Well, I mean god forbid the newspaper of record for the region actually try to record stuff.SWLRT must be generating huge page views for the Star Tribune. They got another one counting up council votes.
http://www.startribune.com/local/west/255042221.html
"New Council Member Lisa Bender, whose ward includes Uptown, also is undecided. She expects the City Council to initially deny consent, leading to some offers and perhaps guarantees, and is “very hopeful” of reaching a deal."
This is just getting too cute for words. How it is anyone at the city of Minneapolis could think that this would be acceptable to the Met Council or Hennepin County is beyond my comprehension. Negotiate now.