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by SurlyLHT
February 21st, 2024, 10:13 am
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Suburban Malls and Associated Retail News
Replies: 227
Views: 164055

Re: Suburban Malls and Associated Retail News

I poked around on some Hyvee related forums and staff are basically saying that they used COVID money to expand and then got caught between higher-end grocers and lower-end grocers. So they started cutting their staff and left themselves unable to compete with higher-end grocers for service and lowe...
by SurlyLHT
February 20th, 2024, 11:50 am
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Suburban Malls and Associated Retail News
Replies: 227
Views: 164055

Re: Suburban Malls and Associated Retail News

Wal-Mart also closed the University Ave store not terribly long ago. I wonder how the Robbinsdale Hyvee is doing? Maybe that will be the next store to close. Their prices are higher than the nearby Cub. I have it on good authority that Robbinsdale Hy-Vee is ailing, in part due to theft. There has b...
by SurlyLHT
January 23rd, 2024, 8:44 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Northern Lights Express
Replies: 504
Views: 474829

Re: Northern Lights Express

I've been really looking forward to this project. Was it evitable that they would miss these deadlines/expiration dates? Are there any ways to speed things up?
by SurlyLHT
November 15th, 2023, 4:10 pm
Forum: Saint Paul
Topic: Xcel Energy Center
Replies: 54
Views: 105653

Re: Xcel Energy Center

Hmm... multiple signals that they're interested in something. MinnPost: Minnesota Wild taps former state budget director as lobbyist. Is a public ask for Xcel Energy Center renovations next? I wouldn't mind the Wolve's going in on something with the Wild if it meant large development in Downtown St...
by SurlyLHT
November 6th, 2023, 8:42 am
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: New Third Precinct Station
Replies: 12
Views: 37708

Re: New Third Precinct Station

I’d like to see smaller, more public, sub-stations being considered. After the consent decrees we know we have a serious cultural problem within the PD. Why repeat the model of large precinct buildings that effectively create a fortress within the neighborhood? Dr. Cedric Alexander stated that the ...
by SurlyLHT
October 30th, 2023, 12:39 pm
Forum: Local Politics and Governance
Topic: Local politics, shenanigans
Replies: 100
Views: 98260

Re: Local politics, shenanigans

Some personal news--I'm so excited to announce that I've accepted a position as the city administrator of East Bethel. Are you Mayor? Lewis's neighbor on the other side of his home, opposite the neighbor they gave his Council seat to? I grew up on the Board of East Bethel and Oak Grove. Politics ar...
by SurlyLHT
October 30th, 2023, 12:07 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Downtown Minneapolis - News & General Topics
Replies: 2027
Views: 769735

Re: Downtown Minneapolis - News & General Topics

See the comment form? It's as basic as it gets.
by SurlyLHT
August 25th, 2023, 11:07 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
Replies: 1749
Views: 950526

Re: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT

I'm starting to hope this whole Blue Line extension project collapses based on the new, proposed route. The route past Robinsdale down the middle of a 6-lane stroad is awful, and now the North Minneapolis routing is looking pretty bad. I fear the route along 10th and 21st Avenues will make access f...
by SurlyLHT
August 21st, 2023, 10:45 am
Forum: Minneapolis - General Topics and Citywide Issues
Topic: Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
Replies: 681
Views: 305434

Re: Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board

On the riverfront trail breaking through to the north past the rail bridge. https://mplsparksfoundation.org/building-new-connections/ That is huge! Very important connection between northside and the river Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk It's going to be primarily used by the run group at Mill C...
by SurlyLHT
August 15th, 2023, 7:50 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Bicycle Infrastructure
Replies: 1800
Views: 999476

Re: Bicycle Infrastructure

If anyone else has bikes around Edina regularly and noticed how the city likes to pave their on street bikes lanes concrete or some other material besides asphalt (not sure if anywhere else in the metro does this), am I crazy for finding them more annoying then normal painted lanes? I'm sure most p...
by SurlyLHT
July 20th, 2023, 8:32 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Interstate 94
Replies: 321
Views: 136190

Re: Interstate 94

With over 100,000 cars on any given segment and thousands of semi-trucks, the boulevard option would probably be more like an NYC arterial than a parkway. I'm curious to see what the traffic modeling looks like but I'd expect lots of traffic to move to east-west streets like Lake/Marshall, Franklin...
by SurlyLHT
July 19th, 2023, 8:50 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Interstate 94
Replies: 321
Views: 136190

Re: Interstate 94

My thoughts on each option: At-Grade A: Looks good, though there would need to be a lot of thought put into making sure traffic goes a safe speed for pedestrians crossing at intersections. If they choose this option I hope BRT would get signal preemption (a step above signal priority). At-Grade B: ...
by SurlyLHT
July 13th, 2023, 1:44 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: HERC - Hennepin Energy Recovery Center
Replies: 33
Views: 69289

Re: North Loop Neighborhood

173,254 tons of CO2, 404 tons of nitrous oxide, and 21 tons of PM2.5 in 2019. I don't know. I wouldn't like to live next to it. I guess if the people who put a concerted effort into getting this result also don't want to live nearby a garbage burner, I'm not going to "well actually" about...
by SurlyLHT
July 11th, 2023, 1:15 pm
Forum: Local Politics and Governance
Topic: Minneapolis City Politics General Discussion
Replies: 430
Views: 142027

Re: Minneapolis City Politics General Discussion

... Something that is clear to me is that holidays which can't be determined more than 10 days in advance simply aren't compatible with government calendars / official meetings. This moon sighting stuff should be a relic of the past. They absolutely have to pick a fixed date further in advance...th...
by SurlyLHT
July 7th, 2023, 12:11 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Bicycle Infrastructure
Replies: 1800
Views: 999476

Re: Bicycle Infrastructure

It's a huge project, I don't know what you all expect? A huge reason for the delays is the tunnel which is costing a ton and will primarily benefit cyclists. As a cyclist and taxpayer I wish they didn't do the tunnel at all, but what is done is done. I think a lot of the frustration is due to the c...
by SurlyLHT
June 14th, 2023, 10:06 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Bicycle Infrastructure
Replies: 1800
Views: 999476

Re: Bicycle Infrastructure

It's a huge project, I don't know what you all expect? A huge reason for the delays is the tunnel which is costing a ton and will primarily benefit cyclists. As a cyclist and taxpayer I wish they didn't do the tunnel at all, but what is done is done.
by SurlyLHT
June 12th, 2023, 12:26 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: MSP to Rochester High Speed Rail
Replies: 516
Views: 170519

Re: MSP to Rochester High Speed Rail

STP has the longest runway of the regional reliever airports. I'm no airport expert, but it certainly seems as if Anoka-Blaine has enough land to extend a runway to match or exceed DtSP's runway length. I agree, glancing at Google Maps the Blaine Airport has way more room. It has good interstate ac...
by SurlyLHT
June 5th, 2023, 11:57 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: MSP to Rochester High Speed Rail
Replies: 516
Views: 170519

Re: MSP to Rochester High Speed Rail

I don't know what their financial models say, but they are projecting 6 million riders over a 240 mile route in FL. If you take the highways it 408 miles and the fares between MSP and CHI. Additionally there are only 580,000 airline passengers between the two. Economics simply aren't as strong here ...
by SurlyLHT
June 5th, 2023, 10:19 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: MSP to Rochester High Speed Rail
Replies: 516
Views: 170519

Re: MSP to Rochester High Speed Rail

Would be nice if we could get Brightline on board, but they'd probably want it to be a Twin Cities-Rochester-Madison-Milwaukee-Chicago HSR service, which is a route that makes the most sense if we were to have any HSR service in our region, but it would be difficult from a political and economic st...
by SurlyLHT
May 30th, 2023, 9:38 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
Replies: 1749
Views: 950526

Re: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT

Light rail plans put a hair salon’s generational wealth on hold "The challenges residents continue to live with come from a lack of investment. Porter and Spicer both wonder if the intention of light rail really is designed to lift a community or allow others to more easily pass through it? “W...