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by Oreos&Milk
October 31st, 2022, 6:23 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
Replies: 1749
Views: 976156

Re: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT

Instead of trying to connect North Loop via LRT I think a streetcar line on Nicollet from Lake Street to Washington Ave where it can make a beautiful turn onto Washington Ave and continue west into North Loop and maybe even terminate with a Metro Blue line connection. That would be a much better sol...
by Oreos&Milk
October 11th, 2022, 3:53 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Riverview Corridor Streetcar
Replies: 1194
Views: 553743

Re: Riverview Corridor Streetcar

Mr. Mayor! Tear down this maintenance facility! ..yea, looks like St. Paul got their version of a Lake St. Kmart.. Is there even an eastern fantasy green-line extension route? I would be all for redeveloping the maintenance facility into a nice development park full of housing, and whatever else the...
by Oreos&Milk
October 4th, 2022, 5:43 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Root District - Farmers Market / Royalston Station
Replies: 81
Views: 56763

Re: Root District - Farmers Market / Royalston Station

Xcel campus proposal for the next 100 years wants their 11 acre campus east on 94 and adjacent to the regional trail to be a … 4 story office for the service crews. https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2022/09/19/xcel-energy-plans-minneapolis-office-redevelopment.html A bit lackluster... it'...
by Oreos&Milk
October 4th, 2022, 5:21 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Purple Line BRT (Rush Line Corridor)
Replies: 733
Views: 345361

Re: Purple Line BRT (Rush Line Corridor)

Gotta imagine that Wells St option, or even the moved Arcade St station, would cut capital costs notably by not requiring a separate bridge to get from Arcade back to the busway, in addition to improving service by removing a left turn across Arcade in each direction. Yes, but will Wells St. Statio...
by Oreos&Milk
September 21st, 2022, 1:46 pm
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Cedar Ave Corridor - Richfield
Replies: 106
Views: 46142

Re: Cedar Ave Corridor - Richfield

There was a work session Tuesday night to discuss a new proposal by Boisclair and another partner for the "Cedar Point II" site bounded by Richfield Pkwy to the north and east, 65th to the south, and 16th Ave to the west. Their new proposal has quite a few more townhomes (packed more tigh...
by Oreos&Milk
August 17th, 2022, 8:01 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
Replies: 5265
Views: 1246686

Re: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT

When were they saying Cedar Lake Regional Trail would reopen this fall? I've gotten the weekly construction emails for the past year and a half and I'm pretty sure that's been off the table since they changed construction methods on the south end of the tunnel ages ago. They have said that they put...
by Oreos&Milk
August 17th, 2022, 2:43 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: 307 Oak Grove Apartment Proposal
Replies: 16
Views: 16109

Re: 307 Oak Grove Apartment Proposal

Oh.. I was looking at the older rendering (as shown in the Business Journal Linked article above) The updated ones are beyond beatiful and look great! The stone color seems a smidge dark, but likely that is due to the rendering and will be a smidge lighter when actually built. Also, the entrance loo...
by Oreos&Milk
August 10th, 2022, 4:43 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: County Road 42 BRT
Replies: 14
Views: 2560

Re: County Road 42 BRT

^ https://urbanmsp.com/download/file.php?id=1507 Oooooooooooooooo!!! https://i.postimg.cc/GtX2492q/122.png I want one over 42 & Mystic Lake Dr. connecting Mystic Lake to Caterbury Park to Valley Fair to the 169 bike trail! I want one over 42 & Burnsville Center that connects 35W & Kenri...
by Oreos&Milk
August 10th, 2022, 4:24 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: County Road 42 BRT
Replies: 14
Views: 2560

Re: County Road 42 BRT

Question - When the Apple Valley Walmart Scooters take the Co. Rd. 42 BRT to the Lakeville Hyvee will they be ALSO counted as a rider? Thereby inflating the ridership numbers or will just the Walmart customer riding the stollen -eh I mean borrowed scooter be counted? But in all seriousness, I questi...
by Oreos&Milk
August 10th, 2022, 3:41 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
Replies: 5265
Views: 1246686

Re: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT

They gotta have some solution Maybe break it down into segments North Bound: 1 City West Station to Opus Station with stops at Shady Oak station and West Lake Station only for transfers to 2 then direct to downtown 2 Shady Oak Station to West Lake Station then direct to downtown 3 Penn Station (I fo...
by Oreos&Milk
August 9th, 2022, 1:43 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
Replies: 5265
Views: 1246686

Re: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT

https://metrocouncil.org/getdoc/05f34bc2-b2a2-4671-999d-7350bdb41133/BusinessItem.aspx SWLRT project update from 2 days ago, based on many of those images of stations out west, if it wasn't for this tunnel debacle.... this would be opening next year most likely. Serious question... Why can't they o...
by Oreos&Milk
August 9th, 2022, 12:54 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: 307 Oak Grove Apartment Proposal
Replies: 16
Views: 16109

Re: 307 Oak Grove Apartment Proposal

It will still be one of the most attractive buildings on the street though. Yes, but I hope they improve the balcony placements. They are too random and look to chaotic. We need more board members with OCD to help keep our community looking more orderly. The balconies on the side look much more ful...
by Oreos&Milk
July 20th, 2022, 9:00 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Orange Line / 35W@94: Downtown to Crosstown Project
Replies: 1121
Views: 242122

Re: Orange Line / 35W@94: Downtown to Crosstown Project

There's a couple of different options, but this is the one the city of Burnsville likes. It's hard to see, but there's a "pedestrian cloverleaf" in the northwest corner where to go from one transit station to another you go around the loop and then either over 13 along Nicollet or under N...
by Oreos&Milk
June 22nd, 2022, 4:04 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Amtrak: Empire Builder and Borealis (TCMC)
Replies: 625
Views: 391181

Re: Amtrak Empire Builder and TCMC

I have a Fantasy Map dream of linking the Empire Builder from downtown St. Paul to downtown Minneapolis along a vacated I94 corridor. I'm not sure how to connect from Union Depot into the freeway trench, but imagine a connection near the Wabash bridge over I94 near the old Amtrak Depot. The route w...
by Oreos&Milk
June 22nd, 2022, 3:45 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
Replies: 5265
Views: 1246686

Re: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT

While I agree that north of 394 would benefit from different zoning to take better advantage of its proximity to light rail, I'm honestly fine with 21st St. Station being the equivalent of the Minnehaha/50th Station on the Blue Line. It's where people will be able to take transit directly to a crow...
by Oreos&Milk
June 22nd, 2022, 2:30 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Orange Line / 35W@94: Downtown to Crosstown Project
Replies: 1121
Views: 242122

Re: Orange Line / 35W@94: Downtown to Crosstown Project

Eww!... if they paint Marq / 2nd RED then were just MONTHS away from Nicollet Mall being painted High Quality-Luxury Red shaped brick! https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/seamless-red-brick-wall-white-bead-continuous-replication-texture-pattern-vector-illustration-eps-129588885.jpg Long as we create a m...
by Oreos&Milk
June 1st, 2022, 1:21 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) Clinic Expansion
Replies: 124
Views: 96480

Re: Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) Clinic Expansion

It would be a great location (2nd floor) for a Pharmacy, and maybe even a small cafeteria that could provide meals to the hospital visitors and skyway patrons. Maybe not residential housing, but at least some office space that could be converted to retail down the line. Some day this HCMC skyway con...
by Oreos&Milk
January 30th, 2022, 11:08 am
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Fiber Internet and TV Services, Cord Cutting
Replies: 659
Views: 107536

Re: Fiber Internet and TV Services, Cord Cutting

Sounds like Comcast is defending their territory well. Be interesting to see how the ISP gang war develops in the future.
by Oreos&Milk
January 30th, 2022, 11:03 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Red Line (Cedar Avenue BRT)
Replies: 538
Views: 223365

Re: Red Line (Cedar Avenue BRT)

Yea if the red line was “expanded” to its original intent with an express trip to downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul at LEAST during rush hour then yes it would be worth it’s weight in gold… rose gold to be specific… Maybe when everything opens up and Metro Transit and MVTA can find a way to...
by Oreos&Milk
January 30th, 2022, 10:57 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Rochester LINK BRT
Replies: 4
Views: 864

Re: Rochester LINK BRT

Fingers crossed they actually go through with dedicated lanes and signal priority. Hopefully they're considering electric buses. 🤔 Yea, I bet they could get a great deal from buying those battery Electric buses from metro transit that keep breaking down. That or build something that actually is dep...