Search found 2753 matches

by mulad
July 2nd, 2012, 11:00 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Nicollet-Lake - greater Kmart area
Replies: 486
Views: 306794

Re: Lake & Nicollet

Meh. There's a Noodles & Co. in front of the University Avenue Target in Saint Paul. People go there.
by mulad
July 2nd, 2012, 10:49 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
Replies: 5265
Views: 1246805

Re: Southwest LRT

It mostly just says that the Met Council finally submitted their funding request to DEED. The filing deadline had been extended by two weeks (until July 9th), and the date for awards is also expected to be pushed back by two weeks or more from the original early August timeframe.
by mulad
July 2nd, 2012, 9:20 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
Replies: 1597
Views: 355008

Re: Central Corridor LRT

Well, there's expectation and there's preparation.. As far as I know, there's only been one derailment of a Hiawatha LRV in revenue service that wasn't due to a collision, and it happened at 5-10 mph so there wasn't any damage. But when you're dealing with vehicles that weigh 50+ tons apiece, you ta...
by mulad
July 2nd, 2012, 6:49 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
Replies: 1597
Views: 355008

Re: Central Corridor LRT

I haven't heard much. The trains are Siemens model S70 or "Avanto" vehicles -- you might be able to get some idea for searching for photos, but they can be heavily customized (Metro Transit has requested over 1,000 modifications, many of which seem to be to get more stainless steel used on...
by mulad
July 2nd, 2012, 3:33 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Target Field Station (the Hotel) & Target Field Station (the Station)
Replies: 1016
Views: 174702

Re: The Interchange (At Target Field)

Yeah, hopefully they'll only use the second LRT platform area on event days.
by mulad
July 2nd, 2012, 11:41 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Loring Vue Apartments - (415 Oak Grove Street)
Replies: 216
Views: 46717

Re: Loring Vue Apartments

My main complaint with in-unit cooling systems like these is that they often aren't positioned intelligently. These have to be placed along the outside wall and require a closet to be built around them, which often intrudes into the living space in an odd way. I'm sure that's been true of many types...
by mulad
July 2nd, 2012, 6:23 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Loring Vue Apartments - (415 Oak Grove Street)
Replies: 216
Views: 46717

Re: Loring Vue Apartments

The thin vertical openings with glass already in them are clearly windows -- I think minneapolisguy's comment about the second photo has been interpreted as talking about the third photo. They're talking about the smaller openings positioned halfway up the wall.
by mulad
July 1st, 2012, 7:57 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
Replies: 1597
Views: 355008

Re: Central Corridor LRT

Here's at least a version of the chart I was referring to, from this PDF. I guess it doesn't appear quite how I remembered it.
CCLRT-general-timeline.png
by mulad
June 30th, 2012, 7:36 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: The Marshall - (515 14th Avenue Southeast)
Replies: 238
Views: 54619

Re: UTEC Student Housing

Yeah, I'm pretty much in the same boat with mnmike and go4guy. Maybe I'd feel a bit different if the site hadn't been encroached upon by parking lots to the extent it has been. I do find it a bit strange how older schools were often put on grassy plots, set relatively far back from the street -- kin...
by mulad
June 30th, 2012, 6:24 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Target Field Station (the Hotel) & Target Field Station (the Station)
Replies: 1016
Views: 174702

Re: The Interchange (At Target Field)

Yeah, I'm sure the problem of heat/UV can be mitigated to an extent with magic films of this type or another. I'm not sure you need anything so exotic for solar, though -- even regular panels can be transluscent, like at Como Park's EV charging stations: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7255/7058854683...
by mulad
June 30th, 2012, 6:05 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: The Station on Washington - (630 Washington Avenue SE)
Replies: 85
Views: 23792

Re: Washington and Walnut Flats - 630 Washington Ave. S.E.

The MN Daily had an article on this project on the 22nd: http://www.mndaily.com/2012/06/22/student-apartments-displace-mercil%E2%80%99s-stadium-village This will take out both the auto body shop and the neighboring Noodles & Co. building. Both are planning on relocating -- Mercil's is eyeing a s...
by mulad
June 30th, 2012, 3:58 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Target Field Station (the Hotel) & Target Field Station (the Station)
Replies: 1016
Views: 174702

Re: The Interchange (At Target Field)

As I've said, that's Phase 2. The building shown there is highly speculative -- of no more real meaning than all of the Vikings stadium renderings we've seen over the years. However, they do kind of show how the plan is to build "fingers" extending northeast from 5th Street over the trench...
by mulad
June 29th, 2012, 9:17 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
Replies: 1597
Views: 355008

Re: Central Corridor LRT

Getting *all* of the track done this year is impossible in my mind. I think there's a non-zero chance that the straight-through pieces can be installed by then, but I wouldn't place any bets on it. The crossover switches and the complex track layout at the operations facility will take quite a while...
by mulad
June 29th, 2012, 12:14 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
Replies: 1597
Views: 355008

Re: Central Corridor LRT

I'm expecting it to just be on time, which I'm figuring is sometime in the 2nd quarter of 2014. Hiawatha got delayed by several weeks due to the bus driver strike (which must have halted operator training), plus the Mall of America's last-minute decision to have a relatively integrated station rathe...
by mulad
June 28th, 2012, 9:51 pm
Forum: Nostalgia
Topic: 150 years of Minnesota railroading
Replies: 0
Views: 1833

150 years of Minnesota railroading

I knew this was coming up a few months back, then it slipped my mind. On June 28, 1862, the first passenger train ran in Minnesota between St. Paul and St. Anthony. Trains magazine's news wire had this write-up : ST. PAUL, Minn. – Today marks the 150th Anniversary of the first train to operate in th...
by mulad
June 28th, 2012, 5:41 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
Replies: 1597
Views: 355008

Re: Central Corridor LRT

Yeah, Bus Driver Dude collected some photos and put them up on his blog:

http://twincitiestransit.blogspot.com/2 ... -work.html
by mulad
June 28th, 2012, 12:22 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
Replies: 1597
Views: 355008

Re: Central Corridor LRT

Hmm. I've taken eastbound #3 buses through the zig-zag of ramps at Cedar Avenue near the West Bank station twice now, and it's looking like there are clearance issues. While I really like the idea of changing the ramps to have (roughly) 90-degree turns in order to calm traffic, it looks like Metro T...
by mulad
June 28th, 2012, 12:02 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Elan Uptown
Replies: 422
Views: 65339

Re: Bennett Lumber Site

I'm not a big believer that residents drive traffic significantly higher. I think retail has the largest impact, followed by office. Yeah, I think apartment traffic often gets overestimated -- certainly if you put a place in an auto-oriented zone without any walkable destinations, things can get ba...
by mulad
June 28th, 2012, 11:51 am
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: Surly Brewery - (Malcolm Avenue & 5th Street SE)
Replies: 181
Views: 79902

Re: Surly Brewery Site

It'd be pretty easy to add/extend a rail spur to that 3171 SE. 5th St. location mentioned in the Star Tribune. Some of the tracks in that area are for an intermodal container yard, but there are some siding tracks and a half-abandoned spur that goes basically right to the site. Actually, looking at ...
by mulad
June 28th, 2012, 10:51 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Minneapolis Streetcar System
Replies: 272
Views: 44984

Re: Minneapolis Streetcar System

I've been thinking more about side-to-side clearance than vertical clearance -- yeah, hopefully just digging down a bit would handle that issue if it is one at all. There's also the possibility that a type of third-rail system could be used. I think Bombardier has started pushing a system where only...