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Reading through that, I get the distinct impression that both Councilmember Thune and that Fort Rd citizens organization don't want anything that would disrupt the "status quo"...

(and the eyes of oncoming cars)

BY FAR the biggest problem with them. And the reason I'm not a fan.

This was originally supposed to be a linear park including a skatepark.

Said who/which entity?

I legitimately can't think of any other investment in our region worth spending hundreds of millions of dollars.

Guess you're not interested in the Riverview line...

Amongst other myriad reasons...the basis of which depends on your viewpoint.

Matt (or maybe it was Alex?) mentioned that one on Twitter. Clearly a case of the driver going too fast. Probably to make his/her delivery inside the 30 minute window.

I'd disagree that you'd be able to push a lawsuit regarding Slide 16. There are other Federal laws that address alternatives that are or are not "reasonable and prudent". Because of the ROW requirements, a line going deeper into the Northside was not considered "reasonable and prudent...

Project manager confirmed to me that the city is the entity that will make the call on signal timings.

Guaranteed walk signal should be easily programmable. They'd probably have to re-run the traffic simulation to see if an LPI could be included. I heard that there was also an exhibit on suggestions for that area that were submitted. The project manager (whom I've known for years) emailed me a couple...

I found MnDOT's map of trunk highway house moving routes, but could find nothing at the county or local level.

(EDIT) I also sent an email to a few people I know at Hennepin County DOT to see if such a map exists at the county level.

Only within states. 3-digit Interstate route numbers can be reused in adjacent (or beyond) states. Examples include I-291 CT and MA, I-395 VA/DC and MD, and I-695 DC and MD. Another example: each of the (lower 48) West Coast states has an I-405.

Nobody to my knowledge has ever done any feasibility or location studies for such an outer loop.

I didn't read anything about Redeemer filing a lawsuit. And from what I've seen, they don't have anything they could use to successfully win one...

To which I've replied in the past, no, except perhaps for the approaches to I-94. I can see a 3rd and perhaps even 4th approach lane beginning at Van White for that junction. But west of Van White, excluding turn lanes, I don't see a need for 6 unless we wanted to provided a dedicated bus lane for t...

In two years it jumps 8,000? Something significant regionally changed to either make 2012 the odd blip make 2014 the odd blip. One could just as easily question the 4,700 drop in the other direction between 2010 and 2012. Volumes were over 20K on that segment in 2010, much closer in line with the a...

And 16,000 west of Penn. This is silly.

That was the 2012 figure. The 2014 volume was much higher...just over 24,000, and more in line with adjacent segments.

Back to 110, here's a theoretical freeway concept I've come up with, including full interchanges at Hwy 13, I-35E, Dodd Rd, and Delaware Ave, and a partial interchange just west of Lexington Ave. Mendota Rd ties into the northern frontage road. I've also included a continuous bike/ped path along the...

Not bad. I'm not convinced that you'd be able to keep a sharp turn at Minnetonka & Inglewood, but the basic concept isn't bad.

Once you get north of the I-694 vicinity, there's no reason why WBA needs to remain 4 lanes. Everything north of Orchard Ln sees less than 10K AADT. That segment could easily see a lane taken away with LRT running down the center...the only footprint expansion necessary would be at station locations...

A more direct freeway connection between Mendota Bridge and 52 would be a nice-to-have, but I'm not convinced that it's really necessary. Some number crunching: - Busiest segment of 110 is 27.5K AADT (35E to Dodd). Busiest segment of 55 is 28.5K AADT (110 to 13). - 52 to 110 is 2 miles longer than s...