urbanMSP

I think removing cars from Eat Street would make it a destination, not something people would avoid. There is enough density and enough people that prefer to get around by means other than a car in Minneapolis to make this work. And for those that insist on driving, there are plenty of sidestreets ...

No, it's the Qwest building on 1st Street.

The orange is water-proofing membrane that will be covered by something else.

I've always assumed that were somebody so inclined, a skyway could be threaded between the Xcel building and the parking ramp in a fairly artful manner. The only trick is who would pay for it -- obviously Xcel isn't too excited about it (and having no prospect for skyway level retail, wouldn't get m...

I do not think that "Minneapolis" is holding back the top eight floors, its the financiers. YES. The mayor and the city basically threw a parade for the developers when they announced this project. I don't know where people get the idea that if a project doesn't move forward, it must be t...

I can't get behind this project at all. Don't trash a nice building with really good bones that could be around for another hundred years for another stick-built crap box. And this strikes me as being a really inappropriate place for this scale of retail. I can see some small storefronts on 5th Stre...

I'm still a little bit confused about why KMart would willfully participate in the demise of a very profitable store? KMart is *not* in the property development game....they're a retailer. I don't know much about this-- have they been hostile or conciliatory when these redevelopment ideas at Lake a...

What in the world is that supposed to mean?

Question: Do we think if this project had included a housing component, would it have been more or less likely to get approval?

I don't know why they're not planning one there, but even if they did the closest they could get to North Memorial is a half mile. Yeah, it certainly doesn't solve the North Memorial problem, but they might be able to run a shuttle from the station. But there's a large apartment complex right there...

From a 12 year old Biz Journal story , here's a quick outline of the original Sherman plan to redevelop K-Mart. Nicollet Avenue and Lake Street Yanisch's observation applies to Sherman's proposal to reconnect Nicollet Avenue to Lake Street and to relocate Kmart. Dean Dovolis, CEO of DJR Architectur...

Re: ridership, North Memorial, and Terrace Center, why wouldn't they put in a stop just south of N 36th Avenue as part of the D1 route?

From a brief glimpse I've seen of some of the other proposals, this wasn't the most impressive -- probably just the most affordable.

I would like to see 3 buses run on Washington in Downtown to better serve the Mill District after CC is up, in which case it would make sense to take these exits, but they didn't put that change (suggested in the Access Mpls plan) into the CC service concept plan.

That would make too much sense.

Right!

It's Atalus, right? Not Atlas?

There's a YouTube video with some very excited fans.

Just to indulge my obsession, I'll note that the unit density is 174 units/acre, a bit less than the 6 story proposed Washington & Walnut Flats. I appreciate your obsession, but it should be noted that including 24,000 sf is a big deal -- this is more than just a token coffee shop. This is bigg...

Light Rail needs dedicated right of way. This isn't a street car. Running it along existing developed streets is a huge mess, and the fact that it's following the existing rail grade and not going through North Minneapolis isn't for lack of trying to find a viable acceptable alternative. Don't assum...

MNdible here, over from the old site. I've been in Minneapolis for almost 20 years now, slowly migrating from the University of Minnesota to the southwest. I work in an architecture firm, but am interested in urban and transportation planning as well.