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by Didier
August 6th, 2022, 11:48 am
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Uptown - LynLake - The Wedge - News & General
Replies: 1498
Views: 582549

Re: Uptown-LynLake-Wedge - News & General Topics

I don't see how H&M leaving could be spun as anything but a negative. If the neighborhood can't support a popular store that sells affordable, trendy clothes geared toward young people, what even is Uptown?
by Didier
July 24th, 2022, 6:13 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Transit Crime
Replies: 280
Views: 1023705

Re: Transit Crime

Not to downplay real concerns, but I found that article to be lacking data on the actual crimes being committed against these employees. "By the time I finish the text [for help], I could be bleeding to death," Hansen said. "There just aren't enough police on the trains." Reading...
by Didier
July 18th, 2022, 10:21 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: MSP Airport / Metropolitan Airports Commission
Replies: 1359
Views: 346553

Re: MSP Airport

People always freak out when they hear about those short flights, but clearly they're not intended for someone to go from Eau Claire to Minneapolis for the weekend. I've flown into places like Eugene, Oregon (via Portland) and Colorado Springs (via Denver), which are roughly the equivalent of the Ea...
by Didier
July 1st, 2022, 11:45 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Hennepin Avenue Reconstruction (Douglas to Lake St)
Replies: 433
Views: 200680

Re: Hennepin Avenue Reconstruction (Douglas to Lake St)

They should compromise by allowing citizens to report bus lane parking violations and be rewarded with 20% of the towing fine. Report by app that takes the photo submitted. Violation reports go directly to towing companies who compete to tow first, the conservative small government types in control...
by Didier
July 1st, 2022, 11:43 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Weed Legalization
Replies: 2
Views: 3794

Re: Weed Legalization

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by Didier
June 21st, 2022, 6:44 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Hennepin Avenue Reconstruction (Douglas to Lake St)
Replies: 433
Views: 200680

Re: Hennepin Avenue Reconstruction (Douglas to Lake St)

For like 97 percent of the metro taking the bus there would be a giant pain in the ass too, tbh.
by Didier
June 17th, 2022, 9:55 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Hennepin Avenue Reconstruction (Douglas to Lake St)
Replies: 433
Views: 200680

Re: Hennepin Avenue Reconstruction (Douglas to Lake St)

Or maybe I’m overstating the amount of worked up based on like two people I follow on Twitter who are very worked up right now.
by Didier
June 17th, 2022, 9:54 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Hennepin Avenue Reconstruction (Douglas to Lake St)
Replies: 433
Views: 200680

Re: Hennepin Avenue Reconstruction (Douglas to Lake St)

As someone who hasn’t really followed this and doesn’t have any skin in the game, can someone explain why people are so worked up about this? On its face it doesn’t seem that unreasonable for transit to share the road with other cars during non-peak hours.
by Didier
May 29th, 2022, 12:21 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: RBC Gateway & Four Seasons - 37 stories - 519'
Replies: 2124
Views: 487571

Re: RBC Gateway & Four Seasons - 37 stories - 519'

I, too, do not get Lileks.
by Didier
May 16th, 2022, 10:35 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: George Floyd murder and aftermath
Replies: 175
Views: 75823

Re: George Floyd murder and aftermath

Frontline and the Strib have a new doc about Minneapolis policing etc. on May 31. Tbh there has been a lot less documentary stuff from the riots than I expected (unless I missed it?).

https://mobile.twitter.com/frontlinepbs ... 0357538817
by Didier
May 9th, 2022, 11:34 am
Forum: Saint Paul
Topic: Raymond Station area developments
Replies: 39
Views: 29780

Re: Raymond Station area developments

The new building on the U.S. Bank space has the brick exterior finished (or mostly finished), and date I say the intersection of Raymond-University actually feels like you're in a city. A few more parking lots to go to the southeast, but this is one area that's really changed since the light rail ca...
by Didier
April 7th, 2022, 12:43 am
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: St. Anthony Main - General Topics
Replies: 34
Views: 24571

Re: St. Anthony Main - General Topics

While we're talking St. Anthony Main, if you haven't seen "Untamed Heart," the 1993 Christian Slater classic, you should find it. An underrated Minneapolis classic. Anyone familiar with the area can identify his apartment right away.
by Didier
April 5th, 2022, 9:08 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: St. Anthony Main - General Topics
Replies: 34
Views: 24571

Re: St. Anthony Main - General Topics

A circular walking route could go a long way. Almost any time you go to the Stone Arch Bridge there are people there, many of them clearly visitors, but most seem to walk across and then turn back. The problem is that the Hennepin Bridge isn't a leisurely walk like the rest of the area. Also, the St...
by Didier
April 4th, 2022, 6:30 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: St. Anthony Main - General Topics
Replies: 34
Views: 24571

Re: St. Anthony Main - General Topics

Running through St. Anthony Main this weekend I was reminded that the old Vic's space is somehow still vacant, but according to this (super long) list of restaurant openings it is soon to be something called Pizza Shark. https://www.startribune.com/restaurant-roll-call-the-latest-closings-and-openin...
by Didier
April 4th, 2022, 12:12 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Izzy's Ice Cream Factory
Replies: 202
Views: 62627

Re: Izzy's Ice Cream Factory

Anyone know what the deal is with this place? With the unique design I would have thought the company owned this building, but they seemingly make the ice cream somewhere else now and as far as I know the building on Gold Medal Park is unused. You'd think the location alone would make it a prime spo...
by Didier
March 25th, 2022, 12:37 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: B Line Lake St Rapid Bus, Midtown Rail Transit
Replies: 720
Views: 217057

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

:ugeek: The "bike lanes" on the Lake-Marshall Bridge are really just narrow shoulders. Couldn’t the narrow shoulders be converted to bike lanes, or are the shoulder needed for some reason? I don’t think the Franklin Avenue Bridge has shoulders. You could narrow the traffic lanes by a few ...
by Didier
March 22nd, 2022, 11:30 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: B Line Lake St Rapid Bus, Midtown Rail Transit
Replies: 720
Views: 217057

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

There are bike lanes on the Lake Street bridge now but nobody uses them, biking on the protected sidewalk instead.
by Didier
March 10th, 2022, 1:23 pm
Forum: Saint Paul
Topic: Saint Paul - General Topics
Replies: 694
Views: 385931

Re: Saint Paul - General Topics

I'm not sure it'd really be a win for a bunch of small storefronts to close for redevelopment when there are miles of parking lots waiting to be developed across the street.
by Didier
March 7th, 2022, 8:49 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Uptown - LynLake - The Wedge - News & General
Replies: 1498
Views: 582549

Re: Uptown-LynLake-Wedge - News & General Topics

Replace them with hardware stores and everything will be fine.
by Didier
March 2nd, 2022, 11:28 pm
Forum: Local Politics and Governance
Topic: Minnesota Governor Election 2022
Replies: 39
Views: 13344

Re: Minnesota Governor Election 2022

"Fiscally conservative" is a term that has no meaning.