urbanMSP

There's no tower plan. The title should just be changed. The only thing that was of towering statue was the amount of the bailout they're asking from the state.

Couldn't they save some cash by ending it at SW Station rather than Mitchell?

Or continue with the Uptown model and name developments after iMac flavors:

Yes it's a decent place, especially the patio in the summer.

Is there a reason why they have a new outdoor field? Seems like they could have used the Saints stadium or vise versa.

A zipper lane for northbound HOT traffic between 138th St and Diffley, eh?

Mayor Rybak has declined to pursue it. I guess that duck is done quacking.

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Ah somehow I thought yesterday was Thursday. Fail.

Yeah. It will actually be in the center of things in 2135 when the garbage burner goes away.

I don't like the inconsistencies between having none/one/both lane arrows marked as exit only.

A not to be named mortgage company has ceased using the Calhoun Square ramp for overflow parking as of today.

Speaking of double lane exits, where only one is an exit only...
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The plan is that the right lanes to both 62 east and west will not be exit only at some point. MnDOT was building with the future in mind, for when 62 is six lanes east to 77 and west to 212. Also, I don't think the existing signage is that bad... it gets people to use the lanes until as late as pos...

It's a false dichotomy to claim we needed to choose between letting the existing bridge fall into the river and a new freeway bridge to the south. I've always thought it would make sense to have a bascule bridge feeding into downtown in place of the existing bridge. I know people complained that the...

Aren't there still taxi stands on most of the cross streets between Nicollet and Marquette? Doesn't seem like a big deal to walk a block for a taxi stand. Honestly the current situation is a mess anyways, with taxis lurking and getting in the way of buses later in the evenings.

That's exactly what he said. It's 24 minutes to go south from Stillwater to Hudson, cross over on 94, then north to Houlton. Is that worth $22 per crossing? Nope.

Is it anticipation of or the cause of future development? Long ago, I thought it made sense to build infrastructure in anticipation of its demand. We cannot afford this. Sure, it makes sense to do some planning, to figure out what corridors would likely require upgrades. Basic stuff like building ov...

Or we'll end up like a tacky Vegas or Times Square.

No branches. That's what would make life better. If there's a good reason to have more service on a major road and then divide that service further out, call it two routes. I'd prefer this is done only where there's 10 min or better frequency on the combined route, thereby eliminating the need for l...