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by fehler
October 1st, 2012, 9:24 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Park and Portland Avenues
Replies: 103
Views: 26806

Re: Park and Portland

And dropped to 30mph.
by fehler
September 24th, 2012, 11:31 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Bike Share
Replies: 336
Views: 78206

Re: Nice Ride Minnesota

Just saw a Strib article, Nice Ride expanding down the Hiawatha corridor next year. http://www.startribune.com/local/minnea ... 96286.html
by fehler
September 18th, 2012, 12:38 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Location of a 2nd International Airport?
Replies: 19
Views: 3630

Re: Location of a 2nd International Airport?

How about a set of runways somewhere in southern Dakota/Rice/Goodhue counties, with an underground superfast maglev conveyor between that and the main terminal?
by fehler
September 13th, 2012, 1:38 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Vikings Stadium Miscellaneous Discussion
Replies: 1660
Views: 224899

Re: Vikings Stadium

I just want to say that having a stadium named "Farmers Field" and a team named "Lakers" makes no sense in LA.
by fehler
September 10th, 2012, 11:16 am
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Minnehaha Park
Replies: 6
Views: 2824

Coldwater Springs

Just took a quick walk around the recently-opened Coldwater Springs at Minnehaha Park. Its a bit brown and desolate until the prairie grass comes in next spring, but otherwise its a relaxing stroll. The kids had fun climbing/hopping the rocks along the stream that the springs fed, and I liked the po...
by fehler
September 7th, 2012, 8:32 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: West 7th Street and MN-5 Interchange
Replies: 48
Views: 8411

Re: West 7th and Hwy 5

I find the map confusing: switch your colors around, use green for 55 thru, orange for 5 thru, and color/label you'r ramps in pairs. And maybe use red lines to show which ramps/loops are being eliminated. As for the plan, unworkable. You have two spots with triple-decked roads! You've looped WB55 ar...
by fehler
September 4th, 2012, 10:16 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Century Plaza / Convention Hotel rumoring (archive)
Replies: 375
Views: 53394

Re: 330 South 12th

Looking at these pictures of the 1985 construction and at Google Maps, I wonder if this building already has a "false middle"? Could the new, vaunted 1000 room hotel fit in the center, and the exterior building space be retrofitted for the normal office/conference/whatever space hotels usu...
by fehler
September 4th, 2012, 10:08 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Century Plaza / Convention Hotel rumoring (archive)
Replies: 375
Views: 53394

Re: 330 South 12th

Some great old pictures of Century Plaza/Vocational School:

https://secure.mpls.k12.mn.us/mpshistor ... Vocational
by fehler
August 14th, 2012, 10:18 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Twin Cities Future Transit Map
Replies: 377
Views: 81171

Re: Fantasy Transit Maps and Ideas

I would just like to complete Southwest LRT, then have a Riverview LRT and an American Boulevard LRT connecting MOA and Southwest Station in Eden Prairie. Then you'd have three loops, the "Blue Triangle Loop" of Hiawatha, American, and Southwest, the "Red Triangle Loop" of Hiawat...
by fehler
August 8th, 2012, 10:25 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Vikings Stadium Miscellaneous Discussion
Replies: 1660
Views: 224899

Re: Vikings Stadium

Does there yet exist a natural or artificial surface that can be used dual-purpose as athletic fields for youth/amateur sports (soccer, baseball, etc) and can hold up as a parking surface during the nasty fall/winter seasons? Maybe a block large gravel lot, remove the cars, and unroll the soccer tur...
by fehler
August 8th, 2012, 9:40 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Orange Line / 35W@94: Downtown to Crosstown Project
Replies: 1125
Views: 251989

Re: 35W Bus Rapid Transit Corridor

Anyone know if the 35W/Lake project would extend all the way south to 38th street? I remember rumors that if Lake was opened up, they would close the 35/36th exit and open the exit/entrance at 38th street.
by fehler
August 7th, 2012, 12:01 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: MN Highway 100
Replies: 98
Views: 21419

Re: Hwy 100

Isn't this the section that Molneau implemented her "shoulder lanes" to increase capacity without putting real money into it? How has that held up, 10 years later?
by fehler
August 6th, 2012, 10:36 am
Forum: Greater Minnesota
Topic: Lake Vermillion State Park
Replies: 1
Views: 1646

Lake Vermillion State Park

by fehler
August 2nd, 2012, 9:23 am
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Introductions
Replies: 161
Views: 79182

Re: Introductions

Hello, I'm Dan. I grew up on a farm in the southern suburbs (Lakeville and then Jordan/New Prague), college in Northfield, lived a bit in Hopkins and am now in the Standish-Ericcson neighborhood of south Minneapolis, right next to the Hiawatha line (which I will never call "Blue" or "...
by fehler
July 31st, 2012, 2:22 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Thrive MSP
Replies: 15
Views: 2357

Thrive MSP

So, the Met Council has a new site for 2040 planning, called "Thrive MSP". Post a idea, comment on them, vote on them, etc. Looks very cluttered, and it just started. http://yourideas.metrocouncil.org/ Article about it is at http://www.minnpost.com/cityscape/2012/07/met-council-asks-public...
by fehler
July 30th, 2012, 9:16 am
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Allina | Abbott Northwestern Hospital Campus
Replies: 17
Views: 7399

Re: Chicago Ave. - Medical Alley

So, is it now possible to walk from Lake Street to 25th without going outside?