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by mulad
July 19th, 2012, 8:27 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
Replies: 1597
Views: 354997

Re: New Vikings LRT Station

Yep, that's the one.
by mulad
July 19th, 2012, 8:04 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
Replies: 1597
Views: 354997

Re: New Vikings LRT Station

I did get pretty confused at the suggestion that the area would become a significant bus terminal. The only service that really terminates at the Metrodome is Megabus's route to Chicago via Madison/Milwaukee. There are some other local bus routes which pass within a few blocks of the Dome which I su...
by mulad
July 18th, 2012, 8:21 am
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: The Knoll - (1101 University Avenue Southeast)
Replies: 67
Views: 16565

Re: 1101 University Ave. SE (University Lutheran Chapel site

Do you really think it is that high at the U? I'm having a tough time believing that 50% of students at the U have cars. Maybe I'm more out of touch with Minnesota than I thought, but I would have guessed 20 or 25%. Almost no freshmen have cars. It increases each year...by senior year, I'd imagine ...
by mulad
July 17th, 2012, 5:50 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
Replies: 1597
Views: 354997

Re: Central Corridor LRT

Yeah, I thought I was reading a repeat of an old article with that one, since I know it's happened at least once before. I seem to recall copper thefts happening last year, but it might have just been earlier this spring. I'm pretty concerned about the copper roofing material which appears to be a c...
by mulad
July 17th, 2012, 4:46 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: East Metro Rail Capacity Study
Replies: 14
Views: 3866

East Metro Rail Capacity Study

I was surprised to see a notice for a new open house for the East Metro Rail Capacity Study pop up for Thursday next week. I haven't heard of any activity on that for about two years, so it's good to see that they're at least talking about it again. Hopefully they'll actually publish something onlin...
by mulad
July 17th, 2012, 7:24 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Lowry Avenue Bridge
Replies: 42
Views: 10395

Lowry Avenue Bridge

In their article about the Plymouth Avenue Bridge, F&C says that the Lowry Avenue Bridge won't be open this summer. Completion has apparently slipped to sometime between September and December.
by mulad
July 16th, 2012, 12:44 pm
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: HarMar Mall - Roseville
Replies: 13
Views: 5526

HarMar Mall - Roseville

There has been a small amount of remodeling going on at HarMar Mall recently. As far as I can tell, just some refurbishment of the entranceways next to the Famous Footwear and the former Buffalo Wild Wings. BW3 has apparently moved over by Rosedale, though I don't know exactly where. Kyoto Sushi is ...
by mulad
July 15th, 2012, 12:24 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
Replies: 1597
Views: 354997

Re: Central Corridor LRT

You also have to trim off the extra "&related=g-u-u" bit... We should see if the phpBB plugin or whatever can be fixed to automatically ignore that part of the URL.
by mulad
July 14th, 2012, 5:31 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Blue Line (Hiawatha LRT)
Replies: 628
Views: 246558

Re: Hiawatha Line (Blue Line)

It's just endemic of the penny-pinching that has driven a dumbing-down of pedestrian space for the past several decades. I feel that the brick makes the space much friendlier since there are often patterns to draw the eye and there's a tactile sense to them underfoot. Plus, my gut tells me they help...
by mulad
July 14th, 2012, 1:44 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Northstar Commuter Rail
Replies: 952
Views: 221679

Re: Northstar

Sigh -- took me a while, but I finally caught the contradiction.
by mulad
July 14th, 2012, 1:19 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
Replies: 1597
Views: 354997

Re: Central Corridor LRT

I don't follow sports, so I had to look that up -- July 15th, 2014.
by mulad
July 14th, 2012, 11:59 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Blue Line (Hiawatha LRT)
Replies: 628
Views: 246558

Re: Hiawatha Line (Blue Line)

That's a disappointment. I've definitely noticed some Hiawatha platforms have some very bleached-looking bricks, though I guess I hadn't seen an inordinately high level of damage. I had noticed that the new Green Line platforms don't seem to have any pavers, though it's hard to tell whether they'll ...
by mulad
July 14th, 2012, 11:39 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Red Rock Corridor
Replies: 49
Views: 10449

Red Rock Corridor

Got this in an e-mail newsletter from the Red Rock folks a week and a half ago: Public Input Sought on the Design for the Newport Transit Station Washington County Regional Railroad Authority, in partnership with the City of Newport, is designing a transit station that will be a launching point for ...
by mulad
July 14th, 2012, 11:34 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
Replies: 1597
Views: 354997

Re: New Vikings LRT Station

The thought is creeping into my head that this station will need some changes when the Southwest LRT gets built -- widening the westbound platform a bit, at least. Fortunately, there's a decent amount of room off the end of the platform for crowds to get from one side to the other, since this statio...
by mulad
July 13th, 2012, 3:37 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Northern Lights Express
Replies: 510
Views: 497532

Re: Northern Lights Express

For anyone interested in a chance to see the line up toward Duluth as it currently exists, the Friends of the 261 group has begun taking reservations for their annual fall colors trip to Boylston Jct. (a bit south of Superior) and back on October 13th this fall. They divide the train up into coach, ...
by mulad
July 13th, 2012, 1:51 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
Replies: 1597
Views: 354997

Re: Central Corridor LRT

New video from the City of Saint Paul on the construction progress:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm7FXvgnPDQ[/youtube]
by mulad
July 13th, 2012, 8:48 am
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: The Knoll - (1101 University Avenue Southeast)
Replies: 67
Views: 16565

Re: 1101 University Ave. SE (University Lutheran Chapel site

It would be nice if they could come back with a plan to include a car-sharing service. I think the guess of 1/2 of students having cars is probably about right, but many of those are only used once a week for the grocery run.
by mulad
July 12th, 2012, 8:52 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Red Line (Cedar Avenue BRT)
Replies: 538
Views: 223371

Re: Cedar Avenue BRT (Red Line)

The platform is about 30 inches wide outside the doors -- should be fine for someone to stay outside after they put a bike on in front.

Of course, some BRT systems have bike racks inside the buses...
by mulad
July 12th, 2012, 7:08 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Minneapolis & St. Paul Fantasies and Speculations
Replies: 445
Views: 71715

Re: Minneapolis & St. Paul Fantasies and Speculations

Kinda sorta. The Dinkytown bridge has the benefit that land actually runs up close enough to the north and south corners that stuff can actually be built there (not quite on the north side, but close). The other corners over the trench are some of the numerous examples of unused plaza-like spaces in...
by mulad
July 12th, 2012, 2:23 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Minneapolis & St. Paul Fantasies and Speculations
Replies: 445
Views: 71715

Re: Minneapolis & St. Paul Fantasies and Speculations

Yeah, restoring an east-west connector or two would be a good thing. Connecting Oak Grove to 17th Street seems like the most logical one, though the most technically challenging since it makes a 4-way intersection right above the middle of the Interstate. Cap the southeast and northwest quadrants en...