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- May 9th, 2024, 12:39 am
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: Suburban Malls and Associated Retail News
- Replies: 244
- Views: 188187
Re: Suburban Malls and Associated Retail News
In Milan some of the supermarkets with self-checkout gates have one of the manned registers designated as a "didn't buy anything" exit. I guess that way they can sort of keep an eye on people leaving without buying. Secondly it's pretty common for the stores to have a sort of security-guar...
- February 18th, 2024, 6:00 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Fantasy maps
- Replies: 310
- Views: 160412
Re: Fantasy maps
MidwayLuke, I've been thinking basically the same thing for a long time, along with a general repurpose of the entire I-94 corridor between the downtowns to create a high-speed link to SPUD with an intermediary station at Midway (maybe also a couple others). I-94 could still keep two lanes in each d...
- November 29th, 2023, 4:57 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Bicycle Infrastructure
- Replies: 1803
- Views: 1093482
Re: Bicycle Infrastructure
This isn't even a bike lane vs. trees scenario, though. It's a trees vs. parking scenario. There's an option to save all the trees by removing one parking lane. Streetview tells me that would not be a problem but I'm sure they could do a quick study to confirm street parking counts.
- November 23rd, 2023, 3:22 am
- Forum: Local Politics and Governance
- Topic: Minnesota State Flag and Seal Redeisgn
- Replies: 55
- Views: 253599
Re: Minnesota State Flag and Seal Redeisgn
In my opinion, identification should be the primary function of a flag. It should be clear and simple for the general public to see the flag and think "Minnesota". Representation is important in general but should be a secondary objective at most regarding flag design. The purpose shouldn'...
- June 22nd, 2023, 12:40 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Expo 2023 / 2027
- Replies: 53
- Views: 27076
Re: Expo 2023 / 2027
It does seem that the US' reputation abroad has plummeted in the last decade or so.
- June 8th, 2023, 2:01 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: MSP to Rochester High Speed Rail
- Replies: 516
- Views: 184405
Re: MSP to Rochester High Speed Rail
HERC's days are numbered. That could be a nice location for an actual transit hub. Just sayin' I'm still standing by the 394 trench as the transit hub. With a couple block cut and cover on N 3rd it would connect to the rail line across the river. Agreed wholeheartedly. The 3 blocks from 2nd to 3rd ...
- April 15th, 2023, 3:52 am
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: Shakopee - Savage - Prior Lake - Scott County
- Replies: 47
- Views: 49675
Re: Shakopee - Savage - Prior Lake - Scott County
There's one at Lake Minnetonka Regional Park that I think would qualify ? It's maybe more of a man-made pond.
- March 17th, 2023, 3:31 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - General Topics and Citywide Issues
- Topic: Minneapolis Street Design
- Replies: 45
- Views: 57203
- January 30th, 2023, 11:05 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Downtown Minneapolis LRT Tunnel Discussion
- Replies: 49
- Views: 23190
Re: Downtown Minneapolis LRT Tunnel Discussion
I'm sorry if this has been covered before, but can someone explain how these issues can't just be fixed with 100% signal priority at intersections? You could probably fix the light rail issues that way, but it could potentially create issues for buses and cars that have to cross the light rail trac...
- January 29th, 2023, 5:00 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Downtown Minneapolis LRT Tunnel Discussion
- Replies: 49
- Views: 23190
Re: Downtown Minneapolis LRT Tunnel Discussion
I'm sorry if this has been covered before, but can someone explain how these issues can't just be fixed with 100% signal priority at intersections?
- August 26th, 2022, 3:43 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Street, Road and Highway Projects
- Replies: 1407
- Views: 654824
Re: I394 & Washington Ave Intersection
Im only in favor of not developing that plot of land because of my imagined future rail line that takes over the 394 trench. Runs cut/cover or elevated down 3rd avenue north and crosses the river to Northstar / Mpls-St Paul heavy rail line / Central Avenue LRT line. One can dream. Yesss I've had th...
- July 17th, 2022, 2:38 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: MSP Airport / Metropolitan Airports Commission
- Replies: 1359
- Views: 378327
Re: MSP Airport
How does that flight make any sense?... By the time you board the plane you'd have already been in Minneapolis had you driven. (to say nothing of what a real train could do)
- May 19th, 2022, 4:52 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: 900 Marquette - Hines Office Tower - 29 stories / 440'
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8696
Re: 900 Marquette - Hines Office Tower - 29 stories / 440'
Design intent is nearly irrelevant compared to actual use.
- May 18th, 2022, 7:37 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: 900 Marquette - Hines Office Tower - 29 stories / 440'
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8696
Re: 900 Marquette - Hines Office Tower - 29 stories / 440'
It's just a shame that the Music Wall will be relegated to a covered back alley for the loading dock and trash compactor, and partially blocked by multiple support columns and (presumably) the second/third floor of the above tower.
- June 10th, 2021, 5:13 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Downtown Minneapolis - News & General Topics
- Replies: 2032
- Views: 838529
Re: Downtown Minneapolis - News & General Topics
I thought new surface parking wasn't allowed downtown? Wasn't there a whole kerfuffle when Bobby & Steve's wanted to tear down a building for a lot? (which by the way I just checked and noticed that the "plaza" portion of that project is being used for more parking [with trucks parked ...
- December 23rd, 2020, 5:51 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Interstate 94
- Replies: 372
- Views: 158698
Re: Interstate 94
one day people look around and see that its no longer needed/gone in its current state. What I was trying to highlight (because I think it's not really thought about) was that this sort of solution is tailored entirely for the current generation—it's saying "How can we compromise so that these...
- December 22nd, 2020, 5:25 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Interstate 94
- Replies: 372
- Views: 158698
Re: Interstate 94
These sorts of infrastructure projects aren't made for your or my relatives in Greater MN, nor for you or me living in the metro commuting to work. They write the status quo for future generations. The reality we were born into is a huge freeway cutting through our cities; all our reasoning is there...
- December 20th, 2020, 3:46 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Interstate 94
- Replies: 372
- Views: 158698
Re: Interstate 94
How possible/likely would it be for 94 to be officially rerouted along 694 and the interior portion ceded to the state or counties? That could at least make future changes more easily-implementable, maybe? According to Google Maps, it's already faster to use 694 if going through the cities, so it se...
- December 16th, 2020, 11:43 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: Dinky "tower" - McDonalds redevelopment
- Replies: 49
- Views: 52164
- November 29th, 2020, 5:43 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: RBC Gateway & Four Seasons - 37 stories - 519'
- Replies: 2124
- Views: 520190
Re: RBC Gateway (Four Seasons) - 37 stories - 519'
Thank you—I couldn't stop laughing.Awesome! Thanks!
And apologies for those extra large emojies... wth.