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Agreed, no doubt Best Buy has empty space in their ramp. I suggested Dick’s because it’s a surface lot and probably easier/cheaper for Metro Transit to lease a few dozen spaces out in the open vs. inside a secure ramp. Much longer walk for riders too if they had to go in the ramp, use an elevator, e...

To get a P&R back at 76th & Knox, Richfield would have to lobby/convince Metro Transit to pay to lease some parking spaces from Dick's. That northern wing of the parking lot behind the store can't possibly be seeing that much use. I imagine Dick's would be a willing partner. There's no way t...

Haven't seen anyone post here the updated 30% design plans that were released in March. Fun to look over the more detailed changes to the route they have planned. Lots of road dieting and pedestrian/bike improvements on 21st and Broadway. Will be nice for North to have a second connection over I94,...

I don't think they're extremely uncommon. Maybe for all-ages properties they are rare, but senior co-ops seem somewhat common. I believe all the "Applewood Pointe" places that United Properties has built across the metro are structured as co-ops.

Found a leasing website for the apartment tower, called North Loop Green 360: https://nlg360.com/

Didn't read the whole article because I know how much KSTP loves to hate light rail, so the gist is there was a hiccup in which recently installed light rail track in the Kenilworth Corridor was one foot too close to the parallel freight track. https://kstp.com/5-investigates/new-problem-uncovered-...

If I had to pick two provisions of the housing bill that are "must pass" items, and I could live without the rest of the bill, it would be: -capping residential parking requirements at 1 space/unit. -capping minimum lot area requirements. On capping minimum lot size, I'll be fine with what...

I don't think I'm making this up, but don't Uber and/or Lyft have a stated goal of eventually replacing most/all drivers with autonomous vehicles? I swear I remember reading that a while back, and it makes perfect sense. Now, the timeline for a full rollout of autonomous taxis is not what people tho...

A nice slate of trail improvements to Nokomis-Hiawatha Regional Park area beginning construction late summer/fall '24. Info: https://www.minneapolisparks.org/project_updates/trail-connection-improvements-planned-for-nokomis-hiawatha-regional-park-in-2024/ Plans: https://www.minneapolisparks.org/wp-c...

Moved Uber/Lyft discussion to its own thread: viewtopic.php?t=4239

2024 update on the bill. MN Reformer: https://minnesotareformer.com/2024/03/06/bill-would-limit-companies-buying-renting-out-single-family-homes/ Finance & Commerce: https://finance-commerce.com/2024/03/bill-would-limit-ownership-of-single-family-rentals/ I tend to agree that *something* should ...

Every time I drive down 'far east' Lake Street (east of 36th Ave?) I ponder why there isn't more happening. The household incomes in the surrounding area are stronger than other parts of Lake, but the population density is low. There are good bones in place with a grocery store and a nice variety of...

MnDOT just completed a pretty major overhaul of the bridge around 2016, so less than 8 years ago. From a current-use perspective, I would guess it's at least another 15-20 years out from full replacement on a normal schedule. The reported $13.8 million improvements included: -Removal and repair of b...

I think I'd be ok with these streets remaining one-ways north of Lake Street, but south of Lake there is really no justification for keeping the one-way pair in place. Park Avenue shouldn't even be a county road south of Lake. I love the idea of returning Portland to two-way and turning Park into a ...

Signing transit lines by identifying the terminus station is a common practice. I can practically hear the Chicago L announcements in my head: "This is a Red Line train to Howard". EB Green Line - currently just signed 'St. Paul', but it should probably be 'St. Paul Union Depot' WB Green L...

The Macy's Furniture redevelopment site plan has been updated: https://www.bettertogetheredina.org/sketch-plan/news_feed/7235-france-ave-sketch-plan-macy-s-furniture-store-site-2024. No major changes, slight reduction in units to accommodate larger setbacks from the promenade trail. They're still ta...

If Bloomington was spending general fund dollars to boost development in South Loop, that would be worthy of criticism. But that's not what's happening. None of the money squandered in South Loop actually comes from Bloomington homeowners. It's sequestered TIF money from other South Loop development...

It is a great idea to move the transit layover here from Gateway Ramp, but I suspect it won't happen because neither Metro Transit nor the City have asked for that.

Why am I just now noticing how insanely shortsighted it is that this almost $3B project did not include a trail along the portion of the route stretching from Shady Oak Station to at least Golden Triangle Station, or even better to the end of the line. I offer the ending at Golden Triangle because f...

Argh! The latest All Aboard MN newsletter says NLX is 7- 10 years away from operations, which sounds really far away. Apparently, the environmental impact statement is now out of date and needs to be redone and negotiations with BNSF restarted. . Finally, MNDOT hasn't yet submitted an application t...