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by mattaudio
April 10th, 2024, 9:25 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
Replies: 2921
Views: 710281

Re: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)

Seems like park & rides are a quasi-ridership generator, because if someone is parking to ride transit they can probably drive to another nearby place to park and ride transit. Similarly, this is why I'm probably somewhat ok with larger structured parking for park and rides (if priced) vs more a...
by mattaudio
April 9th, 2024, 10:00 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
Replies: 2921
Views: 710281

Re: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)

Odd enough, the giant extra bays under the sides of the Penn and Lyndale SPUI bridges - which MnDOT made Richfield pay for when those two interchanges were rebuilt in advance of a 494/35W rebuild - are not going to be used per the latest long-term design.
by mattaudio
April 9th, 2024, 7:52 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
Replies: 2921
Views: 710281

Re: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)

From what I can see on MnDOT's website about the 494 project, nothing will be abutting the Best Buy HQ, so I don't see why the park & ride has to be closed for the freeway expansion. I can see it being closed because they're using the parking lot for construction equipment staging, but it would...
by mattaudio
April 3rd, 2024, 9:59 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Gold Line BRT (Gateway Corridor)
Replies: 475
Views: 152855

Re: Gold Line BRT (Gateway Corridor)

I mean there's probably something to that... all the players here have a deep history building roads and highways, so it's a predictable target to build roads and bridges even if they're dedicated for buses in the end.
by mattaudio
March 30th, 2024, 2:40 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: City living trends and predictions
Replies: 135
Views: 81962

Re: City living trends and predictions

2900 SF isn't *that* big...
by mattaudio
March 14th, 2024, 9:48 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Purple Line BRT (Rush Line Corridor)
Replies: 733
Views: 349244

Re: Purple Line BRT (Rush Line Corridor)

We should also use center-running bus lines whenever we can.
Still feel like we should try center-running bus lanes for ABRT somewhere, particularly on corridors with lots of on-street parking, curb cuts, and intersections. https://streets.mn/2018/05/08/a-centeri ... in-avenue/
by mattaudio
March 7th, 2024, 1:05 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Street, Road and Highway Projects
Replies: 1392
Views: 609259

Re: Street, Road and Highway Projects

Love that there support for transit lanes, but once again MPLS is showing that they don't support transit and not adding lanes to reconstruction proposals.
C is for Cedar. Extend the C Line from Downtown to MOA via Cedar Ave.
by mattaudio
March 7th, 2024, 1:04 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: B Line Lake St Rapid Bus, Midtown Rail Transit
Replies: 720
Views: 220274

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

The only studies I ever saw included a single-track stub terminal sandwiched up against the offramp from southbound Hiawatha to Lake Street, which precludes any sort of expansion or interlining (similar to the problem with the plans produced for West Lake). Long ago, I had produced a map likely link...
by mattaudio
March 4th, 2024, 12:20 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Freight Rail News and Happenings
Replies: 247
Views: 124931

Re: Freight Rail News and Happenings

No, but related to Norfolk Southern, I've always wondered if they would ever seek a mainline spur to connect with the Twin Cities market, similar to how Canadian National has access to the metro via the old SOO > Wisconsin Central line across the Arcola High Bridge. NS has direct or trackage right a...
by mattaudio
March 4th, 2024, 12:04 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Riverview Corridor Streetcar
Replies: 1194
Views: 557641

Re: Riverview Corridor Streetcar

Seems SWLRT and Bottineau have messed with our perception of what good rail transit is and how much it should reasonably cost.
by mattaudio
March 1st, 2024, 12:33 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Riverview Corridor Streetcar
Replies: 1194
Views: 557641

Re: Riverview Corridor Streetcar

Yep what a mess. Maybe they should go back to looking at the CP Ford Spur alignment if it means actual dedicated ROW with 2-3 car trains and better speed. Have Randolph-West 7th become ABRT, with a transfer to/from LRT at Randolph/West 7th where the Ford Spur is adjacent. Then have it come up the hi...
by mattaudio
February 29th, 2024, 11:18 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
Replies: 1758
Views: 980952

Re: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT

Random question, why are we planning to have 4 OMFs when we get to 2 actual lines/services? Because the Franklin Ave and Lowertown OMFs are not expandable? Feels like an inefficient end result.
by mattaudio
February 16th, 2024, 10:21 am
Forum: Local Politics and Governance
Topic: Metropolitan Council
Replies: 178
Views: 60327

Re: Metropolitan Council

You could also make a lot of stuff worse with centralization to that extreme.
by mattaudio
February 16th, 2024, 10:19 am
Forum: Saint Paul
Topic: Allianz Field and Snelling-Midway Development
Replies: 808
Views: 215278

Re: Allianz Field and Snelling-Midway Development

extra drop off street proposed out front
multiwayboulevard
by mattaudio
February 14th, 2024, 12:05 pm
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Bloomington Central Station & South Loop Development
Replies: 219
Views: 87493

Re: Bloomington Central Station & South Loop Development

While it's a dense neighborhood, it's not (yet) a large population to support a grocer. And it's an island of a neighborhood, walled off by the river, the airport, and MOA/77.
by mattaudio
February 12th, 2024, 8:54 pm
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Bloomington Central Station & South Loop Development
Replies: 219
Views: 87493

Re: Bloomington Central Station & South Loop Development

Oxendales appears closed after a three month tenure.
by mattaudio
February 12th, 2024, 11:14 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Riverview Corridor Streetcar
Replies: 1194
Views: 557641

Re: Riverview Corridor Streetcar

The last docs show a significantly modified MN-5 bridge, right? Additional columns, like the Green Line added to the Washington Ave bridge, plus a second deck above. But not a new bridge.
by mattaudio
February 9th, 2024, 1:19 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: UrbanMSP in the News
Replies: 11
Views: 6334

Re: UrbanMSP in the News

Which reminds me: does anyone want the forum? I believe I got billed for it again last month.
:ugeek:
by mattaudio
February 6th, 2024, 2:41 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
Replies: 2921
Views: 710281

Re: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)

Has anyone seen the former zoo monorail at Sandland?
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYfdid ... f0Nx7ioOYw
by mattaudio
February 6th, 2024, 2:40 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Harmonia - 255 2nd Ave S - 25ish / 20ish / 10ish stories
Replies: 31
Views: 30163

Re: Harmonia - 255 2nd Ave S - 25ish / 20ish / 10ish stories

Yes, but the underground space is a giant loading dock for armored trucks, not just passenger vehicle parking.