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by Biggydrink
December 11th, 2017, 10:36 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Nicollet-Central Streetcar
Replies: 887
Views: 136114

Re: Nicollet-Central Streetcar

In an interview with our future mayor: " Q Is the Nicollet/Central streetcar project dead? Are we still raising money for it? I think it is dead. But yes, we are still capturing value on projects to fund a streetcar. Four years ago when I ran for council I was for it, for the economic developm...
by Biggydrink
November 29th, 2017, 10:16 am
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: 80 Broadway St. NE
Replies: 10
Views: 3499

Re: 80 Broadway St. NE

Thanks, I've been wondering what this was going to be.
by Biggydrink
November 29th, 2017, 10:10 am
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: Rafter - 333 Hennepin Ave E (290' - 26 stories)
Replies: 328
Views: 90993

Re: Mortenson / USBank site - 333 Hennepin Ave E (290' - 26 stories)

Demo is super underway. The building is totally gone, and they were digging around in the foundation this morning. Weird to see the Nord Haus townhouses from 4th St and Hennepin! Won't have that view for long.
by Biggydrink
November 21st, 2017, 2:35 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Nic on Fifth - (290' - 26 Stories)
Replies: 1033
Views: 218335

Re: Nic on Fifth - (290' - 26 Stories)

Makes sense that since it's directly on the LRT line that people don't use cars as much, right?
by Biggydrink
November 8th, 2017, 2:22 pm
Forum: Local Politics and Governance
Topic: Minneapolis City Council and Park Board Elections 2017
Replies: 279
Views: 42397

Re: Minneapolis City Council and Park Board Elections 2017

But Jentzen has few 2nd and 3rd choice votes, so she could definitely still lose if most of Bildsoe's voters put Fletcher 2nd. Nailed it - Bildsoe voters went 1750 2nd for Fletcher, vs 250 2nd for Jentzen. 700ish exhausted. Fletcher wins ward 3! http://vote.minneapolismn.gov/results/2017/2017-ward-...
by Biggydrink
November 1st, 2017, 12:59 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: Nord Haus - 315 1st Ave NE (208' - 20 Stories)
Replies: 617
Views: 133255

Re: Nord Haus - 315 1st Ave NE (208' - 20 Stories)

Do we know what's happening with the auto shop there? Or is that outside of phase 2?
by Biggydrink
October 28th, 2017, 7:52 pm
Forum: Local Politics and Governance
Topic: Minneapolis Mayoral Election 2017
Replies: 379
Views: 72931

Re: Minneapolis Mayoral Election 2017

Hoch is their #2, and they opt not to choose a #3. Honestly the fact that they chose Hoch as their second choice makes me a lot less confident in the whole thing. They seem super into working with local businesses and "compromise", which I guess means compromise between progressive ideas a...
by Biggydrink
September 20th, 2017, 7:49 am
Forum: Minneapolis - General Topics and Citywide Issues
Topic: Cheap groceries and walkability
Replies: 10
Views: 5187

Re: Cheap groceries and walkability

In the last three places I've lived around Minneapolis, the closer grocery store was always more expensive. Kowalski's/The Wedge in the north part of Uptown vs. the Uptown Rainbow/now Cub Lunds downtown vs. ... still the Uptown Cub? Broadway? Does DT Target count? Lunds NE vs. Quarry Cub. Actually W...
by Biggydrink
June 21st, 2017, 11:06 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Nicollet-Central Streetcar
Replies: 887
Views: 136114

Re: Nicollet-Central Streetcar

Minnapolis is buying the land underneath that KMart, using money from the Streetcar Value Capture Fund. KMart still has a lease valid until 2053 though. http://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-to-buy-site-of-kmart-at-nicollet-avenue-and-lake-street/429755363/ Not sure if this shows they are serious a...