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Does Anyone know why they have been installing gate arms on the on ramps to 94. I noticed them on the east bound on ramps off hennepin and not they are on the west bound on ramp at Vandalia in st paul

Last I heard they won't open it but will potential put a car on the tracks to complete testing that segment to try to speed up the opening once the tunnel is completed

I rode the D line from downtown to south minneapolis, never rode the 5 before but it just seemed to flow better down the street and not get hung up at lights. Not sure if that is the far side boarding or TSP but it felt like it was quicker.

they decided on those directions to funnel people to 46th to get on 35w so I don't think they would switch them around

the U of M is also buying up property to the west of the huron interchange to expand their medical campus so that might help with the walk along there.

it may be 7,500 average but when any U of M event is happening it gets pretty heavy usage. I still like you are right though that the whole area and street could use a remodel to make it much more pedestrian friendly

I was out there this weekend too and was looking at the prices of the townhomes. They are now starting in the high 700s with some of the move in ready ones sitting at over $1 million. Just kinda crazy when they first were announced they were supposed to start in the 400s.

I think we also need to start doing raised crosswalks and this would be a perfect place to start.

Evie has a whole fleet of cars sitting at the old amtrak depot. Wonder what they are waiting for getting them in service? maybe there are tracking parts that are on back order.

axios twin cities has been keeping a list

https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities ... ction-2023

Centro is opening a third location at Highland park by the movie theater. I really enjoy their food and their set up so its cool to see them expanding

They are putting the concrete barriers and fencing back up around the precinct again. Really sad to see, anyone know why?

Just in case anyone was interested or wanted to share with people Metro Transit is doing a "drive the bus" hiring event on Saturday February 4th from 9am to 12pm at the new North Loop Garage. https://www.facebook.com/MetroTransitMN/videos/6302496486435805/?extid=CL-UNK-UNK-UNK-AN_GK0T-GK1C...

I also think they are planning on rolling out the transit ambassadors this summer so hopefully that can help some what

New fare collection machines are being installed on the busses that would be able to accept tap to pay on phones eventually but would have to be turned on. I think the short term idea is to get rid of the separate go to card readers on the buses.

They have been having issues with that connection for a while now. Wouldn't be surprised if they never reopened it.

Ok, got some questions about what that building labeled "Terminal" off of 28th Avenue and 62nd Street will be in Alt 2A. 2A also looks like they'll pave over Mother Lake completely. FBO is just like private jet operators so they would tear down all the buildings on E 70th by terminal 2 an...

They recently just did some small work on the building as parts of the overhang and such were falling down and fixed up the parking lot a bit

there are a bunch of pre approved builders and architects. I also believe that someone could theoretically build up to a triplex on the lots if they wanted to.

https://highlandbridgecustomhomes.com/

I toured the model units over the weekend and was surprised at how small some of the spaces were. The main living and kitchen areas were very nice but the bedrooms were very small. The finishes also didn't seem super nice for 700k. Also with the amount of stairs I feel like it might be a hard sell f...