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MPR on the proposal.

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/01/0 ... -destroyed

The vacant lot adjacent to Sven and Ole’s has a multi use proposal.

https://wtip.org/proposed-downtown-gran ... nd-zoning/

Fascinating video take on the UK’s experiment in privatizing busing (except London).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc0DFCVzAEY

Less than 10 minutes long.

Designing roads to divert rain for agricultural storage and use, rather than diverted into storm water.

https://www.wired.com/story/this-radica ... lly-works/

Some people actually think it looks like Somalia's flag? :? Just put them together and you'll see they aren't similar in any way besides both of them having a star. My brother remarked that he felt the tricolor was a knock-off worse version of the Jubaland flag, and that it was clearly borrowed fro...

Secondary Meanings : (Interaction between elements) … - The swallowtail/chevron creates an arrow pointing at the North Star when flying horizontally, and when hanging vertically it looks like a waterway disappearing into the distance with the star in the sky above. I can see heads of trolls mad tha...

I loved the tri-color bars. *sigh*

Wild tilt shift video from Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty that makes it look like a stop motion video of tiny models.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj4rdkaK4-k

Near West Bush Lake Road and 494, a vacant site along W. 78th St has a proposed 200 unit plus day care. https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2023/12/15/bloomington-enclave-life-time-apartments-daycare.html In the sliver of Bloomington north of 494. The article says an old Life Time Fitness wa...

Fascinating history about Duluth’s stagnation.

https://www.startribune.com/duluth-econ ... 600328509/

Though it regrettably does not interrogate the idea building 35 through downtown “revitalized” it.

Possible trend. Churches converted to housing.

https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/ ... polis.html

On the reckless design of Cybertruck.


https://slate.com/technology/2023/12/cy ... anger.html

Upper Harbor Terminal land transfer completed.

https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/ ... -park.html

I think there were lost opportunities in the Cedar Lake Trail reconstruction to do a separation of pedestrian from cyclist trails. There were some sections that had room to build sections where walkers could have parallel separation, but seems engineers hoovered up all that to excavate storm water t...

The close proximity to the Royalston or Target Field stations is interesting to think about (two block walks?) but crossing Olson or 7th is an unpleasant experience.

It’s also going to have close freeway access for drivers, and frankly that matters to many people still.

This is arguably North Loop, but the Wells Fargo site at Olson Memorial and 7th will be closed and sold. Branch relocating closer to North Minneapolis.

https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/ ... ghway.html

2415 Emerson S 6 stories. 32 units 3k of retail space replacing a single family home. https://lims.minneapolismn.gov/download/Agenda/5120/2415EmersonAveSStaffMemo2.pdf/87582/4138/2415%20Emerson%20Ave%20S%20Staff%20Memo An update, slightly lowered height so to not require a variance. https://www.biz...

Small thing, but it stood out to me how much that awning sticks out and how much shade is being provided. I love it. I wish more projects actually followed through and built it. Even without consideration of climate change, cities need to offer more shade for residents and visitors right now. Kudos ...

The trail is at the planning of Three Rivers, for the long awaited 21 mile north south bike trail to parallel the CP rail line. Three Rivers is asking the city councils to vote on preferred routes through their respective cities by Dec 5 in order to allow the regional park district to apply for fede...