urbanMSP

Yes, lovely ideas. Boom Island park itself is criminally underrated but it could be even better with some tweaks.

Well that tunnel they showed would help a lot with that. Do you mean more than that?

Honestly, the St. Paul alley analogy is intriguing. Basically, each block could just pay someone to clear the entire block, perhaps the same company that clears the alleys. Of course, the city could do it too...

Not to mention the fact there's already an apartment building on that site.

Now with more CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP

The Minneapolis Federal Reserve is showcasing a new dashboard that will track housing in Minneapolis, specifically as it relates to the Minneapolis 2040 plan.

"...in conclusion, we found that we need more PARKING"

To be fair, the Frogtown neighbors (including Ms. Swift quoted in article) had also voiced their preference for the vacant lot status quo versus any realistic development here. We'll see if her claim this is a bluff holds water.

Rent control can curtail the disingenuous NIMBY objections that new properties will just raise rents for long time residents, so it may make more ambitious fill in projects have less objections. I like this bit and I really hope you're right. Unfortunately, fixed income homeowners seem to be bigges...

If you're into driving a LOT and ... white pastoralism, Chanhassen is tops!

It's a pleasant place, sure, but you're in your car way, way too much if you live there.

Perhaps ironically, they'll soon be fairly close to the terminus of one of the metro's premier transit lines.

I can hardly even name my own neighborhood in St. Paul. Union Park (District Council) -- boring, nondescript name, Merriam Park -- better, but associated with the uppity areas north of St. Thomas and around the park itself, Snelling-Hamline -- two ... parallel roads(?). This is a great project for s...

Nic. mall is fine, just needs more people and programming. The city did botch their cost-cutting, though.

Talking with the Pulte site foreman, the rowhomes will have EVSE availability as an option. He did not know the amperage off the top of his head. Hopefully 60 or 80, and honestly I think the feature should be standard. 5 years from now it will be. Installing at minimum 50A breaker and a 14-50 outle...

Location? Is this by the courthouse?

The coalitions of city council support for this vs. the frankly very similar Alatus project is worth reviewing. We're more okay with a less affordable project in an already wealthy area. And this project required actually tearing something existing down.

Any reason to think this would get different treatment from Mayor Carter as the Alatus project? I almost wonder with Noecker apparently now opposed if there might be a 5-2 supermajority to overrule the Mayor on a potential veto. Different neighborhood and circumstances, obviously.

Did that Strib expose even mention condominiums? That seems like the "half-measure" that could be affordable to more people at entry level, and might allow eventual SFH ownership (once equity is accumulated) if so desired.

Grand Marais does have high-speed internet now, though. More mobility to work remotely could lead some to move there full-time or nearly so. I considered it, but too many attachments locally for me.

Grand Marais has had a well known, house-of-cards staffing problem for years. Those J-1 visas were never really a solution. Now their staffing issues are apparently laid bare. Besides Mr. Backlund buying a house/building to put employees in, it's hard to see a direct solution here. The whole region ...

And recall Nicollet at some point will add another gridded N-S route in the area.

Considering all the young families moving to my neighborhood in St. Paul, I don't know if that makes this more concerning or hopefully just a passing trend... certainly not great for optics.