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by matt91486
April 28th, 2015, 8:24 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Fantasy maps
Replies: 297
Views: 140504

Re: Fantasy maps

To concentrate on areas I'm most familiar with, I would consolidate your brown line in St. Anthony a bit. There isn't really room for a station at 33rd. I would condense your stations at 33rd and 37th (you have as County 93) into a Central Park station, and have the station based at the parking lot ...
by matt91486
April 13th, 2015, 10:58 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Expo 2023 / 2027
Replies: 53
Views: 21440

Re: Expo 2023

Rosemount would be an absolutely terrible location. Arden Hills isn't great, but it's at least sort of close to something.
by matt91486
April 13th, 2015, 10:56 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Minneapolis Skyway System
Replies: 519
Views: 103348

Re: Minneapolis Skyway System

And if I read the 4marq plans they submitted to the city correctly, they are eventually planning on a skyway, so that will ultimately tie in as well. I know some people don't love it, but I'm personally of the opinion that as long as we have it, we might as well make it as cohesive and efficient as ...
by matt91486
April 9th, 2015, 10:45 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Fantasy maps
Replies: 297
Views: 140504

Re: Fantasy maps

Could be something either connecting the Blue line eastward - either to the purple line, or maybe up to New Brighton/Arden Hills/Shoreview. Lowry as the corridor, perhaps? NE (Upper NE anyway) and N are the most underserved by the map as of now.
by matt91486
April 5th, 2015, 5:43 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News
Replies: 1432
Views: 479728

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Well, this is in a sense retail news. http://www.startribune.com/local/298687131.html
by matt91486
March 30th, 2015, 10:56 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: UrbanMSP-esque sites in other cities
Replies: 23
Views: 3931

Re: UrbanMSP-esque sites in other cities

I figure it's been a year, maybe worth reviving this to see if people have run into any others. Personally, I've been looking for Pittsburgh, as it's possible I might make a move there and I've been trying to get a feel for it. Their SSP and SSC threads are pretty dead (though there is a certain sur...
by matt91486
March 29th, 2015, 7:32 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Bike Share
Replies: 336
Views: 74265

Re: Nice Ride Minnesota

"Most of the new stations were funded by the National Park Service and are required to be within 1/4 mile of the MNRRA and north of St. Anthony Falls. Those will all be in downtown, the North Loop, and Northeast Minneapolis with a couple near the U of M." So it sounds like we'll be gettin...
by matt91486
March 25th, 2015, 12:57 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Video Games
Replies: 158
Views: 74361

Re: Video Games

That zoning thing really is a problem. I can't upzone an area without tearing everything on it down? How does that make sense? I must admit I'm a little disappointed in the game. I'm one of those people who still plays Simcity 4 regularly, so in theory I ought to be the perfect man for this game, b...
by matt91486
March 25th, 2015, 11:29 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Bike Share
Replies: 336
Views: 74265

Re: Nice Ride Minnesota

Any idea if Nice Ride will be able to expand this year? As discussed above, they ran into issues that prevented them from expanding as they had hoped to due to supplier issues. I wonder if that's been resolved. I'm really hoping the 36th and Lyndale station gets replaced with a return of the 36th a...
by matt91486
February 27th, 2015, 5:58 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Video Games
Replies: 158
Views: 74361

Re: Video Games

I enjoyed CiM, but it is impossible for the game to not be horrifyingly laggy. This includes my laptop that I got last week. And I'm talking about CiM 1, which came out 4 years ago.
by matt91486
February 27th, 2015, 5:51 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: MSP Airport / Metropolitan Airports Commission
Replies: 1359
Views: 346545

Re: MSP Airport

I don't think there was ever an update on this one. U.S. airline Delta has canceled plans for scheduled flights between Keflavík International Airport and Minneapolis next summer as the company was unable to obtain service slots at the airport. In summer 2014, Delta offered daily flights between Ic...
by matt91486
December 31st, 2014, 5:03 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: 2024 Olympic Bid?
Replies: 128
Views: 18080

Re: 2024 Olympic Bid?

As long as this exists, I think we're safe no matter what:

http://www.tulsa2024.com/Home
by matt91486
December 30th, 2014, 7:18 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: 2024 Olympic Bid?
Replies: 128
Views: 18080

Re: 2024 Olympic Bid?

O'Shaughnessy at St. Thomas could certainly be used for something like Field Hockey. I don't know if any of the other private schools in the area have something with enough seating. You're right that Williams could be problematic for some events, but for things like, say, weightlifting or judo that ...
by matt91486
December 30th, 2014, 9:35 am
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: 2024 Olympic Bid?
Replies: 128
Views: 18080

Re: 2024 Olympic Bid?

I would assume they would somehow renovate the U's Aquatics Center with temporary seating. Putting a rowing facility on the Mississippi near campus also seems the most likely outcome, since it could be used by the university subsequently. The velodrome is honestly the only really tricky one in my mi...
by matt91486
December 29th, 2014, 1:44 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: 2024 Olympic Bid?
Replies: 128
Views: 18080

Re: 2024 Olympic Bid?

I mean, in fairness to a hypothetical bid, we would have really limited venue construction needs at this point.
by matt91486
December 3rd, 2014, 6:39 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: MSP Airport / Metropolitan Airports Commission
Replies: 1359
Views: 346545

Re: MSP Airport

Apparently Delta has applied for Summer flights to Reykjavik. Not sure if the market can really withstand two airlines flying to Iceland, and Icelandair has better connectivity, so we'll see what's going on with that.
by matt91486
October 25th, 2014, 12:42 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Bus Shelters
Replies: 12
Views: 2690

Re: Bus Shelters

I think these signage improvements look good, but I think we should just skip the Tier 1 altogether and go with Tier 2 at all stand-alone stops.
by matt91486
October 10th, 2014, 5:01 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Nicollet-Central Streetcar
Replies: 887
Views: 136242

Re: Nicollet-Central Streetcar

I believe that narrow bypass is at the moment being rebuilt. That is the reason for the detour this summer on Central. They are replacing that train bridge over Central.
Ah, Ok - this is what happens when i comment when I'm geographically no longer in the area full time.
by matt91486
October 9th, 2014, 2:41 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Nicollet-Central Streetcar
Replies: 887
Views: 136242

Re: Nicollet-Central Streetcar

Oh man. This is so cool. Can I ask if there is any sort of timeline for this? Is there hope it could be incorporated into the Mall redo? I see they're often referencing that design. I've always wondered if the intersection of Hennepin/Nicollet/Washington, and then going down Hennepin to the 2nd and...
by matt91486
September 28th, 2014, 9:36 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Northstar Commuter Rail
Replies: 952
Views: 222266

Re: Northstar Commuter Rail

How is busing possibly an efficient way of getting to cabins? They aren't exactly centralized. The idea that some people would sit on a bus for an hour and a half while a driver goes to three lakes before theirs is ridiculous.