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There isn't any lane expansion. A new deck has to be built for the profile of the transit station. And it's a terrible idea to take a lane away at a major bottleneck. You're just moving bottlenecks around at that point. That's not how I understood things. "Jim Grube, engineer for Hennepin Coun...

This blew me away. Wish they would have come to Minneapolis/St. Paul when L.A. turned them down (although the same thing probably would have happened sadly). Ray Bradbury was pissed.

http://www.monorails.org/tmspages/la1963.html

I really want to be a bus driver.

http://m.startribune.com/local/?id=233173721&c=y

Not sure Elevated will get used as much. Your best example to study would be Seattle that has been proposing extending their old monorail system further, but I don't believe that it has grained much traction. Chicago's el was build so that those dirty cars could get around the city also. Chicagoian...

This isn't transit crime, but there's a new story from the Strib about car break-ins, and the implication is that the crime is facilitated in some way by the Blue Line. http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/233005661.html I got the crime alert in my email yesterday- since deleted, so I can't...

I was out doorknocking for Lisa Bender tonight...and the Mayor of Eden Prairie answered the door at her daughter's place in Lowry Hill East. Hilarity ensued.

Well? Don't leave us hanging/

Still hanging. Think it safe to tell the story a few weeks post election now.

I take a earlier comment back. Bike lanes will be needed here because when the midtown lrv construction starts they are closing the bike trail. At least it will remind me how much I appreciate the Greenway

personally I'm confused why a number of you think subways and street cars are mutually exclusive. most major cities with good transit systems I've been to successfully have both, creating a diverse transit network. for example both Toronto and Oslo have simple but very practical subways, with a mor...

I don't think there will be any "real" tunnels for Minneapolis transit, unless things change dramatically in the next hundred years. I think the economics of subways for midsize cities of medium density, shaky even in the post war era, are completely politically unrealistic today. There j...

Especially if they are considering a cycle track on 28th. At least it will be (semi?) protected from 60 mph traffic transitioning to 30 mph traffic

Both would get the vehicle out of the weather and allow it to move without interference from peds, bicycles (Just talking about a Rte 6 ride stuck behind a bicycle on Hennepin, driver was late already and getting upset) auto and busses. A trolly or "BRT" will contend with all these things...

Ok. I'll bite.... Subway Subway Subway Subway Too much money. Elevated rail would have to be at least 60-80 feet high for it not to interfere with the skyways. My guess would make both options seem "cost effective". I havn't heard anyone talk about elevated rail for Nicolett [sic]. Anyway ...

This is such a waste of money. Highway 14 does not have any traffic. The route from Owatonna to Mankato is dead. Highway 60 from Mankato to Faribault has more traffic. If you are driving south on I-35 and want to head east to Mankato you would take Hwy 60 from Faribault, you would not drive down to...

I grew up on a farm just outside Owatonna (we took county road 48 in to town) so this brings back memories..I was in the last class of graduating "Indians" at the high school. Crazy how much that town has changed, although it seems the change has slowed down with the economy.

^His books are great too! All three of 'em.

I'll look into them and soon as I have time for some causal reading, thanks! Are they the same sense of humor as his blog? Because it is absolutely hilarious.

I think I found a new favorite blog

http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2013/11 ... again.html

Thanks to everybody for all of the helpful suggestions about how one might remove snow. You neglected to include the use of magical elves or heating all bike lanes. we have glow in the dark bike lanes so why not? http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2013/10/britain-experimenting-glowing-seeming...

AANNYWAYYS, http://mplsbike.org/blog/posts/minneapolis-going-for-the-green-lane-project/ It looks like the nightmare freeways running through neighborhoods (26th and 28th Sts) will be getting protected bike lanes next year. I had heard they were getting resurfaced soon and that bike improvements wo...

It looks like the nightmare freeways running through neighborhoods (26th and 28th Sts)... OH, the HORROR. Any thoughts on how we're going to clear snow from these new protected bike lanes? Probably the way they clear snow the other paths in the city including the Greenway (which amazingly they are ...

Once Bicycles follow the law where Stop means stop..... Ahhh... the old come back when we talk about building new bicycle infrastructure. I wish I would hear complaints about cars not following laws (and I saw a car blow through a red light today) when we spend millions and billions for highnways a...