received significant state funding, if I recall correctly.