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by mullen
January 12th, 2015, 9:47 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: U.S. Bank Stadium
Replies: 2080
Views: 189211

Re: Minnesota Multi Purpose Stadium

yea probably like the glove feature. i wonder when they're going to announce the u.s. bank naming rights already.
by mullen
January 12th, 2015, 9:20 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Downtown Parking Facilities
Replies: 162
Views: 27764

Re: Downtown Parking

i love that opinion piece and this highlights why it's been so hard for downtown to improve. it seems only increased demand for open parcels will get these surface lot owners to sell their cash cows. with developers competing and driving up prices. my personal top of the list for worst is that lot a...
by mullen
January 12th, 2015, 7:48 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: U.S. Bank Stadium
Replies: 2080
Views: 189211

Re: Minnesota Multi Purpose Stadium

little water feature there with the mini viking ship. kinda amusing.
by mullen
January 9th, 2015, 3:06 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: AC Marriott Hotel - 401 Hennepin Ave (Andrews Hotel site)
Replies: 353
Views: 79215

Re: AC Marriott Hotel (401 Hennepin Ave / Andrews Hotel site

The way things get knocked down in this city it will be gone within a decade anyway. There...problem solved. you couldn't be wronger..the myth of "teardownapolis" as promulgated by our stupid local media. it's as if this was the only city in the united states that tore down buildings in t...
by mullen
January 9th, 2015, 2:36 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Target Field Station (the Hotel) & Target Field Station (the Station)
Replies: 1016
Views: 174836

Re: Target Field Station

very cool. the station's design has proven a magnet for special events. i was unsure about this "open design" but it works well as a dual function transit stop and event space.
by mullen
January 9th, 2015, 7:57 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: AC Marriott Hotel - 401 Hennepin Ave (Andrews Hotel site)
Replies: 353
Views: 79215

Re: AC Marriott Hotel (401 Hennepin Ave / Andrews Hotel site

design and massing are broad terms. i do believe this is within the scope of our planning commission. how the building meets the sidewalk, quality of building materials, height and so on. and the planning commission results are then reviewed by the city council's planning committee and eventually th...
by mullen
January 8th, 2015, 10:03 am
Forum: Cities Around the World
Topic: London
Replies: 18
Views: 9224

Re: London

i've only been to london a couple times, last in 2012. found the tube seamless and wonderful. took a sidetrip to manchester and absolutely love that city. they have a growing tram network. many british cities are now expanding their rail. i agree the inner-city rail lacks because of the different pr...
by mullen
January 7th, 2015, 12:08 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
Replies: 5265
Views: 1247333

Re: Southwest LRT (Green Line Extension)

why is any of this surprising. old news since the election results. state government is akin to high school, one big clique of crap. except to insiders, lobbyists and politcal reporters who live at the capitol and feel validated when some self important legislator smiles at them. i interned at the c...
by mullen
January 6th, 2015, 2:36 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News
Replies: 1432
Views: 479580

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

http://www.startribune.com/blogs/287661061.html
the reader comments below this story are precious.
by mullen
January 6th, 2015, 11:35 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: RBC Gateway & Four Seasons - 37 stories - 519'
Replies: 2124
Views: 487405

Re: Nicollet Hotel Block

i don't like the spire of one wtc, but i don't think it's a failed building.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/colu ... tml#page=1
by mullen
January 6th, 2015, 9:13 am
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Embarrassing Confessions of Urbanists
Replies: 349
Views: 98431

Re: Embarrassing Confessions of Urbanists

lived in south mpls nearly my entire life. never had been to white bear lake's town center until i drove up a few weeks ago to go to this little record shop. it's a quaint downtown. then i discovered they have one of the few taco john's locations in this metro. so of course i'll be back. i've never ...
by mullen
January 5th, 2015, 8:14 am
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Star Tribune (& other local media)
Replies: 241
Views: 51447

Re: Star Tribune

a lot of stories on our local tv news are flushed from articles in the strib. watch the local early news in particular. they'll go over the star tribune and send a reporter to follow-up on something taken directly from the paper. it is the best news source in this state. it leads and the other's fol...
by mullen
December 30th, 2014, 2:57 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Star Tribune (& other local media)
Replies: 241
Views: 51447

Re: Star Tribune

the pioneer press website has sucked since it's inception.
by mullen
December 30th, 2014, 2:09 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: RBC Gateway & Four Seasons - 37 stories - 519'
Replies: 2124
Views: 487405

Re: Nicollet Hotel Block

i think most of us just want a really tall building in our downtown. to exceed the unwritten IDS height limit. that's all. skyscrapers can be aspirational features. drive into chicago on 94 and it's like entering the emerald city. pretty much does it for me. hokey, silly.. the little kid who took th...
by mullen
December 30th, 2014, 8:27 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: RBC Gateway & Four Seasons - 37 stories - 519'
Replies: 2124
Views: 487405

Re: Nicollet Hotel Block

that United properties building looks interesting.
http://www.startribune.com/local/minnea ... 63771.html
by mullen
December 29th, 2014, 8:39 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: RBC Gateway & Four Seasons - 37 stories - 519'
Replies: 2124
Views: 487405

Re: Nicollet Hotel Block

that Lileks piece is spot on. as usual he get's it. knows and loves dt mpls and wants it to thrive and go beyond mediocre. the Duval project is the only proposal that is not mediocre.
by mullen
December 24th, 2014, 6:54 am
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Fiber Internet and TV Services, Cord Cutting
Replies: 659
Views: 107589

Re: Minneapolis Fiber

USI is awful, their basic service within the city is sketchy and slow. you can track when people get home from work and start using the net from home, the service either stops or slows to even slower rate. you call cust service and that's their explanation. so put in more infrastructure to maybe han...
by mullen
December 23rd, 2014, 12:22 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: RBC Gateway & Four Seasons - 37 stories - 519'
Replies: 2124
Views: 487405

Re: Nicollet Hotel Block

his take about perhaps office space demand not so much driving the Duval proposal was interesting. i think it reads as someone who knows the market and the players who operate within it. lack of space is one of the factors which drives the building of tall towers in mega cities such as chicago and n...
by mullen
December 23rd, 2014, 10:07 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: RBC Gateway & Four Seasons - 37 stories - 519'
Replies: 2124
Views: 487405

Re: Nicollet Hotel Block

oh thanks for that link. look at all that red. sheesh.
by mullen
December 23rd, 2014, 9:36 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: RBC Gateway & Four Seasons - 37 stories - 519'
Replies: 2124
Views: 487405

Re: Nicollet Hotel Block

70 surface lots dt? i guess someone counted. that's pathetic. I like his take on all of this.
http://www.startribune.com/local/minnea ... page=1&c=y