A reminder of the construction webcams:
East side of concourse/waiting room:
http://ext1.mortenson.com/sitecam/uniondepot.html
West side:
http://ext1.mortenson.com/sitecam/uniondepot2.html
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- June 6th, 2012, 3:05 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Saint Paul Union Depot
- Replies: 374
- Views: 81069
- June 6th, 2012, 2:59 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: Mill & Main - (501 Main Street Southeast)
- Replies: 181
- Views: 37434
Mill & Main - (501 Main Street Southeast)
I forget exactly what this project was, but there's a foundation sticking out of the ground at Main St & 6th St SE, just east of the Pillsbury "A" Mill. I rode past there on my bike today and would have taken a picture, but I was trying to keep to a schedule.
- June 6th, 2012, 2:40 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
- Replies: 1597
- Views: 366572
Re: Central Corridor LRT
As far as I know, Washington won't be ready for buses until next year (2013). Google's aerial imagery got updated (supposedly from early April this year), and that showed that a stretch of pavement just west of Church Street hadn't even been ripped up yet, so I'm fairly doubtful about having even te...
- June 6th, 2012, 7:48 am
- Forum: Nostalgia
- Topic: Block E (archive)
- Replies: 351
- Views: 127092
Re: Block E
Block E really should do something to open up their skyway level to allow relatively small pocket businesses there. The foot traffic through the skyway is enormous, particularly in the morning and evening as people go between the downtown core and the B/C ramps (and the Hawthorne/A ramps to some ext...
- June 6th, 2012, 7:38 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Minneapolis Streetcar System
- Replies: 272
- Views: 46379
Re: Minneapolis Streetcar System
Metro Transit has a website for the Midtown Corridor Alternatives Analysis: http://metrotransit.org/midtown-transitway.aspx Minneapolis is also recommending that a streetcar line be built to serve some part of North Minneapolis, since it's most likely that the Bottineau corridor will follow the BNSF...
- June 5th, 2012, 9:50 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Minneapolis Armory
- Replies: 361
- Views: 74843
Minneapolis Armory
The owner of the Minneapolis Armory wants to do a $16 million renovation, which would likely include a new second level inside. Apparently this has been spurred by plans for a new Vikings stadium, and the armory could be a party zone for Vikings game days (don't ask me how that would work...) http:/...
- June 5th, 2012, 12:00 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
- Replies: 5296
- Views: 1330979
Re: Southwest LRT
I think there's a pot of $60 million in DEED money that the Southwest folks are eyeballing (though they'd only need a fraction for engineering work).
- June 4th, 2012, 11:57 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Interstate 94
- Replies: 372
- Views: 162642
Re: Interstate 94
No, at least not for now. That's been studied, but this plan doesn't include MnPASS lanes. The signs will do things like display an advised speed limit (decreasing from 55 during congested periods), designate lanes as closed or obstructed (following crashes), and there will be a sign above the right...
- June 4th, 2012, 11:47 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Bike Share
- Replies: 336
- Views: 80261
Bike Share
Nice Ride has expanded into downtown Saint Paul (and a little into the West Side), so now you can ride all the way from Lowry & Penn in Minneapolis to Cesar Chavez (Concord) and State Street in St. Paul without a bike of your own.
- June 4th, 2012, 11:40 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Interstate 94
- Replies: 372
- Views: 162642
Interstate 94
I-94 resurfacing from MN-280 to downtown Minneapolis is almost complete, with a final full road closure this weekend. I think the "smart lane" dynamic signage is all installed, but I have no idea when it will be activated. (The signs are mounted on hinges and are currently facing the wrong...
- June 4th, 2012, 11:31 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: MSP to Rochester High Speed Rail
- Replies: 516
- Views: 185932
MSP to Rochester High Speed Rail
Not a whole lot to report on the Rochester rail link, but they and the FRA have written up a statement of work and plan to put out bids for someone to handle their Alternatives Analysis and Tier 1 EIS.
- June 4th, 2012, 9:57 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Northern Lights Express
- Replies: 521
- Views: 541528
Northern Lights Express
I think the Northern Lights Express project is finally about ready to release their Environmental Impact Statement. LIDAR mapping of the route (for design and engineering purposes) occurred in April, and they're working on a study of a possible extension loop out to the casino in Hinckley. As far as...
- June 4th, 2012, 9:37 pm
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: Roseville / Rosedale - General Topics
- Replies: 166
- Views: 99834
Buck's Unpainted Furniture - Roseville
Not sure what the deal was with this -- a renovation or rebuild of Buck's Unpainted Furniture on Larpenteur (west of Snelling) in Roseville.
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- June 4th, 2012, 9:28 pm
- Forum: Saint Paul
- Topic: Culver's (1491 University Avenue)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4814
- June 4th, 2012, 8:59 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Saint Paul Union Depot
- Replies: 374
- Views: 81069
Saint Paul Union Depot
On time, on budget, scheduled to open in December, according to Jim McDonough. Ramsey County Regional Rail Authority has supposedly moved their offices into the building as of last month (May). Here's a shot of where the actual Amtrak lobby area will be. They're busy tearing up a strip of Kellogg Bo...
- June 4th, 2012, 8:24 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Amtrak: Empire Builder and Borealis (TCMC)
- Replies: 649
- Views: 424794
Amtrak: Empire Builder and Borealis (TCMC)
First the project that the existing Wisconsin governor claims to support (we'll see what happens tomorrow): At today's Passenger Rail Forum meeting, we were informed that the 9-month study for a second daily train held a kickoff meeting on May 15th following a "hi-rail" tour for interested...
- June 4th, 2012, 8:05 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: MSP Airport / Metropolitan Airports Commission
- Replies: 1360
- Views: 385851
MSP Airport / Metropolitan Airports Commission
Spirit Airlines began service out of MSP this past week. They're supposed to help drive down prices, though one of their initial markets will be to Chicago where there's already fairly decent competition. Spirit is heavily into the a la carte add-on business, where even putting a carry-on into an ov...
- June 4th, 2012, 7:56 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Hines Speculative Office Project - 350 N 5th Street
- Replies: 90
- Views: 26763
Hines Speculative Office Project - 350 N 5th Street
When last we left our hero, I believe the city of Minneapolis had passed a conditional use permit for the Dock Street Apartments, and transit officials were finally beginning to raise a stink about clearance issues in the rail trench which also carries the Cedar Lake Trail extension. There was indee...
- June 4th, 2012, 7:49 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Target Field Station (the Hotel) & Target Field Station (the Station)
- Replies: 1016
- Views: 183210
Re: The Interchange (At Target Field)
I went to Mn/DOT's Passenger Rail Forum meeting today and there was a significant presentation talking about how they were squeezing in the tracks next to the Dock Street Apartments. Mn/DOT and the Interchange folks have been scrambling over the past 10 weeks or so to get things going, following a C...
- June 4th, 2012, 7:02 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
- Replies: 1597
- Views: 366572
Re: Central Corridor LRT
Double crossovers have been laid next to TPT (1 block west of SPUD), and the pair of single crossovers appeared to be in place between Cedar and Robert along 12th Street. Neither area has had them embedded in concrete yet, though. Here are the ones along 12th Street: https://lh5.googleusercontent.co...