urbanMSP

We could move up to top 45 in populations soonish maybe! That would be awesome... I wish that cities population was ranked more on density than actual numbers... like MKE has over 500k people, but they have almost twice our land area... *We're already number 35 in density according to wiki... I *be...

^^^Anybody else surprised at Woodbury's (apparent) slowed growth? Out of those three, it's hard to say. I have heard from people connected to the city that Brooklyn Park at "build-out" could accommodate about 90,000 residents, but that probably precludes some changes to zoning and infrastr...

Ubermoose, if you read the entire discussion, you'll find that you've pretty much summarized my own position on this. Nordeast Homer, no reason to worry about put-downs. I posed the question *very* speculatively-- it is something that I thought would be cool to see, not necessarily likely. I even ac...

Can we all pretend to not take things SUPER SERIOUSLY HOW DAAAAAARE YOU INSULT MY HONOR all the time?

Where did this happen?

They've (rightly) recognized that the pastime of outdoor baseball, in baseball venues, is what sells the emotion of the game (the crack of the bat, smell of a hot dog, open air, etc that the Twins so marvelously marketed with Target Field). Outdoor baseball? They've hosted numerous AS games in indo...

To LeSueur-- I come here for updates, too, but it seems to be status quo to derail threads around here. I'm not pointing any fingers, but very few posters are immune. The mods can move the discussion wherever they see fit, but I do ask that they be "equal opportunity" about that and move t...

Miami fits the bill for new stadium that hasn't hosted, has an appropriate venue, and is a tourist draw. Nationals Park also hasn't hosted. I hear DC is a great tourist drawing city. PETCO Park. San Diego is perfect at all times of the year, has plenty of tourist attractions, is ~1 hour from LA, an...

Maybe the MLB will put the all star game at the new Saints stadium the year after it's at the Vikings stadium...

Aren't you cute?

The ALS game is used to show off new BASEBALL venues. The fact that baseball CAN be played at this stadium does not make it on MLB's priority to showcase. Particularly since if they are at a point where there isn't a relatively new MLB park to show off (like, all the other recently opened ones have...

The baseball configuration is less than ideal. Good enough for the Gophers, not good enough for MLB. And why would anyone want to host an MLB All Star game indoors in this thing when we have Target Field a mile away? It's not like the ASG is played in March.. You're kidding, right? I think this bel...

This is in the off-topic/pipedream realm of things, but I would love to see this venue host an MLB all-star game, using the baseball configuration. I don't know what MLB's specific rules are (if any) about hosting games outside of MLB venues. I also don't think it's likely because of the issues of ...

This is in the off-topic/pipedream realm of things, but I would love to see this venue host an MLB all-star game, using the baseball configuration. I don't know what MLB's specific rules are (if any) about hosting games outside of MLB venues. I also don't think it's likely because of the issues of r...

...It would be cool if they could save the facade... It's been talked about plenty. Actually a little surprised there hasn't been any public outcry, although I think many assumed it would be torn down. How about this, with say a future tower rising behind it built on the back of the Jail. :) http:/...

Well....I guess I don't know what the benefit is of having a "world class" waterpark, particularly downtown. And besides, is the Armory large enough to accommodate a world class waterpark?

So, I've been thinking....the only really architecturally interesting part of the old Strib building is the facade. I'd be sad to see it go. It would be cool if they could save the facade, minus those big old windows, and use it as part of the stage for an ampitheater in the park, or put it on one e...

Meh. We have Waterpark of America, already. I know it's not downtown, but I don't think I'd like a waterpark downtown, anyway. Just my opinion. I like the idea of a public market, ala Lexington Market or Findlay Market. As long as it focuses on hot food, I think. Produce and such can be bought at th...

I've talked to Barb Johnson at length about the Penn routing and there was no political will and an extremely divided population. . I mean, this is the answer, every time. It's not because the alternate route was better (even if it may cost less). Our metro area lacks the political will to actually...

Given the recent discussion about architecture that is imitative vs. inspired, this seemed like an appropriate place for this:

http://www.startribune.com/video/204960 ... 1/video/1/

^^^I don't think 4 snowouts in a month or whatever it's been has helped, either, though...

^^^Well, I think it's safe to say that Minneapolis is "winning the war" with St. Paul and the suburbs. I think city officials are pretty concerned with competing with other metros. Whenever you see a chart with that ridiculous 70,000 downtown population projection, who are the "peer m...