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I forget is that just here or more national?

International actually. FWIW Have seen it in construction in China.

Lileks Defends the Skyways: http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/290285771.html Loved this. So, every day I walk to/from the SOO Line to Union Plaza. When the weather is nice I absolutely walk up 5th street, when not I take the Skyway. Same is true when going to Target, the Theatres, Restau...

Maybe its an subtle plot to get their new downtown residents to consider non-car alternatives for getting around. I would think even the most diehard drivers would consider other options when it takes ~10-15 min to get out of your garage. :D More seriously I guess it depends on how you use it. I pa...

Ah, if only 4Marq actually had a skyway connection. I know it's a topic everyone's mixed on, but I use it daily and it heavily influenced my apartment choice. I'm not 100% certain it won't, although it is indeed not looking like it. And yes, after having gone through (nearly) 2 winters living and w...

I live in MPLs because I like the urban environment and not the Parkway, strip malls landscape of Maple Grove and the other outer burbs.

Amen.

Lot of good comments. My thoughts about the Duval: As someone doing 90% of my living/working downtown, the lack of park space doesn't really bother me given the development of the green space by the Stadium/Downtown East, the proposed Waterworks and existing green space along the river, and some of ...

Gotta vote for the Duval proposal. Even though it would pretty much block off one of the last open views from the Soo Line Skydeck, it really is a bold and iconic proposal that would show Minneapolis as a player.

Anyone else heard that Nick on Fifth has bagged the Trader Joes that has been looking to set up downtown? This would be the 3rd time in the last few days where I was at a function where I've been told this by people who would generally be in a position to know.

Well... My office is at Union Plaza, which, while not skyway connected, is about 500' from a skyway connected building. So I'm expecting to actually find out first-hand this winter how annoying that will be ;) My suspicion is "not very" I think for short distances, not having a Skyway conn...

I'll play ;) I could see some benefit, yes, mostly for family/friends of patients who could easily get to food/lodging. The new clinic might benefit more: http://hcmcnews.org/tag/clinic/ As for existing buildings. I could guarantee that Whole Foods would see more wintertime business from me if they ...

My wife and I have been Car-free since July 10th. We sold her SX4 about 6 months after moving into the Soo Line as usage on it dropped basically to zero. I sold my Honda Ridgeline in July; which while I loved it was really too much vehicle for a full-time downtown lifestyle. Since then we have gener...

Be honest, did you go with red because it was 37 cents cheaper?

Yeah, that was it...

Ok, thanks for the info. I saw a YouTube video of a skyway tour that had Target Shopping carts next to an apartment building on the other end of the skyway network so I wasn't sure. It was years ago so most likely that was before they invented the locking shopping cart wheel. Also regarding your ow...

If Minneapolis really wants to create a remarkable urban experience for downtown residents, workers and visitors, then the skyways need to be accessible 24/7/365. No restrictions whatsoever. Our culture allows people to live any way they see fit. There are people who live on the skyways who work 1s...

Thanks for your viewpoint! I'm glad to see an example of a person being expose to the system and considering it an asset, and now a requirement! I do think your right it's a huge asset now and will be more so in the future. Downtown East project will really increase the numbers of residents with sk...

I always wonder what tourist think when they explore them for the first time. That and I wonder if other cities like NYC ever considered building their own skyway network and what impact that would have had on there roads with decreasing congestion if any. How about the viewpoint of someone who mov...

I'm no housing trends expert, but it would seem that out of the few thousand new affluent renters downtown, at least a small percentage of them would like to become owners after "testing the waters" of living downtown, so to speak. I would probably fall into your demographic... My wife an...

I am sorry but I am really disappointed with this project. Granted I haven't been inside any of the units, but the lobby/shared areas look really cheap and will be dated very quickly. Wish they would've gone with an elegant, timeless look. Simple, clean. Even fake plants! Actually my Wife and I mov...

A Closer View:

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I am guessing here but this will probably be focal point and center of activities when the Super Bowl is here. I would tend to agree. When you take it as part of the "whole" that is happening in Downtown East, it's not hard to imagine a festival or event that could "spill out" i...