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by Tiller
February 11th, 2022, 9:19 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Future of the forum
Replies: 66
Views: 44926

Re: Future of the forum

While we're doing this, whatever happened to FISHMANPET?
It's anyone's guess as to why people start and stop posting here, but a lot of people are also on MN local politics Twitter. He's definitely still alive.
by Tiller
January 27th, 2022, 12:06 pm
Forum: Local Politics and Governance
Topic: Minnesota Redistricting 2022
Replies: 57
Views: 20888

Re: Minnesota Redistricting 2022

Gerrymandering is bad. Even if it serves the people you like. Just to note, I'd say at least half of that change is due to population growth in urban areas and decline of rural areas, not where the lines are drawn. So we should still see DFL gains from whatever the courts draw. We very narrowly mis...
by Tiller
January 26th, 2022, 9:19 pm
Forum: Local Politics and Governance
Topic: Minnesota Redistricting 2022
Replies: 57
Views: 20888

Minnesota Redistricting 2022

It really is a shame we weren't able to get a DFL Trifecta. The state legislative redistricting maps that the DFL (Rep. Mary Murphy) submitted would add something like 4 more DFL state senate districts to the current 27 in the metro, and 2 DFL state senate districts in Rochester. There's probably mo...
by Tiller
January 23rd, 2022, 8:28 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Road Geek Topics
Replies: 295
Views: 143648

Re: Road Geek Topics

Is that what those random lights are for?
by Tiller
January 17th, 2022, 12:14 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Northern Lights Express
Replies: 510
Views: 497564

Re: Northern Lights Express

Regional Rail >>> Commuter Rail
by Tiller
January 8th, 2022, 10:39 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Amtrak: Empire Builder and Borealis (TCMC)
Replies: 625
Views: 391216

Re: Amtrak Empire Builder to Chicago

I feel like more than 2 future roundtrips should be agreed to for such a big merger approval (even if they all aren't shovel-ready yet). We should get all of the Hiawatha frequencies extended to Saint Paul (and at some point Minneapolis/Saint Cloud).
by Tiller
December 7th, 2021, 3:55 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Street, Road and Highway Projects
Replies: 1388
Views: 603606

Re: Street, Road and Highway Projects

That looks great, now we just need that layout for Lake Street!!
by Tiller
November 7th, 2021, 5:55 pm
Forum: Saint Paul
Topic: Saint Paul enacts rent control
Replies: 22
Views: 10988

Re: Saint Paul enacts rent control

I was thinking about this a couple days ago, but I have a prediction: the Rent stabilization Ordinance won't actually impact profitability or Operations in a direct way. But because the people who make decisions believe it will, they will act accordingly, causing the negative effects to happen despi...
by Tiller
November 2nd, 2021, 12:36 pm
Forum: Local Politics and Governance
Topic: Minneapolis 2021 Elections - Mayor, City Council, BET, Park Board
Replies: 167
Views: 55787

Re: Minneapolis 2021 Elections - Mayor, City Council, BET, Park Board

Wasn't the spark that turned the protests into riots when "umbrella man" smashed the windows at AutoZone? "Umbrella man" was the spark that let loose a lot of destruction, but the spark could have been any act similar to that. The cause (the gasoline the spark ignited) was a bui...
by Tiller
November 2nd, 2021, 12:03 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
Replies: 2909
Views: 701311

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

The only way this gets fixed might be intervention from a DFL-controlled state legislature or a recession. We're still a while away from either tho. :|
by Tiller
October 27th, 2021, 12:35 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Northstar Commuter Rail
Replies: 952
Views: 221749

Re: Northstar Commuter Rail

According to Google maps, it would take 1 hour and 18 minutes to drive from Big lake to downtown, starting and stopping at all of the currenr Northstar stations. I would imagine that's as fast as a bus could make the trip. That doesn't include any traffic and it doesn't include any dwell time at eac...
by Tiller
October 26th, 2021, 4:11 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Northstar Commuter Rail
Replies: 952
Views: 221749

Re: Northstar Commuter Rail

It would be great if we could just get some DMUs with lower capacity but also lower operating costs and run them more frequently.

Some legislator should just stick some MNDOT money for a third track in a bonding bill to get it over with.
by Tiller
October 16th, 2021, 10:10 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Orange Line / 35W@94: Downtown to Crosstown Project
Replies: 1121
Views: 242172

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

There was just a car crash at the new Lake St Station, looks like the building is on fire due to it. Car crashes are so normalized that my first internal reaction was "you gotta be kidding me, the building is on fire?! I hope my new bus station is OK :cry: " before "oh I hope no one ...
by Tiller
October 15th, 2021, 6:01 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Riverview Corridor Streetcar
Replies: 1194
Views: 553793

Re: Riverview Corridor Streetcar

I will personally beg MNDOT to allow Highway 5 to go down to two lanes so Riverview can have dedicated ROW across the river.
Like someone mentioned upthread, we need to make like a dedicated neighborhood group/lobbying group for this. Highway 5 needs to go down to 2 lanes. :x
by Tiller
October 13th, 2021, 6:03 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Gold Line BRT (Gateway Corridor)
Replies: 458
Views: 147298

Re: Gold Line BRT (Gateway Corridor)

Speaking of Ramsey County transitway projects, the Gold Line is 100% engineered and ready to begin construction next spring in anticipation of a 2025 opening. Some notes from the latest CMC meeting: The FTA is currently doing risk assessment for the project, expected to be completed this month. The...
by Tiller
October 13th, 2021, 5:58 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Riverview Corridor Streetcar
Replies: 1194
Views: 553793

Re: Riverview Corridor Streetcar

Its been mentioned a couple times that Riverview will share tracks with the green and blue lines. "two options are being considered for relocation of the light rail station at MOA, both are next to 82nd Street & 24th Avenue, one is an at-grade station (Option 1) and one is an elevated stati...
by Tiller
October 11th, 2021, 7:56 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Riverview Corridor Streetcar
Replies: 1194
Views: 553793

Re: Riverview Corridor Streetcar

-two options are being considered for Riverview using the existing tunnel, both include keeping four lanes, the first option has mixed-traffic operation across the bridge and trains operating in the middle lanes, while the second option has single-track dedicated ROW operation for Riverview on the ...
by Tiller
October 7th, 2021, 3:20 pm
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Bloomington - General Topics
Replies: 332
Views: 131437

Re: Bloomington - General Topics

None of these transit lines have really happened without 2 things: 1) a decent amount of feasibility 2) strong and persistent support from local governments Things like the red rock BRT and Arden Hills aBRT fell off the radar because they aren't feasible (#1). The midtown Greenway LRT/Streetcar and ...
by Tiller
October 5th, 2021, 4:07 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Target Center Renovation
Replies: 548
Views: 129271

Re: Target Center Renovation

Petition to build mega-herc somewhere in Rogers. Also in support of removing any and all viaducts.
Even better, put the MEGA-HERC in Lake Elmo so Wisconsin is downwind from it 😁
by Tiller
September 21st, 2021, 2:49 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: E Line Arterial BRT
Replies: 148
Views: 71238

Re: E Line Arterial BRT

The E Line draft corridor plan has been released and open for comment. https://www.metrotransit.org/e-line-corridor-plan From the draft plan on page 18: "Except in limited cases near the end of the line, all arterial BRT stations are equipped with shelters, as described in Section I." Not...