Re: Arby’s Island
Posted: December 22nd, 2018, 10:20 pm
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Arby’s Island
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Re: Arby’s Island
Posted: December 22nd, 2018, 10:28 pm
Sure, sometimes you need a crutch to get through a transition. Some new developments still have a handful of surface parking spaces (“think of the handicapped!!!”), and if they need that, so be it. It’s not make-or-break.I agree on the goal. Drive thrus were (and I believe still are) banned in POs but many exist in the city grandfathered in as non-conforming uses. The policy question, I see, is whether to hold out for the ideal (no drive thru and redeveloped) vs find a way to craft a way to allow allow non-conforming drive thrus to be brought back into redevelopment (subject to conditions) and see the sites redeveloped but with more auto traffic than desired.
But drive thru’s really do encourage/reward driving in a way that a few parking spaces don’t.
The only compromise I can see is a walkup/bike-up window (like Terzo at 50th & Penn, or early Dairy Queen’s).
Re: Arby’s Island
Posted: December 23rd, 2018, 6:18 am
Slight tangent, but I LOVE walkup(/bikeup) windows. They're a great amenity for pedestrians and add street-level activity.The only compromise I can see is a walkup/bike-up window (like Terzo at 50th & Penn, or early Dairy Queen’s).
The dairy queen I grew up with (on white bear ave near hillcrest) had one, so lots of nostalgia.
Edit: I have a free idea I'd be willing to contribute to/help with: streets.mn ride along this spring to see the 54 extension (perhaps the whole length of route 54?).
Re: Arby’s Island
Posted: January 4th, 2019, 11:54 pm
Atlanta reviews designs of new buildings. Do the “before” pictures remind you of anything?
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Re: Arby’s Island
Posted: January 10th, 2019, 8:16 am
Fencing up, large excavator on site.....
Re: Arby’s Island
Posted: January 10th, 2019, 11:09 am
Picture taken while riding the 23 toward uptown. Hey Shawn just to the west of the Arby’s building.
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Re: Arby’s Island
Posted: January 14th, 2019, 9:25 am
The backhoe is already in use, demolition had begun as I drove by this morning...
Re: Arby’s Island
Posted: January 20th, 2019, 3:57 pm
Arby's is gone and a construction trailer is on site.
Re: Arby’s Island
Posted: January 20th, 2019, 6:52 pm
The tables are finally clean
Re: Arby’s Island
Posted: February 7th, 2019, 8:38 pm
I think we are going to drive a test pile Monday
Re: Arby’s Island
Posted: August 2nd, 2019, 4:45 pm
The work is up to the first floor.
Re: Arby’s Island
Posted: August 4th, 2019, 8:20 pm
It's amazing how close the building is to the current placement of the traffic signals. This building will be very much built out right to the sidewalk, which will be great.