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- January 12th, 2015, 9:47 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: U.S. Bank Stadium
- Replies: 2080
- Views: 209508
Re: Minnesota Multi Purpose Stadium
yea probably like the glove feature. i wonder when they're going to announce the u.s. bank naming rights already.
- January 12th, 2015, 9:20 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Downtown Parking Facilities
- Replies: 162
- Views: 28031
Re: Downtown Parking
i love that opinion piece and this highlights why it's been so hard for downtown to improve. it seems only increased demand for open parcels will get these surface lot owners to sell their cash cows. with developers competing and driving up prices. my personal top of the list for worst is that lot a...
- January 12th, 2015, 7:48 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: U.S. Bank Stadium
- Replies: 2080
- Views: 209508
Re: Minnesota Multi Purpose Stadium
little water feature there with the mini viking ship. kinda amusing.
- January 9th, 2015, 3:06 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: AC Marriott Hotel - 401 Hennepin Ave (Andrews Hotel site)
- Replies: 353
- Views: 81433
Re: AC Marriott Hotel (401 Hennepin Ave / Andrews Hotel site
The way things get knocked down in this city it will be gone within a decade anyway. There...problem solved. you couldn't be wronger..the myth of "teardownapolis" as promulgated by our stupid local media. it's as if this was the only city in the united states that tore down buildings in t...
- January 9th, 2015, 2:36 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Target Field Station (the Hotel) & Target Field Station (the Station)
- Replies: 1016
- Views: 179686
Re: Target Field Station
very cool. the station's design has proven a magnet for special events. i was unsure about this "open design" but it works well as a dual function transit stop and event space.
- January 9th, 2015, 7:57 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: AC Marriott Hotel - 401 Hennepin Ave (Andrews Hotel site)
- Replies: 353
- Views: 81433
Re: AC Marriott Hotel (401 Hennepin Ave / Andrews Hotel site
design and massing are broad terms. i do believe this is within the scope of our planning commission. how the building meets the sidewalk, quality of building materials, height and so on. and the planning commission results are then reviewed by the city council's planning committee and eventually th...
- January 8th, 2015, 10:03 am
- Forum: Cities Around the World
- Topic: London
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11114
Re: London
i've only been to london a couple times, last in 2012. found the tube seamless and wonderful. took a sidetrip to manchester and absolutely love that city. they have a growing tram network. many british cities are now expanding their rail. i agree the inner-city rail lacks because of the different pr...
- January 7th, 2015, 12:08 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
- Replies: 5287
- Views: 1288636
Re: Southwest LRT (Green Line Extension)
why is any of this surprising. old news since the election results. state government is akin to high school, one big clique of crap. except to insiders, lobbyists and politcal reporters who live at the capitol and feel validated when some self important legislator smiles at them. i interned at the c...
- January 6th, 2015, 2:36 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News
- Replies: 1432
- Views: 504400
Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News
http://www.startribune.com/blogs/287661061.html
the reader comments below this story are precious.
the reader comments below this story are precious.
- January 6th, 2015, 11:35 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: RBC Gateway & Four Seasons - 37 stories - 519'
- Replies: 2124
- Views: 509849
Re: Nicollet Hotel Block
i don't like the spire of one wtc, but i don't think it's a failed building.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/colu ... tml#page=1
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/colu ... tml#page=1
- January 6th, 2015, 9:13 am
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Embarrassing Confessions of Urbanists
- Replies: 349
- Views: 107157
Re: Embarrassing Confessions of Urbanists
lived in south mpls nearly my entire life. never had been to white bear lake's town center until i drove up a few weeks ago to go to this little record shop. it's a quaint downtown. then i discovered they have one of the few taco john's locations in this metro. so of course i'll be back. i've never ...
- January 5th, 2015, 8:14 am
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Star Tribune (& other local media)
- Replies: 241
- Views: 52374
Re: Star Tribune
a lot of stories on our local tv news are flushed from articles in the strib. watch the local early news in particular. they'll go over the star tribune and send a reporter to follow-up on something taken directly from the paper. it is the best news source in this state. it leads and the other's fol...
- December 30th, 2014, 2:57 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Star Tribune (& other local media)
- Replies: 241
- Views: 52374
- December 30th, 2014, 2:09 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: RBC Gateway & Four Seasons - 37 stories - 519'
- Replies: 2124
- Views: 509849
Re: Nicollet Hotel Block
i think most of us just want a really tall building in our downtown. to exceed the unwritten IDS height limit. that's all. skyscrapers can be aspirational features. drive into chicago on 94 and it's like entering the emerald city. pretty much does it for me. hokey, silly.. the little kid who took th...
- December 30th, 2014, 8:27 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: RBC Gateway & Four Seasons - 37 stories - 519'
- Replies: 2124
- Views: 509849
Re: Nicollet Hotel Block
that United properties building looks interesting.
http://www.startribune.com/local/minnea ... 63771.html
http://www.startribune.com/local/minnea ... 63771.html
- December 29th, 2014, 8:39 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: RBC Gateway & Four Seasons - 37 stories - 519'
- Replies: 2124
- Views: 509849
Re: Nicollet Hotel Block
that Lileks piece is spot on. as usual he get's it. knows and loves dt mpls and wants it to thrive and go beyond mediocre. the Duval project is the only proposal that is not mediocre.
- December 24th, 2014, 6:54 am
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Fiber Internet and TV Services, Cord Cutting
- Replies: 659
- Views: 115295
Re: Minneapolis Fiber
USI is awful, their basic service within the city is sketchy and slow. you can track when people get home from work and start using the net from home, the service either stops or slows to even slower rate. you call cust service and that's their explanation. so put in more infrastructure to maybe han...
- December 23rd, 2014, 12:22 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: RBC Gateway & Four Seasons - 37 stories - 519'
- Replies: 2124
- Views: 509849
Re: Nicollet Hotel Block
his take about perhaps office space demand not so much driving the Duval proposal was interesting. i think it reads as someone who knows the market and the players who operate within it. lack of space is one of the factors which drives the building of tall towers in mega cities such as chicago and n...
- December 23rd, 2014, 10:07 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: RBC Gateway & Four Seasons - 37 stories - 519'
- Replies: 2124
- Views: 509849
- December 23rd, 2014, 9:36 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: RBC Gateway & Four Seasons - 37 stories - 519'
- Replies: 2124
- Views: 509849
Re: Nicollet Hotel Block
70 surface lots dt? i guess someone counted. that's pathetic. I like his take on all of this.
http://www.startribune.com/local/minnea ... page=1&c=y
http://www.startribune.com/local/minnea ... page=1&c=y