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- November 7th, 2015, 10:41 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: MSP Airport / Metropolitan Airports Commission
- Replies: 1359
- Views: 366533
Re: MSP Airport
Seems clear this is a reaction to Icelandair going year-round on KEF-MSP, as well as increasing some flights to 767... But they are somewhat different markets. Icelandair connects many passengers on to Europe, while Delta will have to rely on connections in MSP with Iceland as the final destination....
- October 26th, 2015, 11:26 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
- Replies: 2953
- Views: 737412
Re: Public Transit News and Current Happenings
Until recently, LaSalle was being completely reconstructed, and 11th and 12 were being resurfaced. These are the only reasonable routes for Nicollet buses to reach Hennepin. Next year (I believe) 3rd Ave. will be redone with protected bike lanes. That doesn't leave a lot of options other than changi...
- October 4th, 2015, 11:40 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Type II LRVs - Siemens S70
- Replies: 153
- Views: 32320
Re: Type II LRVs - Siemens S70
My guess is that they are putting it out to bid to see if they can get a better price than the existing options with Siemens, but I don't know... Might we be in for some 'Type III' LRVs in the future? There was an item in the Met Council Transportation Committee meeting last month about offering (se...
- October 4th, 2015, 10:46 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: MSP Airport / Metropolitan Airports Commission
- Replies: 1359
- Views: 366533
Re: MSP Airport
Delta uses its domestic-configured 767-300 (non -ER, no winglets) on a number of flights to major US destinations, especially in the summer. However, I don't believe the 767-300ER is regularly used to MSP at all by Delta currently as others have said. Paris was a 767-300ER after the merger, but has ...
- October 3rd, 2015, 4:42 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: MSP Airport / Metropolitan Airports Commission
- Replies: 1359
- Views: 366533
Re: MSP Airport
Very nice! according to airliners.net, it will be summer seasonal, but still exciting. Looks like a 767-300ER, which we don't see a lot of currently.
- September 29th, 2015, 7:45 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News
- Replies: 1432
- Views: 504253
Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News
I went in today as well, pretty underwhelming. Agreed that the selection wasn't particularly good, there seemed to be a lot of duplication of products on the first and second floors. There was a whole 3' wall bay section of selfie sticks on the first floor, then an entire endcap display of the same ...
- September 20th, 2015, 11:16 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: MSP Airport / Metropolitan Airports Commission
- Replies: 1359
- Views: 366533
Spirit is the 6th largest carrier at MSP, according to Wikipedia. Not sure where the Star Tribune came up with the 2nd place ranking. Even excluding regional partners couldn't get it to the number 2 spot. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul_International_Airport#Airline_stat...
- August 7th, 2015, 12:33 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Restaurant News
- Replies: 1261
- Views: 558818
Re: Downtown Minneapolis Restaurant News
We're now home to the largest Jimmy Johns location in the world at MC^2 http://www.journalmpls.com/news-feed/jimmy-johns-reopens-mayo-clinic-square-restaurant-as-national-prototype #proud! ;) Meanwhile, talking to an employee of the Franklin and Nicollet location, they were told they will have to w...
- July 30th, 2015, 10:21 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: MSP Airport / Metropolitan Airports Commission
- Replies: 1359
- Views: 366533
Re: MSP Airport
Alaska Airlines will begin once-daily flights between Portland and MSP beginning in February. Service will be operated by SkyWest Airlines using E175 aircraft. A nice add from an airline that is quite small in MSP, and isn't super friendly with Delta right now. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/alaska-a...
- July 26th, 2015, 10:32 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Wikipedia
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3473
Re: Wikipedia
This one is 3 years old, from my days living on Oak Grove, but you are welcome to use it, if you link back to the image and credit me
Loring Park Dusk Panorama by Andy Tucker, on Flickr
Loring Park Dusk Panorama by Andy Tucker, on Flickr
- June 13th, 2015, 11:35 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line LRT
- Replies: 1297
- Views: 95858
Re: Green Line (Central Corridor LRT)
It's a lot easier to detour a bus than a train! I assume this work was planned at the same time, otherwise why would the Green Line close all the way to Stadium Village, if the work they are doing is only downtown?
- June 8th, 2015, 1:14 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - General Topics and Citywide Issues
- Topic: Permit Parking
- Replies: 171
- Views: 23164
Re: Permit Parking
It must be awful living next to an awesome park that lots of people want to visit.
- May 30th, 2015, 9:58 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: A Line - Arterial Rapid Bus
- Replies: 477
- Views: 72853
Re: "A Line" Snelling Avenue Arterial Bus
Here is the May 2015 Project Update http://a-line.createsend1.com/t/ViewEmail/r/1EEB34DC5300C7342540EF23F30FEDED The opening has been pushed back to sometime in 2016... So I guess having the C Line open in 2017 is still technically one line per year... Also, construction on the 46th St. and Minnehah...
- May 22nd, 2015, 11:58 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
- Replies: 2953
- Views: 737412
Re: Public Transit News and Happenings
It also looks like the the sections of Marquette and 2nd they will be using will be the opposite direction of the bus lanes, so they will need temporary stops. Wouldn't want the hoi polloi to mix with the express bus riders... (yes, I know 2nd and Marquette are basically at capacity for buses during...
- May 21st, 2015, 11:23 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: 800 Washington Ave S (Guthrie Ramp liner parcel)
- Replies: 146
- Views: 33034
Re: Guthrie Ramp Block Vacant Site - (800 Washington Avenue)
Not just one carpool lane, 4! It appears that Washington is to become a one-way westbound HOV-only street. Traffic here has simply decided to ignore that, and drive on the left while they're at it.A carpool lane. On Washington. Something tells me they outsourced the details of this rendering.
- May 14th, 2015, 12:47 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Episcopal Homes Loring Park
- Replies: 38
- Views: 7922
Re: Episcopal Homes Loring Park
I actually counted the spots in the lower level, to see if one of the spots was supposed to be hatched off to show it not being a parking space, but there are 84 spaces as stated. They should turn the 3 compact spaces along the west wall into 2 standard spaces (unless they need to be compact for tur...
- May 14th, 2015, 11:39 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Episcopal Homes Loring Park
- Replies: 38
- Views: 7922
Re: Episcopal Homes Loring Park
No, he is right, I am thinking there might be a mistake with the striping plan? They are compact spots, and there is a column in between the two spots set at 90 degrees from each other. You may be able to squeeze between the cars and the column, but there is no way that could meet egress code requir...
- May 14th, 2015, 9:57 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Episcopal Homes Loring Park
- Replies: 38
- Views: 7922
Re: Episcopal Homes Loring Park
There is an exit door on the lower level of the parking in the corner that leads to the alley between the church and this building.
- May 14th, 2015, 12:02 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Hennepin & Lyndale Bottleneck Project
- Replies: 306
- Views: 38639
Re: Hennepin & Lyndale Bottleneck Project
The southbound 4 will no longer stop at Groveland, it will stop at Vineland/Oak Grove only. Even if it was moved to the nearside of the Groveland intersection, it would still have to cross several lanes of traffic to go south on Lyndale. Not ideal, but that stop is currently an abysmal place to wait...
- May 8th, 2015, 7:18 pm
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: 77th/76th Street Corridor - Richfield / Edina
- Replies: 211
- Views: 40192