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How would having many stops on the Orange line prevent fast transit into downtown for commuters? You can have both slow buses (stop at many stops) and fast buses (stop at few stops) on the same line using the same stations. Nicollet and 35W are two short blocks from each other so why not kill two bi...

You should, however, email Elizabeth Glidden and Betsey Hodges and let them know that you support a station there. Do it now and do it when they start talking about 35W at 38th St again. Done. This could really help accelerate the positive trajectory that this area of South Minneapolis is currently...

You should, however, email Elizabeth Glidden and Betsey Hodges and let them know that you support a station there. Do it now and do it when they start talking about 35W at 38th St again. Done. This could really help accelerate the positive trajectory that this area of South Minneapolis is currently...

Saw crews working on 5th Ave S near 46th street yesterday. That area not scheduled to go live until October, does that mean they're ahead of schedule? (my street is scheduled in November but would love to get it sooner!) The crews were in my neighborhood along Blaisdell about two months prior to se...

Would it be absurd to forget BRT/Streetcar on Nicollet south of Lake and instead shoot for Orange line stations at most 35W overpasses (about every 4 blocks)? BRT/Streetcar on Nicollet still makes sense north of Lake because of the density and the fact that 35W jogs eastward starting around Lake. So...

http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/print-edition/2015/06/19/united-properties-recasts-minneapolis-tower-plan.html From the article: 30- to 40-story, mixed-use tower ... Because condos are larger than apartments, the number of residential units will decrease from about 300 to 150. Does that mean ...

After initial construction is complete, it seems like a no-brainer to shoot for future stops at Franklin, 38th, and possibly 54th/Diamond Lake. Is there any chance some of these might happen within a decade after completion or would a 46th St type station construction have to coincide with bridge re...

I know on Jackson and 7th there is a lonely kiosk with a few cars, but wouldn't it make sense to put that in SPUD? Get a bit more activity in there. That would make total sense. There's already an Avis and Enterprise downtown. Perhaps it's just a matter of waiting for their existing leases to run o...

Southwest Journal reports newly opened "Trapped Puzzle Rooms" at 2717 Lyndale Ave S: http://www.southwestjournal.com/news/biz-buzzes/trapped-on-lyndale-avenue I'd never heard of this kind of thing before but it sounds pretty fun. Basically, they lock you and your friends in a room and you ...

http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/b ... rever.html

That's too bad, I kind of like the dark black.

Any rumors on what's going on just north of Cinco De Mayo Mercado on Nicollet Ave?

FWIW, someone told me they overheard a Mercado employee saying that it'll be apartments. No idea how large or if it'll include mixed use.

Would suggesting the inclusion of a movie theater in whatever happens here be a faux pas? The site already has fairly good bus and biking transit options. By 2020 freeway access will be improved with additional ramps at Lake St, there'll be a BRT station at 35W & Lake, Blaisdell & 1st Ave wi...

A Fresh Market is going in at the old Best Food Market space at Nicollet and 38th. Fresh Market opened on Monday, 7/6. Walked through this morning. It's a HUGE improvement over Best Food Market. Certainly feels "fresh". They're still building inventory and the exterior signage isn't up ye...

So now that they own the properties, how long before the shovels hit the dirt?

Fantastic news!! This area really needs residential density like this to fuel the continuing redevelopment. There's so much opportunity from Lake to 38th on Nicollet and then eastwards on 38th.

New restaurant "Ramen Kazama" coming to 34th & Nicollet:

http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/n ... urant.html

Great to see the continuing redevelopment of south Nicollet Ave!!!

Uhg... it's almost like they bought the naming rights for the downtown skyline (from those angles).

And the house/vacant storefront at 3734ish Nicollet (just north of Cinco de Mayo Mercado) has been torn down. It's a fairly wide lot. The owner of the Mercado purchased that double lot last year and already owns the vacant single lot between it and the Mercado. It'll be interesting to see what thei...

Just an observation... I've been watching when the various segments go live on USI's website. The big Lyndale and Blaisdell segments went live about a week before the stated availability dates so it appears things are still running ahead of schedule. Hopefully all the purple areas on the map do inde...

Looks like the Holiday Inn Express is relocating to 317 2nd Ave S and gobbling up another parking lot. The hearing is first up during Monday's planning commission: http://www.minneapolismn.gov/meetings/planning/WCMS1P-142464 Ok... so it's a small parking lot and not very visible from any street, but...