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- March 3rd, 2021, 3:55 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
- Replies: 2936
- Views: 714590
Re: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
DCFC (DC fast charging) charging infrastructure is a solvable issue and frankly totally separate from bus rolling stock issues. I will be looking into this more as I'm able.
- March 2nd, 2021, 3:00 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
- Replies: 2936
- Views: 714590
Re: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
Some are saying Met Council tried the locally-made (but less known) New Flyer buses and didn't have good luck with early production models. Might be shell shock from this? There are great, reliable brands other than New Flyer, such as Protera. My only other thought is maybe the corn lobby is heavily...
- March 2nd, 2021, 2:45 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
- Replies: 2936
- Views: 714590
Re: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
Met Council considering abandoning electrifying its bus fleet after promising it would do so back in 2018: https://www.startribune.com/biodiesel-n ... 600029359/
- February 10th, 2021, 9:01 am
- Forum: Greater Minnesota
- Topic: Civic on First - Rochester
- Replies: 9
- Views: 14076
Re: Civic on First - Rochester
The building is a good use of the land, but it's sort of on an island due to Civic Center and the RR tracks. I hope it leads to even more development particularly along Civic Center and maybe some ped improvements (there isn't a continuous sidewalk along this road for some reason).
- February 8th, 2021, 2:09 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
- Replies: 5276
- Views: 1258469
Re: Southwest LRT (Green Line Extension)
We can rightly criticize the alignment for the SWLRT. That said, from that video one can see that there are quite a few improvements to the Cedar Lake trail with grade separated crossings along the corridor. Beltline and Wooddale were both badly needed.
- February 5th, 2021, 10:52 am
- Forum: Saint Paul
- Topic: Alatus Development - 411-417 Lexington Pkwy (MNDOT Snowpile site)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 39976
Re: Alatus Development - 411-417 Lexington Pkwy (MNDOT Snowpile site)
Planning commission again voted 8-7 to deny the site plan based (solely) on the 2040 comprehensive plan. Alatus has already announced its intention to appeal. Notable: Warner, city attorney for St. Paul, made it clear he felt there was no sound legal basis for the denial of the site plan. Will go to...
- January 26th, 2021, 9:02 am
- Forum: Greater Minnesota
- Topic: Rochester
- Replies: 590
- Views: 441050
Re: Rochester
Great news -- I suppose the follow-up question is could they be repurposed in their current state for passenger rail? Perhaps a few cut and covers with existing ROW?
- January 25th, 2021, 9:57 am
- Forum: Greater Minnesota
- Topic: Rochester
- Replies: 590
- Views: 441050
Re: Rochester
I still find the VFW project so odd in that the RR tracks just go right by it with no fencing or visual separation at all. I still hope they somehow someday can find a way to better integrate the downtown tracks snafu.
- January 18th, 2021, 2:57 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - General Topics and Citywide Issues
- Topic: Ideas / Wish List for Mpls in 2021-2022
- Replies: 52
- Views: 34735
- January 18th, 2021, 9:32 am
- Forum: Greater Minnesota
- Topic: Rochester
- Replies: 590
- Views: 441050
Re: Rochester
Hue apartments downtown are basically done and the VFW site project is also just about to wrap up.
- January 13th, 2021, 2:47 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Federal Reserve Riverfront Parking Ramp
- Replies: 111
- Views: 57904
Re: Federal Reserve Riverfront Parking Ramp
Any chance Fed is trying to avoid prescriptive easement(s) across the lot? I don't get over here enough to know if this is likely (or legally possible).
- January 8th, 2021, 4:28 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: 200 Central (2019) - 293' / 27 Stories
- Replies: 72
- Views: 89909
Re: 200 Central (2019) - 293' / 27 Stories
Market forces should naturally allow for allocation of parking and prices according to needs and demands. Yes, the ramp next door might come down someday, but there's always somewhere else to park. Might be a bit farther away and more expensive, but that is exactly how we ween off our SOV addiction ...
- December 29th, 2020, 2:03 pm
- Forum: Saint Paul
- Topic: Alatus Development - 411-417 Lexington Pkwy (MNDOT Snowpile site)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 39976
Re: Alatus Development - 411-417 Lexington Pkwy (MNDOT Snowpile site)
Break ground before the NIMBYs get wind! Bummer about the loss of the bike passage but this sure beats the snowpile.
- December 28th, 2020, 10:14 am
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: Stillwater Development News
- Replies: 50
- Views: 29196
Re: Stillwater Development News
The proposed development would remove the god-awful parking lot/ramp thing on Chestnut, which would be a massive improvement to the area's aesthetics. I enjoyed the neighbor's very NIMBY complaints about you guessed it -- parking.
- December 18th, 2020, 10:33 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Downtown Riverfront - Mill Ruins Park - Waterworks
- Replies: 258
- Views: 70716
Re: Downtown Riverfront - Mill Ruins Park - Waterworks
So much yes! It's a real trek to get down to the lower part and water feature right now, and it seems to get almost no use.
- December 18th, 2020, 10:30 am
- Forum: Saint Paul
- Topic: The Gradient Apartments - 1509 Marshall Avenue
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4878
Re: Union Flats- 1509 Marshall Ave
Marshall from Snelling to Hamline is such a sad sight. I hope this helps because it probably can't make it any worse.
- December 14th, 2020, 2:22 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Interstate 94
- Replies: 343
- Views: 143080
Re: Interstate 94
I guess just getting dedicated ROW for transit in the corridor is a place to start. That can be converted to tracks later if apportioned. Biggest thing is to avoid more SOV lanes and pavement. In fact, some carefully tailored reductions could actually improve flow and reduce congestion.
- December 14th, 2020, 1:40 pm
- Forum: Saint Paul
- Topic: Saint Paul - General Topics
- Replies: 694
- Views: 394332
Re: Saint Paul - General Topics
The Liffey has broken ground -- I never heard any update(s) but it had previously run into some zoning/setback issues. Very happy this is moving along again! Located at Snelling & Carroll.
https://www.gaughancompanies.com/constr ... y-snelling
https://www.gaughancompanies.com/constr ... y-snelling
- December 8th, 2020, 3:49 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: 307 Oak Grove Apartment Proposal
- Replies: 16
- Views: 16938
Re: 307 Oak Grove Apartment Proposal
I loved living in the Loring Park area. Felt like you liked in a city. Each of these surface lots that gets swallowed up with keep that momentum moving. I just hope they were able to get/keep some of the Nicollet tenants after that redevelopment nearby. Always felt like the area needed a couple more...
- December 8th, 2020, 3:43 pm
- Forum: Greater Minnesota
- Topic: Rochester
- Replies: 590
- Views: 441050
Re: Rochester
Seems the idea of a "company town" is nearly dead, making this Mayo-driven city rather special in the 21st century. I foresee this town continuing its small-town mentality with big city reality and insane car-dependency for decades at the very least. Nice city if you set your expectations ...