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I would say the lot is at least 80% full most days, have seen it at 95-99% full when the weather is bad. With the current speed restrictions in the Northtown Yard, the bus is actually faster to downtown than Northstar in generally traffic, and as twincitizen points out, actually goes to the CBD. SO ...

365's parking ramp has new lighting tricks up its sleeve!

CTA's Loop Link BRT stations and dedicated lanes worked real well when I visited this past summer, despite Chicago downtown traffic.

I recall reading that all construction equipment that was blocking sidewalks or roadways had to be removed by the middle of January(ish) for the Super Bowl. So they'll likely bring back a crane in February. I doubt it. The crane wasn't blocking the sidewalks, the building is almost done, plus it co...

Also, when NYC Pentagram was brought in to do the new wayfinding and image of Nicollet I was hoping the downtown council might take them on for a redesign or new wayfinding of the skyway, but sadly not... Something like these could have been great https://www.pentagram.com/work/penn-station-west-end...

I'm also a fan of http://rachelbrandon.com/better-signage-for-the-skyway-part-3-of-the-minneapolis-skyway-redesign/ http://rachelbrandon.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/mpls-skyway-signage1.jpg The existing is just so awful, dated, unreadable and way to kitchy. Let's be honest, the lakes aren't downt...

Why not something more branded

Thinking more about a good pilot route, what about giving the six some dedicated space. It can get pretty slow on Hennepin in the afternoon. Hennepin is set to undergo reconstruction in 2020. https://www.hennepindowntown.com/ Now is the time to push for better bus routing downtown. Also, the 6 is s...

One of the ideas I've been kicking around in my head for awhile is an express LRT line between the DT's. Umm, you know the Green Line was originally planned to be this, but the neighborhoods didn't want something else to divide communities like 94, and the Met Council wanted development, so a 94 ro...

New route not going well... http://wsav.com/2017/12/18/breaking-new ... 5-freeway/

Does anyone know the budget of this new city office project? For some reason I doubt it will be anywhere near 200m dollars, so I think we should keep our expectations a little more reasonable. Based on the design fees of $6.2M, if it's based on an average 12% of construction budget, safe to say pro...

If Frey has his eyes set on Broadway/Washington streetcar, I think that's a win! Nicollet will never happen since it had the perception of being a debacle. If the line turned down Hennepin for two blocks and connected to the Hennepin Avenue/Warehouse District Station, I think then you'd have a prett...

Could we, as a group, maybe, just maybe, refrain from posting about fantasy extensions to routes that haven't yet been built, or even funded? It's fine to have those thoughts in your head (and maybe even whip up a map for your own personal enjoyment), but I am really not sold on the value of broadc...

Can the current routes (887, 805, 812, 813, 815 and 850) be adjusted in terms of frequency, departure times, and route layout to encourage more people to transfer at there respected stations? NO, Northstar is COMMUTER RAIL, which in the suburbs = Park & Ride plain and simple. Besides the 850, w...

Looks like they're doing photo-ops... Pretty cool, but wish it was standing upright.

Would be cool, expensive, but cool..

Sounds like it would be scary, expensive, and scary...

Based on some good suggestions, here's my desired transit map! https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Kr4mo1YbEZQUBGPBFXGs4WNWrKdbTvI2&usp=sharing ^ Based on routes in some phase of planning: https://metrocouncil.org/Council-Meetings/Committees/Transportation-Committee/2017/July-10,-2017/Info-5-_-ABR...

I personally like the Northstar branding and would want it to stay in a regional scenario, same with NLX branding. That said, each trip could have a route letter/number with it. R100's Northstar, R200's NLX, etc. Portland Streetcar does letters & colors, Seattle just uses street names. I think c...

I noticed they put some new pavement on some of the streets around that stadium. I bike, but don't recall any bumps commuting home that way. Park & Portland through the commons received new red overlays this fall (needed) 4th looks to have received mill & overlay this month just adjacent to...

No mention of the Super Bowl here, just of improvements which obviously help transport people during the Superbowl.

Obviously, neither the Met Council nor the City of Minneapolis want to come out and say all the construction headaches and $ are to appease the NFL ...