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Re: Green Line (Central Corridor LRT)
I've seen a few trains that say "Target Field" and then today I saw a train that said "Downtown Minneapolis" so I wonder if they're still deciding.
I also saw a guy run to the East Bank platform and flag down a passing Campus Connector, trying to catch it there. Didn't think that one through all the way buddy.
I also saw a guy run to the East Bank platform and flag down a passing Campus Connector, trying to catch it there. Didn't think that one through all the way buddy.
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Re: Green Line (Central Corridor LRT)
I've seen a few trains that say "Target Field" and then today I saw a train that said "Downtown Minneapolis" so I wonder if they're still deciding.
I also saw a guy run to the East Bank platform and flag down a passing Campus Connector, trying to catch it there. Didn't think that one through all the way buddy.
I'm not 100% sure how it's done, but the signage is a very manual process. Each driver has a control panel in the driver's area. I'd guess some of those panels are more behind in being updated than others. Although I've only seen "Downtown Minneapolis" on Blue Line Bombardiers, I've seen both "Target Field" and "Downtown E/Metrodome" show up west-bound, and I'm not surprised if there are other variations, too.I saw a eastbound train with a destination of Target Field, so not everything is fixed.
Hopefully they'll have that all settled by opening day. Otherwise the lack of consistency will really bug me, more than it already does in the Bombardier/Siemons cars.
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Re: Green Line (Central Corridor LRT)
For those that really feel an anti-Green-Line bias from MPR, it might be useful to see how much support MPR's The Current has thrown behind the project, and also that MetroTransit has been a big sponsor leading up to the line's opening. There doesn't seem to be too many hurt feelings among the group.
METRO Green Line Opening Day: Where (and when) the bands are
And for everyone out and about that day, MPR and The Current will be a part of the celebration going on at Union Depot. Hope to see lots of people.
METRO Green Line Opening Day: Where (and when) the bands are
And for everyone out and about that day, MPR and The Current will be a part of the celebration going on at Union Depot. Hope to see lots of people.
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Re: Green Line (Central Corridor LRT)
Looks like there will be some protesters too, LOL:
http://www.twincities.com/transportatio ... sters-well
http://www.twincities.com/transportatio ... sters-well
Re: Green Line (Central Corridor LRT)
Yeah, I was going to mention a while back that Steve Seel and Jill Riley have both been very excited about the line when they bring it up in morning news discussions. Bob Collins who does the News Cut blog is also heard on the station in the afternoon, and he's been much more cranky about it. Note: His Twitter icon has long been an image of Carl Fredricksen from Up, though it is currently an image of balloons from the movie.For those that really feel an anti-Green-Line bias from MPR, it might be useful to see how much support MPR's The Current has thrown behind the project...
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that "protest" article from the pi press is good for a throwback thursday. reads like the arguments from the 90's when hiawatha line was being debated. a lot of minnesotans still think this is small place and transit is only for really "big" cities on the east coast.
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Alright, yeah, just saw three Green Line trains come by in a row, same direction, with different signage. "Downtown Eas/Metrodome","Target Field","Downtown Minneapolis"
Also, three Green Lines came by before a Blue Line. They really are putting a lot of trains out there.
Also, three Green Lines came by before a Blue Line. They really are putting a lot of trains out there.
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Re: Green Line (Central Corridor LRT)
Protest the protestors? That would be fun.Looks like there will be some protesters too, LOL:
http://www.twincities.com/transportatio ... sters-well
On a more serious note, anyone from urbanmsp going to any event(s) on Saturday? Either the concerts on either end or the Summit pub crawl thing?
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Re: Green Line (Central Corridor LRT)
Saturday's a packed day, but I figured I'll roughly schedule my day as follows:
10-2pm: Do Green line stuff
2-8pm: Sleep
8-12am: Day of Familia (it's a skateboarding thing.)
12am-wee hours: Northern Spark
So if anyone's going to the Green Line festivities in the morning/early afternoon, let me know!
10-2pm: Do Green line stuff
2-8pm: Sleep
8-12am: Day of Familia (it's a skateboarding thing.)
12am-wee hours: Northern Spark
So if anyone's going to the Green Line festivities in the morning/early afternoon, let me know!
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Why.... There is absolutely no point.Bob Tatreau plans to drive from his Woodbury home to St. Paul's Frogtown neighborhood Saturday morning to protest the debut of the state's second light-rail service.
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I suppose there has been a somewhat organized backlash to transit in Washington County. If you take a look at the Facebook pages for both the Gateway and Red Rock corridors, you will see a lot of anti-transit postings from a group called "Washington County Watchdogs". I would imagine they will try to spread their cause over to Ramsey County as they are conducting the Rush Line study now.
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I'm sure he'll be really popular in Frogtown. Nice that he chose that specific area.
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I'll be coming from Little Canada with my cousin, to celebrate more trains.
Just because it doesn't directly serve me, does not make it useless. I wish some people could get that through their heads. If the Blue Line can get a 37% farebox recovery ratio, I bet this could get about 40-45% at least.
Just because it doesn't directly serve me, does not make it useless. I wish some people could get that through their heads. If the Blue Line can get a 37% farebox recovery ratio, I bet this could get about 40-45% at least.
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There was definitely a lot of traffic on the line today. I started seeing 3-car trains again, so that's good.
At one point, there were two trains parked at Union Depot with kind of odd destinations on their message boards -- one was cycling "Downtown" / "Minneapolis", and the other was "Downtown Eas" (missing the "t"). I will say that there are some services out there where the destination board message changes as the vehicle travels along its route. It might make sense for a westbound train to start out with "Minneapolis" as a destination, then get more specific, such as when it gets to Westgate station on the border. Can't say that I understand the point of a "Downtown East" destination, but whatever.
At one point, there were two trains parked at Union Depot with kind of odd destinations on their message boards -- one was cycling "Downtown" / "Minneapolis", and the other was "Downtown Eas" (missing the "t"). I will say that there are some services out there where the destination board message changes as the vehicle travels along its route. It might make sense for a westbound train to start out with "Minneapolis" as a destination, then get more specific, such as when it gets to Westgate station on the border. Can't say that I understand the point of a "Downtown East" destination, but whatever.
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Maybe I'll wonder over to Washington County every time a road or highway projects is being proposed or breaking ground? Same for any cookie-cutter greenfield development projects. I'll fight every project that county wins that doesn't benefit me, myself and I.I suppose there has been a somewhat organized backlash to transit in Washington County. If you take a look at the Facebook pages for both the Gateway and Red Rock corridors, you will see a lot of anti-transit postings from a group called "Washington County Watchdogs". I would imagine they will try to spread their cause over to Ramsey County as they are conducting the Rush Line study now.
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Re: Green Line (Central Corridor LRT)
TcMetro,
I lived in Washington county for 5 years. Let me just say never ever again. There is absolutely no support for transit unless you're in Stillwater. It's just no fun being there, future isn't very bright.
I lived in Washington county for 5 years. Let me just say never ever again. There is absolutely no support for transit unless you're in Stillwater. It's just no fun being there, future isn't very bright.
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Re: Green Line (Central Corridor LRT)
Why not just "DT/DTWN MPLS" and "DT ST PAUL"? It seems simple enough, although maybe some people might wonder what DTWN and DT mean initally if they never have seen the abbreviation before.At one point, there were two trains parked at Union Depot with kind of odd destinations on their message boards -- one was cycling "Downtown" / "Minneapolis", and the other was "Downtown Eas" (missing the "t"). I will say that there are some services out there where the destination board message changes as the vehicle travels along its route. It might make sense for a westbound train to start out with "Minneapolis" as a destination, then get more specific, such as when it gets to Westgate station on the border.
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I feel like DWTN should be clear enough, even to visitors.
Also, I think the best way to go would to have westbound/northbound trains say DWTN Minneapolis until Downtown East, then switch to Target Field, and eastbound trains say DWTN St. Paul until the Capitol, then switch to Union Depot.
Also, I think the best way to go would to have westbound/northbound trains say DWTN Minneapolis until Downtown East, then switch to Target Field, and eastbound trains say DWTN St. Paul until the Capitol, then switch to Union Depot.
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Not just transit. I was visiting family last week and decided (foolishly) to walk from Central Park north to find lunch. I used to walk as a kid and didn't realize how terrible it really was in Woodbury. It took me a full four minutes to cross from the SW corner of Radio and City Centre Dr to the NE corner. Minimum 45 second wait for every walk signal, and a pause in the median because the signaling is clearly meant to allow going that far and no more. The median that serves NO PURPOSE but to widen the road by a good thirty feet. And shade? Pfft, forget about it.TcMetro,
I lived in Washington county for 5 years. Let me just say never ever again. There is absolutely no support for transit unless you're in Stillwater. It's just no fun being there, future isn't very bright.
It's small wonder that some people in Woodbury don't understand the concept of not driving every single time they leave the house without their jogging shorts.
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