urbanMSP

Thanks to all for the photos and the discussion, which have rendered completely obvious the silliness of these "parking" concerns. Personally, I suspect parking panic is just the socially-acceptable cover story for what's really on some of these people's minds: concern about who might move...

We wouldn't want the same thing that happened to Saint Louis Park to happen to them. St. Louis Park is on its way to becoming “an inner-city wasteland” with “hoodlums standing around on the corner to harass the young women.” http://m.startribune.com/some-in-st-louis-park-want-city-to-curb-its-enthu...

What a dreary place to eat outside.

But every renaissance has to start somewhere, no? Success for one such project could serve to show aspirants that the concept is feasible.

Electric Six was unavailable for comment.

Actually, I heard the new space was going to be a combination disco and Taco Bell, until the fire department and the electrical inspector put the kibosh on it.

* There's a sign on Midway Books saying that this is not a LRT shelter. If I owned it I'd not want people standing around that had no interest in my wares either. Haven't been through there in a while. Where is the sign located / which physical area(s) does it address? If it's talking about, say, a...

Wow, the centerpiece of that article is a $50-70,000,000 project to DOUBLE CAPACITY on Hwy 23 in rural MN, a section of highway which sees 5,600 vehicles per day. In what world do people think that's a good use of funding? You're right -- that's pretty egregious. It's extreme cases like these that ...

Are any of the long-term zombie leases near Hennepin (e.g. Chevy's, Taste of Thailand) appropriately sized / arranged for a comedy club? Just spitballing here.

Why does the GOP not support transit? Because the majority of the GOP is outside the metro and their constituents do not support paying more in something (tax, tab fees, etc) for a mode they may rarely, if ever, use. I don't see an issue with that. So the GOP was "stonewalling" to support...

East Town & Down

Loaded up and drinkin'
We're gonna watch the game and have some fun

My wife and I go out to eat a lot in downtown Rochester. It is simple and easy to park in a ramp near the bars and restaurants. If we had to park 5 blocks away or take a bus, you can bet we would stay home instead. If you mean five literal city blocks on Rochester's 14-to-the-mile grid, that's 0.7 ...

All of the bagels go in the bear instead. #HumanProblemSolved

Perhaps we could take some inspiration from the infamous online poll for the christening of a British research ship? I certainly wouldn't mind living in "Easty McEastface".

It will draw people in from a wide radius!

I don't think a line to Scott County is feasible for a number of reasons: ...... - Valleyfair is a summer only destination. If the riders can't be brought in year round, then forget it. - Surrounding industrial park is low density as is the new residential areas. Sorry for jumping back two years --...

I too would say Prior Lake is "in", albeit barely. The downtown main street is only 2-3 blocks, but retains much of the original character shown in historical photos from the 30s and 40s. Also, before current MN 13 was rammed through (and a rail line torn out and replaced with CSAH 21), th...

We have to be one of the few cities on the planet where downtown's population is blowing up and retail is LEAVING the area, (*disclaimer*: for the most part) Which all points to retail's [comparative] weakness downtown as being not the consequence of external market forces, but of ineffective polic...

Looks like devoted fans of the chain will have to go elsewhere to satisfy their Dunn woody.

In our messaging against the ramp, we should refer to it as "The Thing on B2".

Plain and simple fact, you don't own the parking spot in front of you place as a result it's available to the public. This should be considered when choosing where to live. I realize that. I'm trying to think of a solution aside from "tough shit". That IS the solution. Well, that and an i...

Do you want me to go on? I've got a lot of dirt.

Here we've got one of the few safe spaces in the upper Midwest for LGBTQ people, and organizations like this are infiltrating it? By all means, do share. Anything to put these hate-mongers on the defensive.