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- May 20th, 2024, 7:35 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
- Replies: 2974
- Views: 764922
Re: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
Glad to see service restoration on the 25, 805, and 852. The increased service on the 32 is nice and will help to create a N/NE crosstown akin to the 2 or 21.
- May 14th, 2024, 11:33 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Amtrak: Empire Builder and Borealis (TCMC)
- Replies: 639
- Views: 418665
Re: Amtrak: Empire Builder and Borealis (TCMC)
Not all the Venture cars are in service yet. Many of the IL/WI/MI trains are running with some or all Horizon/Amfleet cars.
Recently there was a supply chain issue that caused some trips to be cancelled due to shipping times of Venture parts.
Recently there was a supply chain issue that caused some trips to be cancelled due to shipping times of Venture parts.
- May 5th, 2024, 7:43 pm
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: Suburban Malls and Associated Retail News
- Replies: 244
- Views: 188420
Re: Suburban Malls and Associated Retail News
Becker / former Herbergers at Northtown is becoming an Asian food hall.
https://m.startribune.com/blaine-asia-v ... 600363238/
https://m.startribune.com/blaine-asia-v ... 600363238/
- May 5th, 2024, 10:18 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Discontinued Bus Routes
- Replies: 25
- Views: 9870
Re: Discontinued Bus Routes
It's been quite a while since Excelsior had midday bus service. There was a Route 641 that had a few trips between Ridgedale and Excelsior middays, but it's been gone since maybe 2002 or 2003. It was replaced with a dial-a-ride that was ultimately combined into Transit Link.
- April 19th, 2024, 1:50 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Gold Line BRT - Downtown St. Paul to Woodbury
- Replies: 495
- Views: 171025
Re: Gold Line BRT - Downtown St. Paul to Woodbury
To be honest it's not an outlandish request in my opinion. Met Council placates wealthy homeowners in the West metro by adding a tunnel that costs millions of dollars but can't spare $60,000 when they put a station next to someone's house that's already surrounded by poor urban planning decisions. Y...
- April 19th, 2024, 6:42 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Gold Line BRT - Downtown St. Paul to Woodbury
- Replies: 495
- Views: 171025
Re: Gold Line BRT - Downtown St. Paul to Woodbury
The house in question is adjacent to the Etna St station and is the sole residence on the street. The city has offered $209,000 to purchase the property, and the owner and laywer are pursuing an additional $60,000 from the Met Council to cover a relocation to a comparable property. The Met Council i...
- April 18th, 2024, 4:03 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Gold Line BRT - Downtown St. Paul to Woodbury
- Replies: 495
- Views: 171025
Re: Gold Line BRT - Downtown St. Paul to Woodbury
While I see the point about extending to Minneapolis, I don't think the project is doomed by ending in St. Paul. Maplewood to St. Paul is already an established transit corridor, and Woodbury to St. Paul has direct rush hour service to satisfy the needs of office workers who would be the largest gro...
- April 15th, 2024, 7:52 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
- Replies: 5289
- Views: 1323284
Re: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
Metro Transit has bike lockers at some stations and park and rides.
https://www.metrotransit.org/bike-lockers
https://www.metrotransit.org/bike-lockers
- April 10th, 2024, 8:06 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
- Replies: 2974
- Views: 764922
Re: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
No point in charging for park and ride space when they're all empty now. Agree on changing the fare structure. No need for peak/off-peak (as it's an uncommon practice). Getting rid of the express fare zone isn't a bad idea either, given that express service is a small proportion of all service. A co...
- April 9th, 2024, 8:43 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
- Replies: 2974
- Views: 764922
Re: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
IIRC they are braiding the 35W to 494 flyover ramp with the Penn Ave ramp, which would require a larger ROW. I believe they've value engineered the plans though, so that may no longer be the case.
- April 6th, 2024, 12:33 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Suburban Transit (Opt-out Services Providers)
- Replies: 140
- Views: 182697
Re: Suburban Transit (Opt-out Services Providers)
MVTA already put the 447 in along the corridor that functions similar to how the CR 42 BRT concept would. It started with a 30 minute frequency, was dropped to 60 mins, and now 120 mins. They've also extended the 425/Orange Link during weekdays, and the 442 and 444 overlap to an extent. CR 42 BRT it...
- April 1st, 2024, 12:47 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Interstate 94
- Replies: 372
- Views: 159042
Re: Interstate 94
Chicago has a network of wide freeways infrequently spaced and it just creates overburdened arterials that are awful places for doing anything including driving.
- March 29th, 2024, 9:51 am
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: Eagan, Apple Valley, Burnsville - General Topics
- Replies: 135
- Views: 178084
Re: Eagan, Apple Valley, Burnsville - General Topics
Proposed entertainment complex (including golf and pickleball) proposed for a former landfill near the NE corner of 35W and Cliff Rd in Burnsville.
https://burnsville.civicweb.net/documen ... 4310DBE957
https://burnsville.civicweb.net/documen ... 4310DBE957
- March 28th, 2024, 11:39 am
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: Grandview District - Edina
- Replies: 125
- Views: 93196
Re: Grandview District - Edina
IIRC, co-ops are less about building equity and more about long-term housing solutions. They're extremely uncommon outside of New York, and really only make sense as an alternative to traditional ownership models if there's a significant cost difference.
- March 23rd, 2024, 10:23 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Street, Road and Highway Projects
- Replies: 1407
- Views: 654924
Re: Street, Road and Highway Projects
This table from the FHWA has freeway miles and freeway-lane miles. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics/2022/hm72.cfm Note that this table uses Federal-Aid Urbanized Areas, which are different definitions than CBSAs. It's incredibly interesting to look at how different metros stack ...
- March 23rd, 2024, 9:34 am
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Google Maps, Apple Maps, etc.
- Replies: 260
- Views: 164807
Re: Google Maps, Apple Maps, etc.
Google Earth is now showing 3/9/2024 imagery for Ramsey County, most of Dakota County, and most of Hennepin County north of Lake St and east of CR 101.
- March 14th, 2024, 5:50 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Uber/Lyft
- Replies: 34
- Views: 9915
Re: Public Transit News / Current Events (MN only)
Uber and Lyft took off in Chicago because you could get one in minutes compared to a cab which you can only hail in downtown and on the north lakefront and a few other areas. When the costs were lower it was competitive to transit (especially when traveling as a group) and significantly faster. Of c...
- March 12th, 2024, 12:24 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Purple Line BRT (Rush Line Corridor)
- Replies: 733
- Views: 374083
Re: Purple Line BRT (Rush Line Corridor)
Metro Transit has a survey out for the Purple Line, as well as engineering drawings for the segment between Maryland Ave and Maplewood Mall.
There are also several meetings later this month.
https://www.metrotransit.org/purple-lin ... engagement
There are also several meetings later this month.
https://www.metrotransit.org/purple-lin ... engagement
- March 11th, 2024, 12:46 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Discontinued Bus Routes
- Replies: 25
- Views: 9870
Re: Discontinued Bus Routes
Agreed. It makes no sense to not at a minimum move the benches and take down the old signs. MVTA had a bus stop signing program about 15 years ago but it seems like they never completed it.
- March 11th, 2024, 12:00 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Discontinued Bus Routes
- Replies: 25
- Views: 9870
Re: Discontinued Bus Routes
Shakopee Transit put these stops in for the 496 local route back in the late 2000s, maybe around 2008. They actually put the city seal over the T logo when they installed the signs.
MVTA took over Shakopee Transit in 2015 and split the route into the 497 and 499.
MVTA took over Shakopee Transit in 2015 and split the route into the 497 and 499.