urbanMSP

What about an autonomous train car that is one track and one car that goes from west end up the cedar lake trail top Penn station and back.

Wouldn't some of the developers that are building all along the greenway be able to throw some weight around to push this project along?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajfroggie/8396801042/

Is that what we are taking about?

Biked along the Cedar Lake Trail through downtown this afternoon…was somewhat disappointed that I didn't see any construction from that level. Did I just miss it? Yeah the Cedar Lake runs lower so you probably cant see the construction though I haven't been on it since last fall. With that said I d...

Can the project move ahead at all without Minneapolis' approval if they wanted to for the benefit of the region?

Or another random thought I just had. What about going from the west lake stop all the way down to the Hiawatha line and directly into downtown. You could make it so the train doesn't stop at the blue line stops and goes into downtown where it stops at all downtown stops. You eliminate 4 stops and a...

Even removing parking wouldn't be enough, if you want to fit such luxuries as turn lanes, station platforms, and well, sidewalks. This isn't totally scientific, but here is more or less what a 4 lane Hennepin Ave. with light rail would look like with split side station platforms like most of those ...

I plan on doing my own bike tour taking pictures around town. Just got a new dslr a few months ago that I'm eager to use.

I just joined and haven't read the whole thread but why not have a light rail down midtown greenway? Seems like there is talk and I personally think it would be route used a lot especially if it went from the southwest corridor to the central corridor lines.