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- February 8th, 2013, 12:04 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Hennepin Avenue Reconstruction (Downtown)
- Replies: 68
- Views: 16594
Re: Hennepin Avenue
While most of the development has yet to begin, a glimmer of what's to come quietly moved into a long-vacant small space in the former Witt Mitchell building at 7th Street and Hennepin two weeks ago. A prototype of a concept dubbed "Made Here" features art made by Minnesota artists, and B...
- February 7th, 2013, 11:41 am
- Forum: 2013 Minneapolis Municipal Election
- Topic: Mayoral Race
- Replies: 384
- Views: 93184
Re: Mayoral Race
Yep, me too. He must be using a previous delegate list.Just got a robodial from Mark Andrew announcing his candidacy.
- February 7th, 2013, 11:24 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: DTE: Wells Fargo, Radisson Red, Edition Apts & Millwright Building
- Replies: 2909
- Views: 453418
Re: Star Tribune Blocks
I really doubt the buildings will be skyway connected. The city seems very interested in containing the skyway system to the downtown core, as called for in the Downtown East / Elliot Park master plan. Then again, the stadium bill mandates the parking ramp be skyway/tunnel connected to the stadium, ...
- February 6th, 2013, 1:36 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Duluth Transportation Center
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2591
Re: Duluth Transportation Center
Ok, my previous post was pretty cynical, but I bet I could even get the Duluth Mayor to admit (after plying him with a pint of local brew) that moving transit customers off Superior Street was a big factor in the political push for a new transit center. An MPR article from a decade ago describes the...
- February 6th, 2013, 12:18 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Duluth Transportation Center
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2591
Re: Duluth Transportation Center
Yes, the Holiday Center transit station on Superior Street works great, but the Holiday Inn and other downtown interests want it moved somewhere else. Think of it as a 7th & Nicollet situation except the scourge is poor white kids from West Duluth. The transit center should be moved into an out-...
- February 4th, 2013, 2:28 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Food Trucks
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4683
Food Trucks
There was some discussion about whether food trucks are paying their fair share or have unfair advantages in an unrelated thread. The number of food trucks has risen rapidly in the three years since they’ve been allowed in Minneapolis. To my knowledge five businesses started as food trucks and have ...
- February 4th, 2013, 11:21 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Interstate 494
- Replies: 103
- Views: 17857
Re: Interstate 494
In conjunction with a $34 million to $40 million road improvement project, MnDOT will widen the shoulders in both directions next year between Hwy. 55 and East Fish Lake Road. The shoulders will serve as additional lanes during peak traffic periods and can be opened to ease congestion caused by a c...
- February 2nd, 2013, 1:21 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: Central & Lowry NE
- Replies: 73
- Views: 18037
Re: Central & Lowry NE
Turkey To-go started as a food truck and now leases a skyway space in the Baker block. I've apparently unwittingly walked into an ambush, though, taking on both the v-----t city and the parking subsidy crowds. Really?! You're going to complain about subsidies to food trucks and completely dismiss th...
- February 2nd, 2013, 12:29 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: Central & Lowry NE
- Replies: 73
- Views: 18037
Re: Central & Lowry NE
If food trucks have such an advantage over restaurants by not paying their fair share why are food trucks going bricks & mortar? Wouldn't they just take advantage of the market distortion with more food trucks? Or does it simply mean that the city is not charging enough "rent" for non-...
- February 1st, 2013, 2:05 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: Central & Lowry NE
- Replies: 73
- Views: 18037
Re: Central & Lowry NE
Great to hear about Gastrotruck going brick-and-mortar on University. By my possibly incomplete count they would be the fifth business to start as a foodtruck and move into a retail location after Foxy Falafel, Turkey To-go, World Street Kitchen, and Smack Shack. In this Streets.MN post , Bill Linde...
- February 1st, 2013, 12:40 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
- Replies: 1597
- Views: 359269
Re: Green Line (Central)
I think we are plenty dense enough to build a subway from the West Lake green line station to Lake & Hennepin, along Hennepin to downtown, across the Mississippi with a stop at University, and east on University with a stop in Dinkytown and terminus at Stadium Village green line stop. This subwa...
- January 31st, 2013, 1:48 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
- Replies: 2953
- Views: 728896
Re: Transit News and Happenings
Yes, Minnesota, and nearly every other state, constitutionally requires a balanced budget. However, this requirement has been repeatedly flouted through magical accounting and budget tricks such as the school 'shift', tobacco bonds, and structural deficits pushed off into the next bienium.
- January 31st, 2013, 1:05 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Nicollet-Central Streetcar
- Replies: 887
- Views: 140046
Re: Nicollet-Central Corridor
I generally prefer rail. I tend to get motion-sickness on the bus so I really appreciate the smooth ride quality of rail. However, if there is not the political will to give rail its own right-of-way, I don't think we should spend the insane money necessary for streetcars. If we don't have the funds...
- January 17th, 2013, 10:52 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Arterial Bus Rapid Transit Corridors
- Replies: 434
- Views: 95285
Re: Arterial Transit Corridor Study ("rapid bus")
Twincitizen, I agree "select" is a decent choice. It's a good differentiator without being to campy.
- January 17th, 2013, 10:50 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Arterial Bus Rapid Transit Corridors
- Replies: 434
- Views: 95285
Re: Arterial Transit Corridor Study ("rapid bus")
Wow. The new list is universally terrible. If you agree, I'd like to hear some fresh suggestions from the Urbanmsp think tank. Maybe we can come to a consensus and lobby metro transit before they name our most important bus routes zip, dash or wave...
- January 16th, 2013, 3:58 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Bicycle Infrastructure
- Replies: 1803
- Views: 1063138
Re: Bicycle Infrastructure
I agree Bryant is a good bike route for through-traffic, but there are many destinations on Lyndale that should be safely accessible via bike.
- January 11th, 2013, 1:45 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: DTE: Wells Fargo, Radisson Red, Edition Apts & Millwright Building
- Replies: 2909
- Views: 453418
Re: Star Tribune Blocks
Wait, what? Wells Fargo is a bank? I thought they were a stagecoach company...You guys realize we're talking about a bank, with a huge ego, right?
- January 10th, 2013, 12:33 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
- Replies: 1597
- Views: 359269
- January 9th, 2013, 11:05 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
- Replies: 1597
- Views: 359269
Re: Green Line (Central)
Guess I shouldn't sit near the back- Totally my fault :roll: There is sort of a subtle front/back of the bus difference. Not across the board, but elderly people and those who are nervous about their personal safety gravitate to the front of the bus for mobility reasons and probably because they fe...
- January 9th, 2013, 11:12 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
- Replies: 1597
- Views: 359269
Re: Green Line (Central)
Aren't open air drug markets a sign of a city's vibrancy? Kind of like farmer's markets or sidewalk cafe's?
Seriously though, I don't really see why people freakout when someone offers to sell them drugs. It's easy enough to politely say "no thank you."
Seriously though, I don't really see why people freakout when someone offers to sell them drugs. It's easy enough to politely say "no thank you."