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- June 5th, 2023, 10:19 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: MSP to Rochester High Speed Rail
- Replies: 516
- Views: 179144
Re: MSP to Rochester High Speed Rail
Would be nice if we could get Brightline on board, but they'd probably want it to be a Twin Cities-Rochester-Madison-Milwaukee-Chicago HSR service, which is a route that makes the most sense if we were to have any HSR service in our region, but it would be difficult from a political and economic st...
- May 30th, 2023, 9:38 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
- Replies: 1767
- Views: 1001678
Re: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
Light rail plans put a hair salon’s generational wealth on hold "The challenges residents continue to live with come from a lack of investment. Porter and Spicer both wonder if the intention of light rail really is designed to lift a community or allow others to more easily pass through it? “W...
- May 30th, 2023, 9:29 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Bicycle Infrastructure
- Replies: 1803
- Views: 1069405
Re: Bicycle Infrastructure
*The camera's are part of the Vision Zero plan. They are hoping to get something passed in St Paul to allow for it. *I think the cameras will help with some of the infractions, however when the issue is stolen Kias they aren't going to help. The AG and others have been working on it and it's unresol...
- May 26th, 2023, 11:16 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Bicycle Infrastructure
- Replies: 1803
- Views: 1069405
Re: Bicycle Infrastructure
Here is a quote from Minneapolis's Vision Zero Action Plan. "Due to a variety of factors, Minneapolis Police stopped fewer than 3,000 people in 2021 for moving or equipment violations—compared to about 16,000 traffic stops in 2019 and about 90,000 traffic stops in 2012" If traffic laws ar...
- May 23rd, 2023, 11:46 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Bicycle Infrastructure
- Replies: 1803
- Views: 1069405
Re: Bicycle Infrastructure
A little frustrating that it's only stop signs, not stoplights, but thinking more about it, most stop lights that I'd be comfortable treating as a stop sign are on low-enough traffic streets that they should be four-way stops anyway, so I guess the move is to advocate for that. 35th and Bryant come...
- May 18th, 2023, 3:38 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Housing Market/Economics - General Topics
- Replies: 260
- Views: 121209
Re: Housing Market/Economics - General Topics
Man, that's not a convincing piece. I'm begging people to become more naturally skeptical of pieces that eschew any kind of analysis in favor of a lot of political in-group signaling and ad hominem attacks. Sometimes I wonder what people think economics is, because the way they write about the fiel...
- May 15th, 2023, 10:40 am
- Forum: Local Politics and Governance
- Topic: Minneapolis 2023 Elections - City Council
- Replies: 23
- Views: 27782
Re: Minneapolis 2023 Elections - City Council
It's not just this Ward or this election. They've been issues across the city and across elections. The Mpls DFL isn't capable of orchestrating proper caucuses.
- May 15th, 2023, 7:34 am
- Forum: Local Politics and Governance
- Topic: Minneapolis 2023 Elections - City Council
- Replies: 23
- Views: 27782
Re: Minneapolis 2023 Elections - City Council
On Saturday, there were supposed to be two Ward Conventions. Ward 5 was canceled because they couldn't figure out logistics will have no endorsement and Ward 10 had a fight and ended with no endorsement decided yet. Seems like the Mpls DFL is becoming a burden on the MN DFL and struggling to endorse...
- April 26th, 2023, 11:40 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Midtown / Phillips Community - General Topics
- Replies: 16
- Views: 18687
Re: Southside - News & General Topics
One of the buildings there (the one closest to the freeway) is relatively new and has a modern design, but the old Honeywell campus is a mishmash of awkward spaces. It will be interesting to see what becomes of it - it does seem like it might be more valuable overall as a teardown but perhaps a blo...
- April 4th, 2023, 2:05 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Office Market
- Replies: 1298
- Views: 840541
Re: Downtown Minneapolis Office Market
Is it just me, or is that building a large downgrade from their current building?
- March 22nd, 2023, 1:39 pm
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: Suburban Malls and Associated Retail News
- Replies: 239
- Views: 176202
Re: Suburban Malls and Associated Retail News
Wal-Mart also closed the University Ave store not terribly long ago. I wonder how the Robbinsdale Hyvee is doing? Maybe that will be the next store to close. Their prices are higher than the nearby Cub.
- March 20th, 2023, 10:55 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Transit Crime
- Replies: 280
- Views: 1040423
Re: Transit Crime
I've noticed that folks in North Mpls, seem to be taking Uber more to avoid transit.
- March 17th, 2023, 10:13 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - General Topics and Citywide Issues
- Topic: Minneapolis Street Design
- Replies: 45
- Views: 53114
Re: Minneapolis Street Design
Honestly, right now we need people to just follow the traffic laws. You want less pedestrian and cycling deaths..then maybe they should follow the laws? I got into an argument with a cyclist when running as I watched a light turn green and right after it turns green he goes in front of 3 lanes of ca...
- March 13th, 2023, 8:39 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
- Replies: 5287
- Views: 1285671
Re: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
There's a bike trail down there? I've forgotten it's been closed for so long. I also rarely go on the opened segments of the Cedar Lake Trail.
Also the detoured segment from Downtown to Van White got taken out by a plow truck a month ago and has been partially reincorporated back into Dunwoody Blvd.
Also the detoured segment from Downtown to Van White got taken out by a plow truck a month ago and has been partially reincorporated back into Dunwoody Blvd.
- March 7th, 2023, 12:19 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - General Topics and Citywide Issues
- Topic: Minneapolis Street Design
- Replies: 45
- Views: 53114
Re: Minneapolis Street Design
If Minneapolis wants to create safer streets maybe they could start by using smaller fire trucks. Narrowing roads will be hard to do when trucks like these need to use them. https://media.kare11.com/assets/KARE/images/14fc6406-3654-4c1f-b5ec-8c1fb8b0709b/14fc6406-3654-4c1f-b5ec-8c1fb8b0709b_1920x10...
- February 24th, 2023, 9:43 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
- Replies: 5287
- Views: 1285671
Re: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
But seriously, is there no plan to make a direct trail connection here? It's all county owned and would be a great connection for residents and park users. https://i.imgur.com/h7KhacC.png https://i.imgur.com/TPeNunO.png Isn't that ridge kinda steep? I don't think stairs would be ADA compliant and a...
- February 21st, 2023, 3:31 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
- Replies: 5287
- Views: 1285671
Re: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
The Luminary Loppet was a parking nightmare. The stations near the lakes will help for events like that.
- January 27th, 2023, 2:11 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Nicollet-Lake - greater Kmart area
- Replies: 486
- Views: 317408
Re: Nicollet-Lake - greater Kmart area
I didn't even realize there was a Precinct over here.
- January 19th, 2023, 10:27 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Transit Crime
- Replies: 280
- Views: 1040423
Re: Transit Crime
Are they doing 2-Car trains? Didn't they resort to those at one point to help with crime? I must say the headlines look bad and discourage ridership. If people don't want help, Ambassadors, or whomever aren't going to help. I like the idea of having some sort of specialist embedded with the transit ...
- January 17th, 2023, 2:07 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: University of Minnesota - News & General Topics
- Replies: 615
- Views: 1175630
Re: University of Minnesota - News & General Topics
I understand why they are placing this on East Bank, but It would be nice if they put it on West Bank just north of Mondale Hall and take out the parking lot and softball fields. Maybe even take out the West Bank Office Building or build where the ramp is. Also get rid of that office building on Was...