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by Tcmetro
November 17th, 2023, 11:39 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News
Replies: 1432
Views: 472438

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Rosenthal Furniture at 5th St N & 1st Ave N is closing.
https://www.fox9.com/news/downtown-minn ... n-business
by Tcmetro
November 16th, 2023, 10:05 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Orange Line / 35W@94: Downtown to Crosstown Project
Replies: 1121
Views: 240828

Re: Orange Line / 35W@94: Downtown to Crosstown Project

Previously, the city of Burnsville identified opportunity for a transit station in a redevelopment of the mall. With the roadway revisions happening at 35W & 42 I would hope that extending the Orange Line is considered. I recall that the study said an extension to Lakeville wouldn't generate a l...
by Tcmetro
November 15th, 2023, 11:37 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
Replies: 1749
Views: 950742

Re: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT

There's a maintenance facility being planned beyond the end of the line at Oak Grove which would have to be relocated. It also looks like Oak Grove is being planned as something analogous to Bloomington's South Loop with higher density housing.
by Tcmetro
November 14th, 2023, 10:20 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Suburban Transit (Opt-out Services Providers)
Replies: 134
Views: 161100

Re: Suburban Transit (Opt-out Services Providers)

My guess is that the ridership isn't that strong and they're trying to make new connections to increase ridership. The extended route with lower frequency still uses the same amount of resources. The south end of the route from Burnsville Center and Fairview Hospital to Apple Valley Transit Station ...
by Tcmetro
November 11th, 2023, 11:17 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Riverview Corridor Streetcar
Replies: 1194
Views: 545227

Re: Riverview Corridor Streetcar

Looks like meetings are back on: Community Advisory Committee meeting tentatively Dec 4-6, 2023 Policy Advisory Committee meeting tentatively Dec 13, 2023 Station Area Planning Task Force meeting tentatively Dec 2023 https://www.ramseycounty.us/residents/roads-transportation/transit-corridors-studie...
by Tcmetro
November 4th, 2023, 2:35 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Amtrak: Empire Builder and Borealis (TCMC)
Replies: 625
Views: 382879

Re: Amtrak: Empire Builder and Great River (TCMC)

Ramsey County needs to figure these issues out. IIRC, the renovation cost around $250 million which is a lot of money for a facility that largely serves as a parking garage and bus layover (and a wedding venue). Amtrak leaving would really cement the renovation as being a colossal waste of money.
by Tcmetro
October 30th, 2023, 9:54 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: B Line Lake St Rapid Bus, Midtown Rail Transit
Replies: 718
Views: 212366

Re: B Line Lake St Rapid Bus, Midtown Rail Transit

Looks like the start date for the B Line is June 2025, according to the project's FAQ page.

https://www.metrotransit.org/b-line-FAQs
by Tcmetro
October 20th, 2023, 2:40 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Better Bus Routes - Metro Transit
Replies: 34
Views: 62543

Re: Better Bus Routes - Metro Transit

I think bringing back the 27 and extending to the North Side via Lyndale and Dunwoody/Van White could be a pretty interesting concept. On the east side it's a little bit trickier but perhaps something on 2nd or Washington then along 4th/University to Jones/Eddy Hall, West Bank, Cedar, Minnehaha to t...
by Tcmetro
October 19th, 2023, 8:40 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
Replies: 1749
Views: 950742

Re: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT

The Plymouth & Washington station supports the continued redevelopment of the North Loop. The area around Lyndale & Plymouth is mostly freeway land and the rest is unlikely to be redeveloped. 21st is superior to Broadway because whatever is left of the business community there would never su...
by Tcmetro
October 18th, 2023, 2:19 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Suburban Transit (Opt-out Services Providers)
Replies: 134
Views: 161100

Re: Suburban Transit (Opt-out Services Providers)

Maple Grove, Plymouth, and Southwest Transit's dial-a-rides go outside of their service areas to make connections to Metro Transit and everyone is allowed to ride, not just residents of their respective cities. Yankee Doodle and Pilot Knob have very limited walksheds and are really low density. The ...
by Tcmetro
October 18th, 2023, 11:56 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Suburban Transit (Opt-out Services Providers)
Replies: 134
Views: 161100

Re: Suburban Transit (Opt-out Services Providers)

Many of MVTA's local routes have really low ridership. They went on a big local service expansion since the pandemic hit, and it is not surprising that some of those routes have been curtailed. As for the other opt-outs, Maple Grove and Plymouth never had their own local service (although Maple Grov...
by Tcmetro
October 18th, 2023, 10:20 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Street, Road and Highway Projects
Replies: 1372
Views: 589299

Re: Street, Road and Highway Projects

Do you have a source for information on this project? Google was not helpful.
It was a part of this study:
https://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/proje ... mlake-slp/

There's also a third segment, which would add an interchange at Bunker Lake Blvd.
by Tcmetro
October 17th, 2023, 1:37 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Street, Road and Highway Projects
Replies: 1372
Views: 589299

Re: Street, Road and Highway Projects

93rd will be part of a reconstruction that will include converting the interchange at CR 10 to a diamond. 87th will get an underpass and 85th/89th will get right-in/out only turns. 93rd will more or less be a diamond interchange. This project will allow the addition of multi-use paths from 81st to 9...
by Tcmetro
October 17th, 2023, 5:59 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
Replies: 2909
Views: 691882

Re: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)

Discussion at the state level around separating Met Council and Metro Transit:
https://www.minnpost.com/state-governme ... dependent/
by Tcmetro
October 17th, 2023, 5:53 am
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Bloomington - General Topics
Replies: 332
Views: 130173

Re: Bloomington - General Topics

Southtown likely to demolish the Herbergers and Toys R Us buildings. No redevelopment in place, but city is exploring TIF opportunities.

https://www.startribune.com/southtown-h ... 600312591/
by Tcmetro
October 12th, 2023, 3:13 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
Replies: 2909
Views: 691882

Re: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)

My guess is that there's a larger decrease on 4/6/17 compared to the 54. 54 has a lot of airport workers compared to the 4, 6, and 17 that serve a lot of downtown workers. 6 and 17 used to run every 3-5 mins at peak but are now down to 10-15. Also the 54 got the Maplewood Mall extension sometime aft...
by Tcmetro
October 12th, 2023, 10:25 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Purple Line BRT (Rush Line Corridor)
Replies: 733
Views: 336914

Re: Purple Line BRT (Rush Line Corridor)

MT has barely invested in coverage, and in a lot of cases it's actually contracted over the years. 20+ years ago the White Bear Lake area was served with several local and express routes to downtown St. Paul.
by Tcmetro
October 12th, 2023, 9:27 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Purple Line BRT (Rush Line Corridor)
Replies: 733
Views: 336914

Re: Purple Line BRT (Rush Line Corridor)

I more or less agree, but the big challenge then becomes getting local funding together to build out the line. Might not be so difficult as the Purple Line will be piggybacking quite a bit on the G & H line construction, and of course the Maplewood Mall Transit Center already exists. The dedicat...
by Tcmetro
October 11th, 2023, 7:51 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Purple Line BRT (Rush Line Corridor)
Replies: 733
Views: 336914

Re: Purple Line BRT (Rush Line Corridor)

Some work has been completed at better defining the concepts for the Maryland/White Bear alignment. Here's the slide deck that was presented at today's meeting: https://www.metrotransit.org/Data/Sites/1/media/about/improvements/purple-line/ppt_cmc_20231011.pdf There are two options being considered ...
by Tcmetro
October 5th, 2023, 11:44 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Freight Rail News and Happenings
Replies: 247
Views: 117866

Re: Freight Rail News and Happenings

I'm actually surprised their doing and I don't know why cause on paper it sounds like the freight railroad equivalent of TOD, but I've never heard of any railroad building spurs to industrial areas they own and presumably renting it out to tenets. Operations that require freight rail access are hig...