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- November 27th, 2023, 9:43 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: University of Minnesota - News & General Topics
- Replies: 615
- Views: 1165714
Re: University of Minnesota - News & General Topics
Must just be that eastern building being demolished for now? Haven't been there for a while, but the BK, Caribou, and Kung Fu Tea are all still open according to their websites.
- November 27th, 2023, 6:23 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: University of Minnesota - News & General Topics
- Replies: 615
- Views: 1165714
Re: University of Minnesota - News & General Topics
Guess they're prepping to get started on the East Gateway project. I had completely forgotten about it.
- November 25th, 2023, 10:48 pm
- Forum: Local Politics and Governance
- Topic: Minnesota State Flag and Seal Redeisgn
- Replies: 55
- Views: 244542
Re: Minnesota State Flag and Seal Redeisgn
My concern with the loon design isn't so much the similarity to the state lottery logo (that's also a state agency, so whatever) but the similarity to the privately owned MNUFC logo.
- November 6th, 2023, 5:40 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Amtrak: Empire Builder and Borealis (TCMC)
- Replies: 625
- Views: 400297
Re: Amtrak: Empire Builder and Great River (TCMC)
Not effectively; the platform at TFS is only 400' long, the long-haul Amtrak trains need a 1200' platform to allow all the doors to open. They can get away with shorter platforms at less-used stations - if you go to Red Wing the conductors will make you sit in a specific coach because only a couple ...
- November 5th, 2023, 10:47 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Amtrak: Empire Builder and Borealis (TCMC)
- Replies: 625
- Views: 400297
Re: Amtrak: Empire Builder and Great River (TCMC)
I'm reasonably optimistic that Ramsey County will get their shit together if Amtrak is seriously threatening to leave, given how hard they've been trying to make people walk through SPUD whether it makes sense or not, like with the whole push to make the Gold Line end at the bus platforms there inst...
- November 2nd, 2023, 12:38 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: The Dayton's Project
- Replies: 354
- Views: 258016
Re: The Dayton's Project
Looks like they got another 8,250 square feet leased. Missed it by that much.They have about 90 days to lease another 270,000 square feet to avoid foreclosure.
Good luck to them.
- November 1st, 2023, 12:26 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Downtown Minneapolis - News & General Topics
- Replies: 2031
- Views: 801404
Re: Downtown Minneapolis - News & General Topics
1st and Hennepin, attached to the Post Office.
- October 30th, 2023, 3:34 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
- Replies: 2951
- Views: 722771
Re: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
Now that the 3rd Avenue Bridge is finally open, Rts 10, 17, and 25 will end their detour and return to that bridge on Wednesday, Nov. 1st.
- October 30th, 2023, 12:14 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Office Market
- Replies: 1298
- Views: 830229
Re: Downtown Minneapolis Office Market
U.S. Bank is renewing its entire 440ksf lease at 800 Nicollet for ten more years, but leaving their space in Richfield and consolidating those employees to Hopkins and downtown.
- October 27th, 2023, 6:13 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: New Third Precinct Station
- Replies: 12
- Views: 40557
Re: New Third Precinct Station
It's not free to have them operate out of a decaying office building in downtown either, though. The Public Service Center was already in rough shape, eventually it would need renovations to be a police station long-term.
- October 27th, 2023, 1:56 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: New Third Precinct Station
- Replies: 12
- Views: 40557
- October 27th, 2023, 1:10 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Downtown Minneapolis - News & General Topics
- Replies: 2031
- Views: 801404
Re: Downtown Minneapolis - News & General Topics
Honestly don't care so much what happens to the interior of the building(s), but if the loggia and elevated walkway facing the river could be reopened (were they ever opened in the first place?), that would be huge.
- October 24th, 2023, 6:21 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: HERC - Hennepin Energy Recovery Center
- Replies: 33
- Views: 73979
Re: HERC - Hennepin Energy Recovery Center
Here's the resolution, and also Commissioner Fernando's statement. Seems like the County is fully aware of the implications of what the Legislature has required them to do, even if the Legislature doesn't seem to be.
We'll see what the report comes up with.
We'll see what the report comes up with.
- October 19th, 2023, 8:19 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
- Replies: 1767
- Views: 993883
Re: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
I'm unconvinced that adding half a dozen at-grade crossings and spending a pile of transit money on new freeway offramps and a bridge for car traffic is an improvement over the original Lyndale option.
- October 3rd, 2023, 8:43 am
- Forum: Cities Around the World
- Topic: Salt Lake City
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10525
Re: Salt Lake City
Wild. I'm assuming it's only at night, when the LRT isn't running? I know the NJ Transit River Line works like that, but that was DMUs being added to an existing freight line, not freight being added to an electrified LRT line.
- October 2nd, 2023, 6:01 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
- Replies: 2951
- Views: 722771
Re: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
Special Northstar trains will be running for the Twins playoff games this week. Seems like a good sign that they're able to do last-minute special service like this again.
- September 30th, 2023, 11:05 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: HERC - Hennepin Energy Recovery Center
- Replies: 33
- Views: 73979
Re: HERC - Hennepin Energy Recovery Center
Is it not possible to replace the HERC plant with something that runs on renewable energy (wind, solar, etc.)? Sure - here's an article about just that . As is usually the case, the primary issue is that it'll be very expensive - the city, county, state, or all of them are probably going to have to...
- September 29th, 2023, 9:41 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: HERC - Hennepin Energy Recovery Center
- Replies: 33
- Views: 73979
Re: HERC - Hennepin Energy Recovery Center
Which I also haven't heard much about--there are non-garbage ways to produce steam (there are other steam plants downtown) but presumably the electricity for that comes from somewhere? I believe the other downtown steam plants are natural gas-fired (in Minneapolis, at least - the downtown St. Paul ...
- September 27th, 2023, 8:43 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Fare-Free Transit
- Replies: 24
- Views: 41510
Re: Fare-Free Transit
That's a good point. Looked it up, and it appears that they specifically do not provide transfers. Maybe that's part of the study, to see how it affects the crosstown 32 vs the downtown-bound 62?
- September 26th, 2023, 5:11 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Fare-Free Transit
- Replies: 24
- Views: 41510
Re: Fare-Free Transit
In 2019 , Metro Transit took in about 26% of its operating budget in fares. I haven't seen a breakdown on how much it costs to maintain TVMs, etc, but I'm reasonably sure it's not anywhere near $110M a year. Hard to see how losing a quarter of their operating budget wouldn't result in pretty severe...