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by MNdible
October 5th, 2023, 9:32 am
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Nicollet-Lake - greater Kmart area
Replies: 486
Views: 306744

Re: Nicollet-Lake - greater Kmart area

If that diagonal path were well programmed, it could be a fantastic experience. If it's not, it will be an unpleasant and dangerous feeling space.

We don't have a great track record on things like this, I'm afraid.
by MNdible
September 25th, 2023, 12:45 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
Replies: 1749
Views: 976151

Re: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT

The presentation materials I've seen suggest extending 8th Avenue only to 4th Street, and that is just a dashed line on a single map. If they did extend it to 3rd Street (and by extension to Washington using the existing street), that would help somewhat. But even then, you lose the connection throu...
by MNdible
September 25th, 2023, 11:27 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
Replies: 1749
Views: 976151

Re: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT

I'm not opposed to the 10th Avenue routing, but I think it needs to be acknowledged that the street does serve a critical purpose in circulation around the area.
by MNdible
September 22nd, 2023, 3:03 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Buzza Lofts of Uptown
Replies: 106
Views: 93392

Re: Uptown-LynLake-Wedge - News & General Topics

Did the trains actually come through the tunnel? I always assumed that there wasn't enough room in the trench for a wye, so that they just unloaded from a siding and passed it through the tunnel on carts or whatever.
by MNdible
September 20th, 2023, 12:24 pm
Forum: Cities Around the World
Topic: Denver
Replies: 108
Views: 88494

Re: Denver

Baltimore often has good flight availability, and is much more interesting than Denver. Just tossing that out there.
by MNdible
September 19th, 2023, 3:35 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Uptown - LynLake - The Wedge - News & General
Replies: 1498
Views: 582068

Re: Uptown-LynLake-Wedge - News & General Topics

Interesting that this parcel still has an Emerson Avenue address -- in its current configuration, it certainly feels like a Hennepin Avenue property. That parking access seems problematic -- I wonder if they could get an easement to share the existing curbcut of the building to the north.
by MNdible
September 7th, 2023, 1:21 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: Northeast and Southeast Minneapolis - General Topics
Replies: 964
Views: 339717

Re: Northeast and Southeast Minneapolis - General Topics

Given the interest rate issues that you've mentioned, and the current wave of apartments downtown hitting the market, it might be that they're just willing to sit on the site for a bit until the market is ready to pay top dollar for the land.
by MNdible
September 6th, 2023, 10:59 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Foundry Mixed-Use Development - 115-125 1st St N, 128 2nd St N, 128 1st Av N
Replies: 128
Views: 288824

Re: Foundry Mixed-Use Development - 115-125 1st St N, 128 2nd St N, 128 1st Av N

That's a bummer, if not terribly surprising. This project always looked to be very expensive on a per square foot basis, so I'm impressed they made it as far as they did. Hopefully this can get sorted out quickly.
by MNdible
September 6th, 2023, 10:55 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Better Bus Routes - Metro Transit
Replies: 34
Views: 64933

Re: Better Bus Routes - Metro Transit

Yeah, the obsession with killing the downtown hub-and-spoke in favor of a cartesian grid is truly baffling to me. You're benefiting hardly anybody, and hurting lots of people who do want to go downtown (or who would like to make a different connection there).
by MNdible
September 5th, 2023, 12:51 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Better Bus Routes - Metro Transit
Replies: 34
Views: 64933

Re: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)

I think I've asked this before, but does the 4 layover at the Gateway Ramp?
by MNdible
August 21st, 2023, 9:29 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
Replies: 5265
Views: 1246661

Re: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT

That's interesting. If you look at google maps for what has been built so far, you can see that they've left space to widen the LRT bridge next to HERC to the north, so that must be the plan.
by MNdible
August 18th, 2023, 11:07 am
Forum: Local Politics and Governance
Topic: Hennepin County Commissioner Districts 1, 5, 6, 7 (2020)
Replies: 6
Views: 10286

Re: Hennepin County Commissioner Districts 1, 5, 6, 7 (2020)

That's fine, we'll just deduct the extra costs of the special election this will require from his paychecks over the next year.
by MNdible
August 17th, 2023, 2:36 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: Northeast and Southeast Minneapolis - General Topics
Replies: 964
Views: 339717

Re: Northeast and Southeast Minneapolis - General Topics

Yeah, not sure what the office vacancy levels are like in St. Anthony Main, but I could definitely see some of that space getting converted to a boutique hotel.
by MNdible
August 17th, 2023, 2:32 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
Replies: 5265
Views: 1246661

Re: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT

Does anyone know if they are building out all of the track junctions/switches needed for BLRT as part of the SWLRT project? Although BLRT will now go up 7th rather than Olson, it was always proposed to leave that track junction and cross 7th/Olson at grade. I have to imagine some of that was includ...
by MNdible
August 4th, 2023, 1:16 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: Northeast and Southeast Minneapolis - General Topics
Replies: 964
Views: 339717

Re: Northeast and Southeast Minneapolis - General Topics

Heaven forbid people are able to sit at a bar or restaurant and enjoy a view of the river.
by MNdible
August 4th, 2023, 1:13 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Interstate 94
Replies: 321
Views: 139267

Re: Interstate 94

I have no idea about actual vehicle counts, but when 35W was under construction through south Minneapolis (not fully closed), the traffic impacts were very significant on all of the parallel surface streets. It was a major relief for the surrounding residents to have that work completed.
by MNdible
August 3rd, 2023, 5:29 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Interstate 94
Replies: 321
Views: 139267

Re: Interstate 94

Not to mention all of the impacts to other traffic that you generate by removing the grade separation. Traffic lights are more frequent and cycles are longer, and the impacts ripple across the area. It really does boggle my mind that people think pushing this amount of traffic (or even a fraction th...
by MNdible
July 28th, 2023, 10:38 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: The Dayton's Project
Replies: 354
Views: 236614

Re: The Dayton's Project

Only if they're able to work out air rights with the adjacent property owner to cut in some more windows on the back side of the building.
by MNdible
July 26th, 2023, 11:23 am
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Chanhassen - Chaska - Carver County
Replies: 119
Views: 114512

Re: Chanhassen - Chaska - Carver County

I don't think the Dinner Theater is any sort of trouble, at least not by outward signs. I've seen decent crowds there and they seem to advertise heavily whenever a new show comes out. I didn't mean to suggest that they were in trouble financially, only that they're sitting on a big piece of land th...
by MNdible
July 25th, 2023, 9:27 am
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Chanhassen - Chaska - Carver County
Replies: 119
Views: 114512

Re: Chanhassen - Chaska - Carver County

Makes you wonder how much longer the dinner theater will be able to hold on.