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- August 18th, 2023, 1:20 pm
- Forum: Local Politics and Governance
- Topic: Hennepin County Commissioner Districts 1, 5, 6, 7 (2020)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11157
Re: Hennepin County Commissioner Districts 1, 5, 6, 7 (2020)
He seems like a good government guy. But it's pretty lame to run for office and serve only 2.5 years of a 4 year term. Totally agree on the special election costs being a sour deal for taxpayers. If there ANY funds left in his campaign account, it should come from there first. Since Hennepin County ...
- August 17th, 2023, 11:00 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
- Replies: 5276
- Views: 1256479
Re: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
I agree it would be nice to run trains even just to Farmers Market Station as soon as that is physically and operationally possible. On the other hand, if we get a new route fully approved for the Blue Line extension by mid-2024, and engineering done by early 2026, it would be nice if they could get...
- August 17th, 2023, 10:46 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: 200 Central (2019) - 293' / 27 Stories
- Replies: 72
- Views: 89796
Re: 200 Central (2019) - 293' / 27 Stories
Apologies for posting this in two places. I commented over in the NE/SE general thread that this area could really use a hotel, given the many wedding venues in the area, lack of any hotels in Dinkytown or NE, etc. After looking at the map for where the ideal hotel location would be... (Attn: develo...
- August 17th, 2023, 10:41 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: Northeast and Southeast Minneapolis - General Topics
- Replies: 964
- Views: 345746
Re: Northeast and Southeast Minneapolis - General Topics
Given the direct connection to the public parking ramp, and its location perfectly splitting the walk between Main and Hennepin, the 200 Central development shoulda/coulda included a hotel component all along. A hotel lobby/restaurant would actually be a great ground floor activation on that site, a...
- August 17th, 2023, 7:32 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: Northeast and Southeast Minneapolis - General Topics
- Replies: 964
- Views: 345746
Re: Northeast and Southeast Minneapolis - General Topics
Just realizing how weird it is that there's not a single hotel on St. Anthony Main. Especially considering the many wedding venues. I guess there's the Nicollet Island Inn, so there's one. Not a single hotel in Dinkytown either. A few in Stadium Village.
- August 16th, 2023, 3:27 pm
- Forum: Local Politics and Governance
- Topic: Minneapolis 2023 Elections - City Council
- Replies: 23
- Views: 26991
Re: Minneapolis 2023 Elections - City Council
The filing period closed yesterday, here are your candidates: https://vote.minneapolismn.gov/candidat ... e-filings/
- August 16th, 2023, 2:00 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
- Replies: 1762
- Views: 982247
Re: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
Before getting too far along in asking "How will people transfer between the Blue and D Lines?", I think it would be wise to first ask that question with a "Why" instead of "How". I don't mean to suggest no one will transfer; obviously there will be some transfer demand...
- August 14th, 2023, 1:04 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
- Replies: 1762
- Views: 982247
Re: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
Here's the full presentation from the Corridor Management Committee meeting on 8/10: https://metrocouncil.org/getdoc/f92eafe6-c9e5-4765-9cc9-541a831aaa93/BusinessItem.aspx Next meeting is 9/14. From my reading of the project website, the next formal steps will be approval of the new route by Hennepi...
- August 11th, 2023, 1:18 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Interstate 94
- Replies: 343
- Views: 142737
Re: Interstate 94
Something that would be pretty critically important to do as a pre-requisite to reducing traffic in the 94 corridor between the downtowns (up to and including replacement with a surface boulevard) is to first remove the ramps connecting 394 to 94, especially from eastbound 394 to eastbound 94 due to...
- August 11th, 2023, 10:07 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Interstate 94
- Replies: 343
- Views: 142737
Re: Interstate 94
Personally I'm in favor of freeway capping, limiting access and adding BRT. Full freeway removal will require a careful navigation and bulding up of political capital in addition to the technical challenges. I feel like I-94 in North Minneapolis has a good case to be the flagship freeway removal. R...
- August 11th, 2023, 8:13 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
- Replies: 1762
- Views: 982247
Re: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
Did they choose a specific option for the 21st Ave bridge over 94, or is that TBD later on? Referring to pages 5-7 on this doc: https://metrocouncil.org/Transportation/Projects/Light-Rail-Projects/METRO-Blue-Line-Extension/Web-Docs/2023/Winter-Open-Houses/July-East-of-I-94-Meeting-Materials.aspx As ...
- August 10th, 2023, 2:11 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Hiawatha-Lake - Minnehaha - Downtown Longfellow
- Replies: 316
- Views: 361933
Re: Hiawatha-Lake - Minnehaha - Downtown Longfellow
A Met Council pre-design grant was authorized for the former site of El Nuevo Rodeo. It doesn't say who the owner/developer would be. Probably a strong chance that a building of at least 4 stories will replace the 4-story structure that was lost to arson. Rodeo Plaza, Minneapolis: $150,000 for desig...
- July 21st, 2023, 12:57 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Stick vs. Concrete / Construction Quality Issues
- Replies: 111
- Views: 49110
Re: Stick vs. Concrete / Construction Quality Issues
Milwaukee got a 25-story mass timber apartment building, tallest in the world (for now). Ascent MKE: https://www.fs.usda.gov/inside-fs/delivering-mission/apply/worlds-tallest-timber-building-opens I can't imagine it will be much longer before Mpls gets another mass timber building that will top the ...
- July 11th, 2023, 1:33 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: HERC - Hennepin Energy Recovery Center
- Replies: 33
- Views: 73036
Re: North Loop Neighborhood
Are people in fact breathing poison from HERC? I was under the impression that the exhaust systems are pretty sophisticated and have been upgraded over the years. The biggest source of emissions related to HERC operations could very well be the garbage trucks coming and going, and those emissions wo...
- July 6th, 2023, 9:47 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Eleven - 1111 West River Parkway - 41 stories / 550'
- Replies: 381
- Views: 227593
Re: Eleven - 1111 West River Parkway - 41 stories / 550'
An exclusive look at the $6.49 million penthouse in the Eleven condos in Minneapolis: https://www.startribune.com/an-exclusiv ... 600286600/
- June 29th, 2023, 11:30 am
- Forum: Local Politics and Governance
- Topic: Minneapolis City Politics General Discussion
- Replies: 430
- Views: 149194
Re: Minneapolis City Politics General Discussion
That makes it all the more interesting that no one tried to call for a special meeting to be held on Monday or Tuesday this week. The date change for Eid (happening Wednesday instead of Thursday) was apparently known 10 days ago. They could have called for a special meeting as late as Friday, in ord...
- June 29th, 2023, 7:56 am
- Forum: Local Politics and Governance
- Topic: Minneapolis City Politics General Discussion
- Replies: 430
- Views: 149194
Re: Minneapolis City Politics General Discussion
Counter-thought: The three who were not in the room were all strong proponents of rent control, and they 100% knew the vote was happening at this meeting (which, again, had already been rescheduled from Thurs to Weds in efforts to avoid conflicting with Eid...until the holiday changed just 10 days a...
- June 21st, 2023, 10:13 am
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Expo 2023 / 2027
- Replies: 53
- Views: 23299
Re: Expo 2023
Apparently Serbia's victory is coming as a total surprise to those who were involved in the MN-US bid. All along this was thought to be a close contest between the US and Spain (Malaga), but that the US would prevail.
- June 14th, 2023, 11:25 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Road Geek Topics
- Replies: 295
- Views: 146855
Re: Road Geek Topics
Regarding jurisdictional transfers / turnbacks (e.g. MnDOT to County, or County to City), I came across this map in Hennepin County's 2040 transportation plan. Circa 2018, so nothing new and has probably been shared here before, but interesting to look at. These are not set in stone to actually happ...
- June 14th, 2023, 10:43 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: MSP Airport / Metropolitan Airports Commission
- Replies: 1359
- Views: 351131
Re: MSP Airport / Metropolitan Airports Commission
Two random questions/thoughts on MAC, since the conversation went there: 1. I still think it makes sense to close the Crystal Airport and develop the property with housing. 400 acres of land in a 1st ring suburb, located along the Blue Line extension. This would likely require an infill station as t...