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by Multimodal
March 28th, 2024, 1:33 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Zoning, building codes, enforcement in the courts
Replies: 40
Views: 8459

Re: Zoning, building codes, enforcement in the courts

Would this help create more infill on smaller lots, like having a small 5-story missing middle housing development that's *not* a full block long & deep?
by Multimodal
March 28th, 2024, 11:43 am
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Suburbs - General Topics
Replies: 1138
Views: 348103

Re: Suburbs - General Topics

Is that what all exurban development looks like? The privatization of all amenities (park, pool, dog walk, etc.) rather than having public parks & plazas? Not much different from "amenity decks" in urban & inner suburban development. Whatever happened to public space? Is privatizat...
by Multimodal
March 28th, 2024, 10:42 am
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Richfield - 66th Street - General Topics
Replies: 304
Views: 84376

Re: Richfield - 66th Street - General Topics

Kudos to Richfield for upzoning the city.

(Sorry, it's been a while since I've visited.)
by Multimodal
March 28th, 2024, 10:42 am
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Hopkins - General Topics
Replies: 367
Views: 130659

Re: Hopkins - General Topics

Does Hopkins have any plans to build more streets like the bikeway from Mainstreet to the LRT station?
by Multimodal
March 28th, 2024, 10:41 am
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: West End area - St. Louis Park / Golden Valley
Replies: 205
Views: 86453

Re: West End area - St. Louis Park / Golden Valley

The West End would probably do better if the site across the street wasn't an ode to 1970s suburban design and 2020s giant gas-powered SUVs (with not only a Costco, but a Costco gas station). When will Costco put in EV charging stations at the store , and reuse or sell the gas station for something ...
by Multimodal
March 28th, 2024, 10:12 am
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Grandview District - Edina
Replies: 122
Views: 77432

Re: Grandview District - Edina

Not really, it was pretty terrible from both a planning perspective and a resident perspective. The plans for the neighborhood (from a decade ago) called for mixed use, multistory buildings with underground parking. The overall project was a senior co-op (good, in theory, but more later) and a 2-sto...
by Multimodal
March 28th, 2024, 10:02 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Uber/Lyft
Replies: 29
Views: 2797

Re: Uber/Lyft

Yep, that's pretty much it. But even without drivers, it does nothing to reduce VMT, wear & tear on streets, congestion, etc. Transit, biking, & walking are the future. Cars should have a much, much reduced role to play in transportation, even if they're EVs or autonomous or rideshare or wha...
by Multimodal
March 28th, 2024, 9:56 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Highway Transitway Corridor Study
Replies: 84
Views: 22234

Re: Highway Transitway Corridor Study

Highway BRT should replace freeway car lane(s) , otherwise it's just free money for the construction industry with little effect on modal usage. MNDOT and counties have climate action plans with goals to reduce VMT (vehicle miles traveled). If we're not replacing car lanes with bus lanes, we're not ...
by Multimodal
March 28th, 2024, 9:50 am
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: City living trends and predictions
Replies: 130
Views: 79828

Re: City living trends and predictions

Honestly, a rather small footprint, triangular, personal 5-over-1 with retail on the first floor is fine. The real post-apocalyptic, fuck-you-I'm-rich story is the conclusion to the article: "Matthew Segal and his wife moved into the [adjacent 2,900-square-foot, five-story single residence], wh...
by Multimodal
March 28th, 2024, 9:40 am
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Introductions
Replies: 161
Views: 71261

Re: Introductions

Welcome, angrysuburbanite. Awesome name.

As hard as urbanism is to do in cities, it's twice as hard in suburbs. Welcome to the revolution.
by Multimodal
March 28th, 2024, 8:03 am
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Southdale Area - Edina
Replies: 798
Views: 243183

Re: Southdale Area - Edina

Billionaires be billionaires. Having the Galleria & Southdale Mall compete for the many luxury retailers is good. Now if only they could treat the many workers and residents in the area with respect by (a) having a legit transit station on the county library property as part of its redevelopment...
by Multimodal
June 15th, 2020, 10:39 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Subsidized and/or Affordable Housing
Replies: 331
Views: 88885

Re: Subsidized and/or Affordable Housing

That’s good, but this seems suspicious: “The agency opened itself up to the private funding through the federal Rental Assistance Demonstration program, which transfers ownership of public housing buildings to a private entity. The private investors qualify for tax credits.” How does that benefit so...
by Multimodal
June 15th, 2020, 11:48 am
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: St. Louis Park - General Topics
Replies: 557
Views: 227365

Re: St. Louis Park - General Topics

Judging by the people I see in Microcenter and the products the store sells, the patrons seem to be above average wealth. There's a substantial overlap between people of above average wealth and those… … living in bright, shiny, new, expensive apartments & townhomes in Transit-Oriented Developm...
by Multimodal
June 15th, 2020, 11:38 am
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Chanhassen - Chaska - Carver County
Replies: 119
Views: 114548

Re: Chanhassen - Chaska - Carver County

It makes you realize Costco’s profitability depends not on bringing inexpensive food to the masses, but rather encouraging the well to do to overspend on giant quantities of “bargains” that they transport in their oversized vehicles (justifying owning or leasing them) to store in their oversized hou...
by Multimodal
June 15th, 2020, 11:11 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Street, Road and Highway Projects
Replies: 1388
Views: 603838

Re: Street, Road and Highway Projects

As always, it's wild when you compare the scale of the asks for highways versus the scale of the asks for transit, bike, and ped. Yeah, and is roadway capacity ‘strategic’ anymore? Should it be? Let’s #defundMNDOT and create a Multimodal Transportation Department instead. Too much baggage for MNDOT...
by Multimodal
June 15th, 2020, 10:58 am
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Hopkins - General Topics
Replies: 367
Views: 130659

Re: Hopkins - General Topics

After further inspection, a couple more things: 1. “Bicycle friendly”. Why not “bicycle/ped/transit prioritized”? 2. Seems a shame there’s going to be so little retail. I get that Site C doesn’t need retail, but the frontage on Excelsior & Blake should have it. I know, I know: “retail is dead”. ...
by Multimodal
June 14th, 2020, 10:07 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
Replies: 2909
Views: 701730

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

To support startup firms trying to privatize transit, I can see Republicans supporting micromobility or self-driving cars/Uber.

It would be a fantastic change of heart to see them support BRT or LRT.
by Multimodal
June 14th, 2020, 10:02 am
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: St. Louis Park - General Topics
Replies: 557
Views: 227365

Re: St. Louis Park - General Topics

I don't see Micro Center choosing a smaller space. Especially not if the rent is higher and especially not if there's not lots of free surface parking. A lot of times the store is packed at it's present size. And the size is part of the attraction. Live in Chaska and need a new laptop? Drive in and...
by Multimodal
June 14th, 2020, 9:58 am
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Hopkins - General Topics
Replies: 367
Views: 130659

Re: Hopkins - General Topics

I agree about way too much parking. But when Hennepin County has too many lanes on adjacent roadways (Blake & Excelsior) with no dedicated bus lanes, this area will continue to be all about cars, much like the next station down at 36th & Wooddale. High density, but fast, wide lanes for cars ...
by Multimodal
June 14th, 2020, 9:51 am
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Wooddale Station Area / PLACE - St. Louis Park
Replies: 167
Views: 56262

Re: Wooddale Station Area / PLACE - St. Louis Park

Perfect location. Glad the Planning Commission approved it. Does it go to Council now, or is it done?

And, clearly, 3 stories is a skyscraper.