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by twincitizen
March 27th, 2024, 1:08 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
Replies: 5265
Views: 1247037

Re: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT

Didn't read the whole article because I know how much KSTP loves to hate light rail, so the gist is there was a hiccup in which recently installed light rail track in the Kenilworth Corridor was one foot too close to the parallel freight track. https://kstp.com/5-investigates/new-problem-uncovered-...
by twincitizen
March 27th, 2024, 12:55 pm
Forum: Local Politics and Governance
Topic: 2023-24 Minnesota Legislature
Replies: 47
Views: 30777

Re: 2023-24 Minnesota Legislature

If I had to pick two provisions of the housing bill that are "must pass" items, and I could live without the rest of the bill, it would be: -capping residential parking requirements at 1 space/unit. -capping minimum lot area requirements. On capping minimum lot size, I'll be fine with what...
by twincitizen
March 18th, 2024, 2:44 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Uber/Lyft
Replies: 29
Views: 2755

Re: Uber/Lyft

I don't think I'm making this up, but don't Uber and/or Lyft have a stated goal of eventually replacing most/all drivers with autonomous vehicles? I swear I remember reading that a while back, and it makes perfect sense. Now, the timeline for a full rollout of autonomous taxis is not what people tho...
by twincitizen
March 15th, 2024, 9:06 am
Forum: Minneapolis - General Topics and Citywide Issues
Topic: Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
Replies: 681
Views: 310123

Re: Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board

A nice slate of trail improvements to Nokomis-Hiawatha Regional Park area beginning construction late summer/fall '24. Info: https://www.minneapolisparks.org/project_updates/trail-connection-improvements-planned-for-nokomis-hiawatha-regional-park-in-2024/ Plans: https://www.minneapolisparks.org/wp-c...
by twincitizen
March 15th, 2024, 7:32 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
Replies: 2909
Views: 701553

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

Moved Uber/Lyft discussion to its own thread: viewtopic.php?t=4239
by twincitizen
March 14th, 2024, 10:08 am
Forum: Local Politics and Governance
Topic: Bill to limit corporate ownership of SFH for rental
Replies: 6
Views: 7472

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

2024 update on the bill. MN Reformer: https://minnesotareformer.com/2024/03/06/bill-would-limit-companies-buying-renting-out-single-family-homes/ Finance & Commerce: https://finance-commerce.com/2024/03/bill-would-limit-ownership-of-single-family-rentals/ I tend to agree that *something* should ...
by twincitizen
March 11th, 2024, 2:27 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Dogwood Coffee : mixed use
Replies: 5
Views: 1315

Re: Dogwood Coffee : mixed use

Every time I drive down 'far east' Lake Street (east of 36th Ave?) I ponder why there isn't more happening. The household incomes in the surrounding area are stronger than other parts of Lake, but the population density is low. There are good bones in place with a grocery store and a nice variety of...
by twincitizen
March 8th, 2024, 10:18 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Riverview Corridor Streetcar
Replies: 1194
Views: 553867

Re: Riverview Corridor Streetcar

MnDOT just completed a pretty major overhaul of the bridge in 2016, so less than 8 years ago. From a current-use perspective, I would guess it's at least another 10-15 years out from full replacement (on a normal schedule). The reported $13.8 million improvements included: -Removal and repair of bri...
by twincitizen
March 8th, 2024, 10:05 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Park and Portland Avenues
Replies: 103
Views: 25652

Re: Park and Portland Avenues

I think I'd be ok with these streets remaining one-ways north of Lake Street, but south of Lake there is really no justification for keeping the one-way pair in place. Park Avenue shouldn't even be a county road south of Lake. I love the idea of returning Portland to two-way and turning Park into a ...
by twincitizen
March 6th, 2024, 10:15 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
Replies: 1749
Views: 976261

Re: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT

Signing transit lines by identifying the terminus station is a common practice. I can practically hear the Chicago L announcements in my head: "This is a Red Line train to Howard". EB Green Line - currently just signed 'St. Paul', but it should probably be 'St. Paul Union Depot' WB Green L...
by twincitizen
February 28th, 2024, 10:19 am
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Southdale Area - Edina
Replies: 798
Views: 243092

Re: Southdale Area - Edina

The Macy's Furniture redevelopment site plan has been updated: https://www.bettertogetheredina.org/sketch-plan/news_feed/7235-france-ave-sketch-plan-macy-s-furniture-store-site-2024. No major changes, slight reduction in units to accommodate larger setbacks from the promenade trail. They're still ta...
by twincitizen
February 20th, 2024, 3:05 pm
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Bloomington Central Station & South Loop Development
Replies: 219
Views: 85144

Re: Bloomington Central Station & South Loop Development

If Bloomington was spending general fund dollars to boost development in South Loop, that would be worthy of criticism. But that's not what's happening. None of the money squandered in South Loop actually comes from Bloomington homeowners. It's sequestered TIF money from other South Loop development...
by twincitizen
February 2nd, 2024, 11:50 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Harmonia - 255 2nd Ave S - 25ish / 20ish / 10ish stories
Replies: 31
Views: 28616

Re: Harmonia - 255 2nd Ave S - 25ish / 20ish / 10ish stories

It is a great idea to move the transit layover here from Gateway Ramp, but I suspect it won't happen because neither Metro Transit nor the City have asked for that.
by twincitizen
January 22nd, 2024, 3:45 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
Replies: 5265
Views: 1247037

Re: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT

Why am I just now noticing how insanely shortsighted it is that this almost $3B project did not include a trail along the portion of the route stretching from Shady Oak Station to at least Golden Triangle Station, or even better to the end of the line. I offer the ending at Golden Triangle because f...
by twincitizen
January 17th, 2024, 4:16 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Northern Lights Express
Replies: 510
Views: 497621

Re: Northern Lights Express

Argh! The latest All Aboard MN newsletter says NLX is 7- 10 years away from operations, which sounds really far away. Apparently, the environmental impact statement is now out of date and needs to be redone and negotiations with BNSF restarted. . Finally, MNDOT hasn't yet submitted an application t...
by twincitizen
December 7th, 2023, 11:17 am
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Hiawatha-Lake - Minnehaha - Downtown Longfellow
Replies: 316
Views: 356978

Re: Hiawatha-Lake - Minnehaha - Downtown Longfellow

I'm guessing the politics on the Council are probably such that selling the property for private-sector reuse is out of the question, aside from something like a medical clinic serving low income folks, etc. So the staff are limited to fairly unimaginative reuses like moving government offices in. E...
by twincitizen
December 7th, 2023, 11:02 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Nicollet Mall
Replies: 1466
Views: 546634

Re: Nicollet Mall

If I could redo everything from scratch in a world with Nicollet as a bike/ped mall and no Marq2 infrastructure in place... The ideal spacing for the N-S bus routes while still getting close enough to the major destinations would be Hennepin (bus lanes) and 2nd Ave S (two-way transitway). Nicollet M...
by twincitizen
December 6th, 2023, 3:25 pm
Forum: Local Politics and Governance
Topic: Minnesota State Flag and Seal Redeisgn
Replies: 55
Views: 239692

Re: Minnesota State Flag and Seal Redeisgn

The number of people (including lawmakers!) who just want the new flag to be the loon seal on a blue background is shocking and disappointing. So, so many people have no sense for design. That, and the average person probably thinks that's what state flags are supposed to look like, and/or bias tow...
by twincitizen
November 15th, 2023, 11:28 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
Replies: 1749
Views: 976261

Re: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT

It seems like a safe guess that the updated ridership numbers for the new route will land somewhere between the 18.5k and 26k cited above. The Washington & Plymouth station (if they juice the numbers enough) could very well end up being the reason this line is able to continue moving forward, in...
by twincitizen
October 25th, 2023, 1:15 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: HERC - Hennepin Energy Recovery Center
Replies: 33
Views: 72134

Re: HERC - Hennepin Energy Recovery Center

Fernando’s statement includes a lot of good info to begin answering “where do go from here?” Great points made that this project to close HERC will require years of parallel and collaborative efforts by the state (funding, statewide policies on waste streams, landfills, etc.) and cities (increasing ...