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by mulad
February 21st, 2024, 8:23 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Amtrak: Long-distance trains
Replies: 5
Views: 826

Re: Amtrak: Long-distance trains

This is also related to the FRA-led Corridor ID Program (ID = "Identification and Development"), which has actually been able to distribute some money for studying new routes and implementing a bit of service. Corridor ID aggregated together a bunch of routes that had been studied by state...
by mulad
June 21st, 2023, 1:36 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Northern Lights Express
Replies: 504
Views: 474817

Re: Northern Lights Express

At some point there had been some investigation of areas southwest of Target Field, though some of the options there have become obstructed by the Southwest LRT extension, though I may be crossing wires with TCMC or the old higher-speed train plans to Chicago.
by mulad
February 11th, 2023, 9:40 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Dan Patch Intercity Regional Passenger Rail
Replies: 180
Views: 154908

Re: Dan Patch Intercity Regional Passenger Rail

I think there's a lot of value in removing the ban, even if (perhaps especially if) there are particular spots along the existing track alignment that have issues, since those should be studied in good faith. I believe it's a pretty broad ban at the moment, and probably blocks any attempts to find a...
by mulad
January 25th, 2023, 7:23 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Northern Lights Express
Replies: 504
Views: 474817

Re: Northern Lights Express

Looks like it dates back to 1982, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI inflation calculator puts that at about $606 million (Nov 1982 -> Dec 2022). We might want to dig into that a bit, since I'm curious if that would have been proposed in connection to any passenger service at the time, perhaps i...
by mulad
January 25th, 2023, 7:43 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Northern Lights Express
Replies: 504
Views: 474817

Re: Northern Lights Express

HF 409, the non-bond version, is probably the one to support in the House, since the state constitution limits total bonding for railroad projects to $200 million (Article 11, sec. 5.i. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/constitution/#article_11 ). I'm not sure how much of that limit is currently in use, bu...
by mulad
January 21st, 2023, 10:29 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Northstar Commuter Rail
Replies: 952
Views: 219466

Re: Northstar Commuter Rail

I'll have to look at that study at some point. I think the highest I'd heard previously was about 65 trains/day. Of course, there are 1,440 minutes in a day, and (for instance) a 7,000-foot freight train going at 45 mph is going to take about 2 minutes to pass by. With trains traveling in 2 directio...
by mulad
August 26th, 2022, 7:18 am
Forum: Saint Paul
Topic: Highland Bridge: Ford Site Redevelopment
Replies: 199
Views: 161388

Re: Highland Bridge: Ford Site Redevelopment

Here's a piece by Bill Lindeke about the park. He mentioned that the water levels may shift by up to six feet, so things may be more dynamic than we usually see in park streams. https://www.minnpost.com/cityscape/2022/08/new-highland-bridge-parks-offer-open-possibilities/ I visited on Monday, and a ...
by mulad
March 13th, 2022, 3:45 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Lowa46 - 46th & Hiawatha Cub Foods Mixed Use
Replies: 123
Views: 122838

Re: Lowa46 - 46th & Hiawatha Cub Foods Mixed Use

The Minnehaha Cub Foods at this location has made some fairly frustrating changes since they started operating. The north entrance at the corner of 46th and Snelling only had one self-checkout lane in the beginning, and it was eventually torn out and replaced by a Cub Pharmacy with no regular checko...
by mulad
March 13th, 2022, 3:26 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Snelling Yards affordable & senior housing development - 3601 44th St E
Replies: 29
Views: 29841

Re: Snelling Yards affordable & senior housing development - 3601 44th St E

Here's a photo from yesterday. The north end of this building is getting to be topped out. I was confused why the near end to the south is mostly stuck at one story, though my brother figures they're waiting until they can move the crane. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51936938150_77579d24f3_z....
by mulad
March 13th, 2022, 3:23 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Wakpada - 4601 Minnehaha Ave S
Replies: 32
Views: 26777

Re: 4601 Minnehaha Ave S

Here's a photo from March 5th. There's even more cladding up around the building now, including along the Minnehaha side (this photo only shows it almost completely edge-on along the 46th side). They're calling it Wakpada, if that hasn't been mentioned yet. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/519218...
by mulad
March 13th, 2022, 3:18 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Southside - News & General Topics
Replies: 1102
Views: 388799

Re: Southside - News & General Topics

I hadn't noticed it before, but this project at 5200 34th Ave S (kitty-corner to Nokomis Hardware and a block south of Oxendale's Market) is nearly buttoned up on the outside. If this letter is still accurate, it has 20 apartment units and 1,928 square feet of office space in front. http://nokomisea...
by mulad
November 2nd, 2021, 8:33 am
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Hiawatha-Minnehaha Corridor - General Topics
Replies: 267
Views: 219275

Re: Hiawatha-Minnehaha Corridor - General Topics

I'm not sure how I feel about the color scheme, but the brown tones of Amber Apartments (4525 Hiawatha Ave) was blending well with fall colors when I took this photo on Oct 23rd. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51627388402_610e942769_z.jpg PXL_20211023_164838215 by Michael Hicks , on Flickr
by mulad
November 2nd, 2021, 8:25 am
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Wakpada - 4601 Minnehaha Ave S
Replies: 32
Views: 26777

Re: 4601 Minnehaha Ave S

Here's a shot of them beginning work on the 4th floor, from when I passed by headed to the Open Streets Minnehaha event on Oct. 24th

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PXL_20211024_164111764 by Michael Hicks, on Flickr
by mulad
November 2nd, 2021, 8:14 am
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Snelling Yards affordable & senior housing development - 3601 44th St E
Replies: 29
Views: 29841

Re: Snelling Yards affordable & senior housing development - 3601 44th St E

I took these first two photos on Oct. 21st when I was going past. There was signage up for construction workers on the existing site fencing. They're using the address 4440 Snelling Ave S. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51629066970_870f601bb4_z.jpg PXL_20211021_172216408 by Michael Hicks , on F...
by mulad
July 3rd, 2021, 1:16 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Amtrak: Empire Builder and Borealis (TCMC)
Replies: 625
Views: 382821

Re: Amtrak Empire Builder and Intercity Rail to Chicago

I think the fastest stretch in Minnesota would be from around Hastings to the northern/western edge of Red Wing. The book The Hiawatha Story by Jim Scribbins has a log of speeds that a train had on February 2, 1939, which maxed out at 100 mph in a few spots in Wisconsin. The train (the Milwaukee Roa...
by mulad
July 3rd, 2021, 12:07 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Hiawatha-Minnehaha Corridor - General Topics
Replies: 267
Views: 219275

Re: Hiawatha-Minnehaha Corridor - General Topics

Some pictures of The Shale Apartments by Minnehaha Parkway and Hiawatha Ave from Thursday. The construction zone for sewer work that had blocked off the north side of the Minnehaha Parkway bridge for the past 18 months or whatever is finally being cleared out, so it's possible to get a relatively un...
by mulad
June 27th, 2021, 8:38 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Hiawatha-Minnehaha Corridor - General Topics
Replies: 267
Views: 219275

Re: Hiawatha-Minnehaha Corridor - General Topics

Unless something has changed really recently, the site has the same owner ("Dr. Joan World Holdings"), so they're probably just expanding.
by mulad
June 27th, 2021, 7:11 pm
Forum: Saint Paul
Topic: Saint Paul - General Topics
Replies: 694
Views: 381237

Re: Saint Paul - General Topics

The Liffey on Snelling appeared to be topped out when I went past on the bus yesterday, but I didn't get a chance to take a picture.
by mulad
June 24th, 2021, 10:02 am
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Hiawatha-Minnehaha Corridor - General Topics
Replies: 267
Views: 219275

Re: Hiawatha-Minnehaha Corridor - General Topics

Oh, right, the northwest corner of 46th and Minnehaha (4554 Minnehaha). I was just guessing it would just be a redo of the parking lot when I went by several days ago, but maybe it's something more. Had that been a service station in a previous life? Maybe they're doing some environmental cleanup?
by mulad
June 16th, 2021, 12:46 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Hiawatha-Minnehaha Corridor - General Topics
Replies: 267
Views: 219275

Re: Hiawatha-Minnehaha Corridor - General Topics

I noticed there has been some prep work for this project combining the three 3122, 3124, and 3128 Minnehaha Ave parcels into a shared site, though I'm not clear on how many units it will have -- seemed like perhaps 30 if I read the site plan correctly, though that only shows an outline for a single ...