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by Didier
February 29th, 2024, 2:28 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Riverview Corridor Streetcar
Replies: 1194
Views: 545456

Re: Riverview Corridor Streetcar

by Didier
February 26th, 2024, 10:58 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Downtown Minneapolis - News & General Topics
Replies: 2027
Views: 770173

Re: Downtown Minneapolis - News & General Topics

In this moment when boosters and mayors are mourning the loss of downtown vitality, at precisely the same moment when ice skaters are mourning the loss of outdoor ice in the region’s many parks, a marriage of the two needs might be the perfect thing. Why not create an ice rink, in the most public p...
by Didier
February 24th, 2024, 9:51 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: Greystar Apartments - 2630 University Ave SE - 16 stories
Replies: 21
Views: 26072

Re: Greystar Apartments - 2630 University Ave SE - 16 stories

This one is like six stories tall now and feels massive. It also has basically no setback from the road.
by Didier
February 2nd, 2024, 9:12 pm
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Eagan, Apple Valley, Burnsville - General Topics
Replies: 130
Views: 158677

Re: Eagan, Apple Valley, Burnsville - General Topics

I once interviewed for a job there, and I’m still walking back to my car.
by Didier
January 31st, 2024, 9:48 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Downtown Minneapolis - News & General Topics
Replies: 2027
Views: 770173

Re: Downtown Minneapolis - News & General Topics

Tht scks
by Didier
December 15th, 2023, 5:35 pm
Forum: Local Politics and Governance
Topic: Minnesota State Flag and Seal Redeisgn
Replies: 55
Views: 230070

Re: Minnesota State Flag and Seal Redeisgn

They picked the Minnesota shape one. With the tweaks it’s better than the original version.
by Didier
December 13th, 2023, 8:02 pm
Forum: Local Politics and Governance
Topic: Minnesota State Flag and Seal Redeisgn
Replies: 55
Views: 230070

Re: Minnesota State Flag and Seal Redeisgn

I’ll be curious to see how much they end up changing in the final design. None of the finalists blew me away, but I was surprised at how much better each concept became after the minor tweaks proposed by the flag expert guy in that Star Tribune article.
by Didier
December 6th, 2023, 7:55 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Hiawatha-Lake - Minnehaha - Downtown Longfellow
Replies: 316
Views: 349080

Re: Hiawatha-Lake - Minnehaha - Downtown Longfellow

Not disagreeing, but what do you have in mind?
by Didier
December 6th, 2023, 2:36 pm
Forum: Local Politics and Governance
Topic: Minnesota State Flag and Seal Redeisgn
Replies: 55
Views: 230070

Re: Minnesota State Flag and Seal Redeisgn

Loons are pretty cool, though, tbh.
by Didier
November 29th, 2023, 1:46 pm
Forum: Cities Around the World
Topic: Salt Lake City
Replies: 9
Views: 9526

Re: Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City has been named the preferred host of the 2034 Winter Olympics, which means barring something totally unexpected the Olympics will be going back there (and six years after LA hosts the Summer Games). Here's their venue plan. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GAHk82BXgAAWgwU?format=jpg&na...
by Didier
November 28th, 2023, 9:45 am
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: University of Minnesota - News & General Topics
Replies: 615
Views: 1080600

Re: University of Minnesota - News & General Topics

Clarification: It's not just the Mix, it's the the Minnesota Innovation Exchange — aka "The MIX"! Seems like kind of a major project that kind of snuck past us here? According to the website there are three phrases that would redevelop three entire blocks in the heart of Stadium Village. P...
by Didier
November 22nd, 2023, 11:41 am
Forum: Local Politics and Governance
Topic: Minnesota State Flag and Seal Redeisgn
Replies: 55
Views: 230070

Re: Minnesota State Flag and Seal Redeisgn

Amazing we didn't already have this thread! Here's another image that might make it easier to compare the finalists: https://images.axios.com/8UkVDP14wzCSwSVrSf2ED_a6du0=/0x0:1920x1080/1920x1080/2023/11/22/1700621919659.jpg?w=1920 Personally, I don't love any of the six finalists. The blue and green...
by Didier
November 18th, 2023, 7:57 pm
Forum: Saint Paul
Topic: Xcel Energy Center
Replies: 54
Views: 105793

Re: Xcel Energy Center

I have a memory of Sid Hartman forever railing on the Shubert Theater getting public funding to move up Hennepin Avenue as reason why the state needed to step up and build a new Twins stadium.
by Didier
November 15th, 2023, 3:57 pm
Forum: Saint Paul
Topic: Xcel Energy Center
Replies: 54
Views: 105793

Re: Xcel Energy Center

I don't know how they'd fit a stadium behind Target Center, frankly.
This might be the Royalston Station spot you mention, but there's a big parking lot behind Target Field (and adjacent to Royalston Avenue on one side) that I believe is the location I've heard speculation about.
by Didier
November 15th, 2023, 12:47 pm
Forum: Saint Paul
Topic: Xcel Energy Center
Replies: 54
Views: 105793

Re: Xcel Energy Center

It's only a matter of time before the Timberwolves get serious about a new arena — both with the condition of the Target Center and new ownership about to take over. On paper there's an argument for just moving them into Xcel, but in the real world that's hard to imagine. The big question will be wh...
by Didier
November 13th, 2023, 1:05 pm
Forum: Saint Paul
Topic: St. Paul Restaurant News
Replies: 306
Views: 162484

Re: St. Paul Restaurant News

(For lack of a better thread)

Not looking great over at Keg & Case

https://twitter.com/FrederickMelo/statu ... 6903829646
by Didier
November 13th, 2023, 12:15 pm
Forum: Saint Paul
Topic: Xcel Energy Center
Replies: 54
Views: 105793

Re: Xcel Energy Center

There’s an exactly 0 percent chance that the Wild are angling to replace Xcel Energy Center with a brand new arena.
by Didier
October 30th, 2023, 7:14 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: B Line Lake St Rapid Bus, Midtown Rail Transit
Replies: 718
Views: 212446

Re: B Line Lake St Rapid Bus, Midtown Rail Transit

The road construction (and 4 to 3-1 conversion) is all but complete now east of Hiawatha.
by Didier
October 28th, 2023, 9:38 am
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: New Third Precinct Station
Replies: 12
Views: 37766

Re: New Third Precinct Station

I’ve never seen the cops in my neighborhood, even before 2020, so that’s moot for me personally, but the burned out building is a massive blight on an area that needs a lot of help. If it’s politically untenable to ever use that building again they should have torn it down two years ago.