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From Jim Buchta (@JustListedBlog) at the Start Tribune's Twitter Account:

"Chicago-based Magellan Dev. closed on its const. loan today, which means that a sleek glass 36-story apt tower will soon rise in Loring Park"

I didn't see a thread for this one. I noticed the old building at University and Prior has been torn down and there are signs up for TC Habitat for Humanity's new Headquarters . There are a few renderings on the website including: http://www.tchabitat.org/view.image?Id=4903 Looks like they're still ...

Transit for Livable Communities has been saying that Franklin has the highest bicycle counts of any street in the city without bicycle lanes. The Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition has made Franklin a top priority this year for advocating bicycle improvements. Franklin has the connections across Hiawatha...

Just to clarify about Franklin Ave, there is a planning study going on right now through Transit for Livable Communities/Bike Walk Twin Cities to design bike lanes. However neither the city nor the county have committed to actually implementing the recommendations for bike lanes and improvements.

There was a plan by Ellerbe Becket to reuse 1 side of the Metrodome in 2008 for $853 Million. http://www.ellerbebecket.com/success/newsitem/454/Metrodome_Designers_Unveil_Extreme_Makover_Stadium_Edition_.html Maybe that's what you're remembering. The last real Metrodome renovation plan I can recall ...

What you're calling for sounds a lot like the 2005 MNDOT 35W BRT Planning Study http://www.dot.state.mn.us/projects/brt/ It looked at a phased approach to BRT implementation on 35W from downtown to Lakeville. It includes station locations and some review of the operations of a potential line and how...