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by David Greene
September 20th, 2019, 10:01 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Crime
Replies: 198
Views: 55085

Re: RE: Re: Crime

If we want to fight crime, then we need to fight the causes of crime: poverty and segregation. Having more police officers doesn't address either of those. It is possible to address those things while also investing in policing in a responsible way. People do deserve safe neighborhoods. Sent from m...
by David Greene
September 11th, 2019, 6:48 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
Replies: 5265
Views: 1247587

Re: Southwest LRT (Green Line Extension)

That makes no sense to me.

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by David Greene
September 6th, 2019, 8:48 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Bicycle Infrastructure
Replies: 1800
Views: 1035039

Re: Bicycle Infrastructure

It should be permanent. And narrow the traffic lane.

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by David Greene
September 5th, 2019, 11:22 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
Replies: 5265
Views: 1247587

Re: Southwest LRT (Green Line Extension)

It's a relatively new bridge and it along with the southern bridge should provide plenty of width. AFAICT, it's being rebuilt in the exact same location.

If it's being rebuilt because TCWR didn't maintain it, then the project had better bill them.


by David Greene
September 4th, 2019, 6:22 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
Replies: 5265
Views: 1247587

Re: Southwest LRT (Green Line Extension)

Can someone explain why the northern bridge over Louisiana had to be demoed? That's where the freight rail will go. Why do any of those bridges need to be touched? The platform is going to be quite a bit south of there.

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by David Greene
September 4th, 2019, 8:44 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
Replies: 5265
Views: 1247587

Re: Southwest LRT (Green Line Extension)

Well, there's always the chance it was replaced at some point.

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by David Greene
September 4th, 2019, 8:16 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
Replies: 5265
Views: 1247587

Re: Southwest LRT (Green Line Extension)

I had wondered about that bridge. Do we know how old it is? Wooden piers sitting in water can't be great.

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by David Greene
August 31st, 2019, 7:38 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Ayd Mill Road
Replies: 163
Views: 54179

Re: Ayd Mill Road

Freakin' 19th century railroad laws.

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by David Greene
August 23rd, 2019, 8:40 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Uptown - LynLake - The Wedge - News & General
Replies: 1498
Views: 582631

Re: RE: Re: Uptown (and LynLake) Development & General Topics

I would prefer The Mall be an art park/sculpture garden type space. A nice visual way to walk from the library to Lake of the Isles. It seems more fitting for the Uptown vibe than sport courts. This would be fantastic. I enjoy walking there now and this would make it so much better. I feel like fie...
by David Greene
August 15th, 2019, 2:13 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: Northside - News & General Topics
Replies: 398
Views: 247973

Re: RE: Re: Northside - General Topics


apparently the restaurant is willing to give away the caboose on the corner if you're interested...
ADU!

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by David Greene
August 13th, 2019, 2:50 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Uptown - LynLake - The Wedge - News & General
Replies: 1498
Views: 582631

Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: Uptown Retail & Restaurant News

I feel like they would get a lot of walk-up business from residents. People underestimate the number of children in the area. Hmm...maybe a Five Below, then? I don't think it could be that specialized. There used to be a children's shoe store and it closed. But I literally can't but a pair of sneak...
by David Greene
August 13th, 2019, 8:46 am
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Uptown - LynLake - The Wedge - News & General
Replies: 1498
Views: 582631

Re: RE: Re: Uptown Retail & Restaurant News

Two things that might work in Uptown: Schuler Shoes and DQ. Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk I did a project for Schuler Shoes recently. I can guarantee you, without dedicated, storefront parking it's a nonstarter for them. I feel like they would get a lot of walk-up business from residents. Peo...
by David Greene
August 12th, 2019, 3:00 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Uptown - LynLake - The Wedge - News & General
Replies: 1498
Views: 582631

Re: Uptown Retail & Restaurant News

Two things that might work in Uptown: Schuler Shoes and DQ.

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by David Greene
August 11th, 2019, 7:09 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Star Tribune (& other local media)
Replies: 241
Views: 51463

Re: Star Tribune

Yeah, I don't have much sympathy for people who don't pay. Support the newspaper you read. Stop complaining when your free stuff isn't perfect.

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by David Greene
August 9th, 2019, 6:51 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Office Market
Replies: 1291
Views: 813943

Re: RE: Re: Downtown Minneapolis Office Market


The Millennials have to wait behind the Gen-Xers, aka the powers behind the throne at a lot of these places.
Gen-X and "power." Hahahahahaha ha hahahaha haha ha haha ha ha..ha...ha.

Oh wait, you were serious?

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by David Greene
August 8th, 2019, 1:20 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Uptown - LynLake - The Wedge - News & General
Replies: 1498
Views: 582631

Re: Uptown Retail & Restaurant News

The city really needs to advertise the parking ramps better. There's been a tremendous loss of visible surface parking in the area, which is great, but the ramps are hard to find if you're not familiar with the area and the regional transit service has not caught up to the point of making Uptown or ...
by David Greene
July 17th, 2019, 2:39 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
Replies: 2909
Views: 702256

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

Given the experience of the barren 3100 block, I'm a bit hesitant to remove parking. I'm certainly open to it though. I am not sure how one travel lane would work, especially during peak. Things are already backed up multiple blocks south of Franklin in the morning. Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapata...
by David Greene
July 17th, 2019, 2:32 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Northstar Commuter Rail
Replies: 952
Views: 222342

Re: Northstar Commuter Rail

That ship sailed when we allowed the Great Northern Depot to be redeveloped. The current tracks are oriented the wrong way. We want east-west alignment to best facilitate commuter rail. I am not sure how we would get that now. Backing up along the current alignment and using the existing wye to head...
by David Greene
June 28th, 2019, 7:59 am
Forum: Saint Paul
Topic: Saint Paul - General Topics
Replies: 694
Views: 386008

Re: RE: Re: Saint Paul - General Topics

New owner will rename, renovate troubled 180 E. Fifth building in St. Paul This is a donut shaped building, I imagine the floorplates might be tricky for modern office tenants. Why not convert to apartments? We had some of our offices there before we moved. I much preferred it to Galtier. Much more...
by David Greene
June 25th, 2019, 2:34 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
Replies: 1749
Views: 976483

Re: RE: Re: Bottineau LRT (Blue Line Extension)

Politicians aren't the best at using the correct terms for transit services. Except Opat has been at the forefront of the project since it started as BRT. He absolutely knows what he's saying. And he had a history of snubbing the Northside, even when he represented part of it. It's devisive languag...