Sunday, October 7, 2012
Proposal eliminates half of parking spaces in reconstructed section.
Businesses and residents around the intersection of 46th and Bryant are raising concerns about a plan from the City of Minneapolis to rebuild West 46th Street between Dupont and Lyndale Avenues. The roads, covered with bumps, cracks, and potholes, haven't been extensively repaired since the 1960's, and are in need of a complete reconstruction. Construction would not start until the summer of 2013, said city spokesperson Matt Lindstrom. The city plan envisions expanded boulevards on either side of the road, the deletion of parking spaces from one side of the road, and the installation of a bike lane. The loss of parking spaces, though, is drawing concerns from local businesses and churches. "During rush hour, all the parking spots in front …
Monday, July 2, 2012
Businesses will still be open and accessible during construction.
Starting July 9, get ready to find a new way to get to your favorite Nicollet Avenue businesses. In advance of completely rebuilding this stretch of Nicollet Avenue later this summer, City of Minneapolis construction crews are digging up the Nicollet/35th Street intersection in order to repair a storm sewer system beneath the street. Weather permitting, the plan is to be done with work by July 23rd, according to a statement emailed to reporters. The rest of Nicollet Avenue will be open to traffic while construction goes on. "Parking should actually not be impacted too much because they are just working on the intersection," said Jen Borger, a staff member for the Nicollet-East Harriet Business Association. "There may be a few spots lost …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Neighborhood will pay nearly $840,000
Road repair. It's one of the less sexy aspects of municipal governance. And Southwest Minneapolis neighborhoods will be seeing a lot of it. In fact, the city will be paving or repairing over 70 miles—about the distance from downtown Minneapolis to Menomonie, Wisconsin—of roadway this year. However, most of that is concentrated in scores of side streets, rather than high-visibility items like the Nicollet reconstruction project. Wednesday morning, the Minneapolis City Council approved the next step in a project that would revamp around half the streets in Armatage. Armatage's roads haven't been paved since the early 1980s, according to the city. In that time, they've racked up a $1.1 million repair bill. While residents will pay a little …
Janne
8:31 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012
Of the top ten worst in Minneapolis here's a list of the SW ones worst to very bad. 28th and Portland has been bad, although it was just recently redesigned. Franklin and Lyndale, also really bad. as is 26th and Lyndale S. Hennepin/Lyndale and West 15th is up there, along with the Light Rail Trail (LRT) and 26th (by Hiawatha). For more details, check out this article on the 10 most dangerous … more ›