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by BoredAgain
February 9th, 2024, 9:56 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Transit Crime
Replies: 280
Views: 998462

Re: Transit Crime

... people that drive around the system in pairs of 2 doing clean up on a schedule of all the stops bus brt and light rail
Oh the irony.
by BoredAgain
December 18th, 2023, 10:03 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Future Cars: Electric and Autonomous Vehicles
Replies: 545
Views: 193331

Re: Future Cars: Electric and Autonomous Vehicles

It's the eco-conscious choice for the "Mad Max" doomsday prepper.
by BoredAgain
December 6th, 2023, 11:55 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: North Loop Neighborhood
Replies: 1096
Views: 485676

Re: North Loop Neighborhood

The close proximity to the Royalston or Target Field stations is interesting to think about (two block walks?) but crossing Olson or 7th is an unpleasant experience. It’s also going to have close freeway access for drivers, and frankly that matters to many people still. No one should need to take a...
by BoredAgain
November 15th, 2023, 4:20 pm
Forum: Saint Paul
Topic: Xcel Energy Center
Replies: 54
Views: 105768

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. That's the target ...
by BoredAgain
September 29th, 2023, 10:17 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Fare-Free Transit
Replies: 24
Views: 39474

Re: Fare-Free Transit

I think the counter argument is that highway users do pay fees in the form of fuel taxes. They (actually we) also pay for cars and trucks to access the facility. Cars aren't free and neither is operating them. We just aren't paying for direct access. Free transit also wouldn't be free, it would just...
by BoredAgain
September 28th, 2023, 2:36 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: HERC - Hennepin Energy Recovery Center
Replies: 33
Views: 69382

Re: HERC - Hennepin Energy Recovery Center

People come from other cities to see the Twins play and ask quite logical questions about what goes on in that big industrial facility, and it's a bit embarrassing to admit that it's a garbage burner. It doesn't fit with the image of Minneapolis as an environmental leader. You can always tell them ...
by BoredAgain
September 26th, 2023, 3:05 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
Replies: 1749
Views: 951293

Re: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT

Considering the current road arrangement in the neighborhood, removing cars from 10th WOULD notably change the ability of people in cars to navigate the area. As we have discussed here before, a NETWORK is important to allow movement, even for cars. If 10th were closed, all of the cross streets woul...
by BoredAgain
August 14th, 2023, 10:33 am
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Housing Market/Economics - General Topics
Replies: 255
Views: 112617

Re: Housing Market/Economics - General Topics

Do you want to buy a house in this market? If yes, keep in mind there's five people behind you that aren't going to demand a home inspection, either house flippers with cash or people that are apparently more desperate to buy a house than you are. You are undoubtedly correct, but I will continue to...
by BoredAgain
July 18th, 2023, 9:57 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line LRT
Replies: 1294
Views: 87090

Re: Green Line LRT

OMF + CHS Field is to Lowertown what the 4th Ave Parking Ramp Wall is to Downtown East or ABC ramp wall is to the Royalston area. I understand what you're going for, but I disagree. If you go past the "4th Ave Parking Ramp Wall", you are still in the downtown loop with continuous building...
by BoredAgain
July 17th, 2023, 7:58 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Street, Road and Highway Projects
Replies: 1372
Views: 589562

Re: Street, Road and Highway Projects

RCUT intersections seem to be more popular with engineers and bean counters than the people that actually have to drive them, and the area residents previously got a state law passed to prohibit MnDOT from building an RCUT at 23 and 9. In this case, when you say "engineers and bean counters&qu...
by BoredAgain
May 31st, 2023, 8:15 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Dan Patch Intercity Regional Passenger Rail
Replies: 180
Views: 155009

Re: Dan Patch Intercity Regional Passenger Rail

Was the study to Savage passed? I don't recall the entirety of Dakota County being against Dan Patch, just Lakeville, even though a station in their downtown could bring a big boost of visitors without more car traffic. The study bill hasn't passed yet. And according to Rep Jess Hansen, Burnsville ...
by BoredAgain
May 2nd, 2023, 9:18 am
Forum: Minneapolis - General Topics and Citywide Issues
Topic: Minneapolis Street Design
Replies: 45
Views: 48011

Re: Minneapolis Street Design

I drove down Blaisdell last week and I think it would actually be better with the parking switched to the other side. Not only would the parked cars provide protection for the bike lane but the parking lane becomes the driving lane at some intersections so why not keep the driving lane on the left ...
by BoredAgain
April 6th, 2023, 9:57 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Freight Rail News and Happenings
Replies: 247
Views: 117898

Re: Freight Rail News and Happenings

I think Buffet and Berkshire Hathaway don't really care about passenger service and are completely fine with BNSF only investing in freight operations (iirc most of their investments have been centered around intermodal improvements) unlike Fortress and Wes Edens who let's be honest only created br...
by BoredAgain
March 21st, 2023, 4:09 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Transit Crime
Replies: 280
Views: 998462

Re: Transit Crime

What do we think here? Seems like clear LRV operator error given the westbound train was already stopped.
Either that or signal error. They will check for that and release a report.
by BoredAgain
February 22nd, 2023, 10:30 am
Forum: Local Politics and Governance
Topic: Bill to limit corporate ownership of SFH for rental
Replies: 6
Views: 7316

Re: MN House drafting bill to ban corporate buying of SFH for rental

Also, the apartment that I rented in Dinkytown was owned by a business that managed dozens of properties (most of which were SFHs and all were in Dinkytown). They were very good to work with and charged a fair rate for their housing. They would almost certainly be impacted by this as well. This is ...
by BoredAgain
February 21st, 2023, 11:02 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
Replies: 5248
Views: 1219356

Re: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT

Can we just fill in the tunnel and do it at grade Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I wonder if an at-grade LRT track AND an underground bike trail would have been a cheaper option from the start? Just imagine, a somewhat-heated winter tunnel to warm up in during a long bike commute during the col...
by BoredAgain
February 3rd, 2023, 9:57 am
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Lowa46 - 46th & Hiawatha Cub Foods Mixed Use
Replies: 123
Views: 122914

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

Where it’s at Sorry for the snark... but phase 2 is just south of Lowa46 (phase 1) - at 46th & Hiawatha - literally in the title of the thread. The link above your post has a map included too, but here's a Google map screen grab as well. If you're familiar with the Dairy Queen near Minneahaha P...
by BoredAgain
January 30th, 2023, 9:59 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Downtown Minneapolis LRT Tunnel Discussion
Replies: 49
Views: 20959

Re: Downtown Minneapolis LRT Tunnel Discussion

I've gotta imagine that, without cross streets and parking garage entrances, a Marquette tunnel would be able to handle all the Nicollet Mall local buses and Marq2 expresses (however many that ends up being in the flexible-work/suburban LRT world). Nicollet might be even better, but, y'know, rather...
by BoredAgain
January 23rd, 2023, 9:24 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Transit Crime
Replies: 280
Views: 998462

Re: Transit Crime

Drug use and fare evasion are completely separate and largely independent problems. Also turnstyles only work if there is someone there to stop people from evading them. If we had staffing available to sit at every train stop and arrest people hopping fences, then we could just put them on trains to...
by BoredAgain
December 13th, 2022, 3:35 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: Dinkytown
Replies: 439
Views: 259404

Re: Dinkytown

The UofM buying the Loring Pasta Bar building. https://finance-commerce.com/2022/12/u-of-m-has-deal-to-buy-historic-dinkytown-building/ https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2022/12/13/university-of-minnesota-plans-dinkytown-corn.html If the University owns the building, does that automatical...