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- June 5th, 2017, 12:36 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: The Dayton's Project
- Replies: 354
- Views: 256607
Re: Downtown Minneapolis Macy's Building
Sadly Macy's owns the retail name Dayton now... and Marshall Fields and Hudsons... If (when?) Macy's goes out of business the name might then become available ...would be awesome to bring that back... I always thought the two sons of Governor Dayton who created "Askov Finlayson" and who a...
- May 30th, 2017, 2:50 pm
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: Maplewood, North St Paul, & Oakdale - General Topics
- Replies: 34
- Views: 18856
Re: Oakdale Kmart to close
Hy-Vee will be opening up a new store across from the soon-to-be-closed J-Mart, on the site of the old Oakdale Mall. It's about time this area got a decent grocery store. Maybe Cub/former Rainbow will step up their game. Oh, how naive I was about HyVee 3 years ago.... Anyway , has there been any ne...
- May 11th, 2017, 12:41 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Target Center Renovation
- Replies: 548
- Views: 129963
Re: Target Center Renovation
It's interesting to contrast this discussion with the one on Block E. Did anyone ever argue for Block E to retain its original look? Not saying I disagree with Nathan, just noting the difference. The difference, I would say, is that the "old" Block E was an architectural MadLib. A super-s...
- May 9th, 2017, 9:00 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Strava Aggregate Heat Maps - useful for planning
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1238
Re: Strava Aggregate Heat Maps - useful for planning
One objection to the 4-3 + bike lane conversion on Rice Street is that "nobody bikes on Rice Street". But if you look at Strava, you can see that many cyclists use Rice Street -- they are just being ignored. I doubt that many people biking down Rice are doing it for recreation, they are do...
- May 9th, 2017, 9:23 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Strava Aggregate Heat Maps - useful for planning
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1238
Strava Aggregate Heat Maps - useful for planning
I just did a search for Strava on this site, only to find two references to it -- one by myself. I think Strava Heat Maps would be a useful tool for evaluating where bike lanes and bike paths are needed, as well as improvements to pedestrian safety. It is based upon users uploading their rides to th...
- May 9th, 2017, 9:15 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Street, Road and Highway Projects
- Replies: 1392
- Views: 613628
Re: Street, Road and Highway Projects
I try to point out all the benefits of 4-3 conversions, and how all users on Rice would benefit. But since it includes "bike lanes" a lot of people are holding the status quo on Rice Street. I've even heard things like "no one bikes on Rice Street! We don't need bike lanes." whic...
- April 18th, 2017, 8:09 am
- Forum: Saint Paul
- Topic: Galtier Plaza
- Replies: 77
- Views: 26625
Re: Cray Plaza (née Galtier Plaza)
Isn't this part of why Cray left? Lack of contiguous office space at the highest level? That's the official word. There was also the small matter of it raining in the office rather regularly. And the flood that took out the machine room. And the fact that the Green Line was entirely constructed fro...
- April 12th, 2017, 8:33 am
- Forum: Saint Paul
- Topic: Wabasha Center (Former Macy's) - Downtown St. Paul
- Replies: 211
- Views: 59174
Re: Wabasha Center (Former Macy's) - Downtown St. Paul
Tim Horton's is coming! Tim Horton's is coming! Get ready for your double-doubles and maple-glazed donuts! (Tim's is seriously my favorite chain coffee shop by far.)
http://www.twincities.com/2017/04/11/on ... tice-rink/
http://www.twincities.com/2017/04/11/on ... tice-rink/
- April 12th, 2017, 8:24 am
- Forum: Saint Paul
- Topic: Saint Paul - General Topics
- Replies: 694
- Views: 395095
Re: Saint Paul - General Topics
Got an idea to remake St. Paul's police building? Make sure it's not housing http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2017/04/11/got-an-idea-to-remake-st-pauls-police-building.html Per an announcement from the St. Paul Planning and Economic Development department, "Proposals to demolish the ...
- April 10th, 2017, 9:29 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Mayo Clinic Square
- Replies: 512
- Views: 89737
Re: Mayo Clinic Square
Leased doesn't necessarily mean active. Keep in mind the Woolworth building in St. Paul was apparently "100% leased" until just recently despite being vacant for decades. Not sure how that works... I'm having trouble finding out whom it was held by, but I've read a few places it had a lon...
- April 7th, 2017, 12:24 pm
- Forum: Saint Paul
- Topic: Allianz Field and Snelling-Midway Development
- Replies: 812
- Views: 218779
Re: Soccer Stadium and Snelling-Midway Development
Any developer looking for a big box anchor tenant right now deserves the shitstorm about to hit their books due to the collapse of this segment. "Who the hell wouldn't want to use TIF financing to lure Hy-Vee fitness centers, gas stations, liquor, and fake-and-bake pizza all under one glorious...
- April 4th, 2017, 11:07 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Archive Apartments - 110 1st Street N
- Replies: 161
- Views: 55188
- March 24th, 2017, 8:08 am
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: Suburban Malls and Associated Retail News
- Replies: 239
- Views: 171397
Re: Suburban Malls and Associated Retail News
Adding a 4th tenant now just seems like a poor long-term strategy when the mall owner probably could've waited a few years and negotiated an exit with one of the other 3 anchors. The anchors all own their plats and respective buildings. My guess is that at this point, none of them are interested in...
- March 22nd, 2017, 2:49 pm
- Forum: Saint Paul
- Topic: Saint Paul - General Topics
- Replies: 694
- Views: 395095
Re: Saint Paul - General Topics
http://www.twincities.com/2017/03/22/st ... ave-buyer/
There is a new buyer for the Pioneer Press building. Interesting that they are moving from away from "upscale".
There is a new buyer for the Pioneer Press building. Interesting that they are moving from away from "upscale".
- February 28th, 2017, 9:56 am
- Forum: Saint Paul
- Topic: Saint Paul - General Topics
- Replies: 694
- Views: 395095
Re: Saint Paul - General Topics
Last month it received an asbestos clean-up grant - so it must be!I don't get into downtown St Paul often, is this project moving forward?
- February 23rd, 2017, 1:43 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Uptown - LynLake - The Wedge - News & General
- Replies: 1498
- Views: 590502
Re: Uptown General Topics & Development Map
It's definitely "out of character" for the neighborhood... I "mildly" like it. It is a well-kept mid-century building with a cool exterior pattern. The street level could be spruced up a bit, maybe a couple more trees added. Given the bland sameness out of apartment projects in ...
- February 23rd, 2017, 9:42 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Minneapolis Skyway System
- Replies: 519
- Views: 105375
Re: Minneapolis Skyway System
I don't know who you're arguing with, because nothing that you're saying is a response to what I've argued here. Your latest article isn't even about skyways, but "downtown"! One (final) time, it is possible for both of the following propositions to be true: 1) there is crime in the skywa...
- February 22nd, 2017, 1:28 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Minneapolis Skyway System
- Replies: 519
- Views: 105375
Re: Minneapolis Skyway System
Great strawman, but again, has anyone here said that downtown Saint Paul is problem-free? The strawman was crying "racism" in regards to the problems that have started occurring near St. Paul's skyway-street connection at Central Station once it was built. I merely pointed to this street ...
- February 22nd, 2017, 9:16 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Minneapolis Skyway System
- Replies: 519
- Views: 105375
Re: Minneapolis Skyway System
We are never going to make any progress on our racial issues if white people keep insisting that it's "not helpful" to point out racism. Or worse, view being called on the racist baggage that each and every one of us has as more offensive than the actual racism. "Statistics on report...
- February 19th, 2017, 5:50 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Purple Line BRT (Rush Line Corridor)
- Replies: 733
- Views: 351230
Re: Rush Line Corridor (Alternatives Analysis)
There is too much focus on Minneapolis, without realizing that not everyone has the need or desire to go there! I chose to live in Maplewood (as opposed to, say, Robbinsdale) because it is close to St. Paul, but I digress. People using this line won't be using it to take to Minneapolis, so I am not ...