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On the alatus website there is mention of a future development project on both the surface lots on Hawthorne between 10th and 11th. Any info on this or is this all just speculation They own both sites, but at this point I have never seen anything really proposed since the condo boom when they were ...

I think we're all overlooking the fact that its far easier to automate a Light-rail train running on its own ROW than a car in traffic. Thus, we should be seeing this long before driver-less cars are the norm. Considering that the operator's salary is the largest single cost of running a transit lin...

I don't know if this forum has polls but I'm interested if anyone currently on the site would use this line whether it be for work, school or fun. I would be one using it for school. Nice to go home to mom and dad for a home cooked meal I live/work downtown and the only two times I need my car are ...

As long as there is ground-level retail, I'm fine with a parking podium. It gives artificial height to the building for the number of units proposed.

http://www.startribune.com/blogs/273061091.html

Quick Strib blurb with a rendering.

Not trying to side with the NIMBYs, but there are two blocks of undeveloped surface parking next door and you'd need something equally tall to get views over the mills.

Now... What if.. Target Center. Was redone in the same way

It is. It was included in the Vikings stadium bill.

http://www.startribune.com/local/blogs/272183991.html#commentHere Nicollet Island-East Bank neighborhood for urbanist MVP 2014! They want to turn Hennepin and 1st into two way streets despite county objections. Front page of the strib too. The comments section should be good too as the article comes...

Has anyone else ever thought that the Wells Fargo Center would look great in downtown St. Paul?

This for starters: http://finance-commerce.com/2014/06/reworking-suburbia/ Here's an example from the west suburbs: https://forum.streets.mn/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=2966 And now this is woodbury: https://forum.streets.mn/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1570 The comparison between the two is almost laughab...

To be fair, if this was adjacent to one of the LRT extension routes, then I would agree that it needs to be a more dense development. That's the thing, it really should have been. The gateway corridor was practically gifting woodbury a chance to do something better with this site. But no, the city ...

West metro suburbs are investing in true mixed use developments, higher density housing, and alternative transportation modes. Woodbury just doubled down on cars and parking. Congrats.

While west metro suburbs are retrofitting mixed use developments, housing density and alternative transportation into their cities, Woodbury just doubled down on parking lots and cars. Congrats.

Wow, this really is the "second wave" of multifamily residential building in Edina. They didn't seem to have much in the 90s/00s, and the 80s/early90s stuff is rather tower-in-the-park with big setbacks and parking lots. Once Edina converts these stroads to multiway boulevards in the comi...

Don't get me wrong, I love new buildings and fewer surface lots. More retail and hotel options are great for making downtown even more of a destination. Condo's bring in even more residents on a long-term basis. However, what would really put my mind at ease would be a new skyscraper with thousands ...

Once again, a nice quote from June down in Dallas: Yes, things are going slower than it should be, but all plans are moving forward, the delays are not because of the developer though, some are because of market conditions, some for other reasons. The 4th & Hennepin development plans should be ...

Keep in mind that the NFL has used the threat of team relocation before to get public funding for a new series of stadiums. If MN had called their bluff we could be watching the Los Angeles Vikings.

^This. In a world with infinite money, or in a world where people pay their own way, it is true that the Metrodome was an awful place for a baseball game or a college football game. But from a value perspective, it was a heck of a deal. The Metrodome was great. Why? Because it was a sunk cost! It w...

I-394 BRT is probably the best long-term option, but its not even on the met council's radar. If the Orange Line is successful this should be next.

Not to nitpick, but shouldn't this thread be in the downtown section?