Stuck in Place I wouldn’t say we’re there yet, but . . . if Twin Cities traffic congestion continues to worsen, I see some side effects for the local housing market, and in particular, successful area Realtors who want to stay that way. Namely, it will (once again) be smart — and more lucrative — to...Read More
Knollwood, Southwest ‘Burbs Get (a Little) Closer to Minneapolis Scarcely 4 1/2 months ago — late March, to be exact — Twin Cities motorists traveling 50 mph in opposite directions on Highway 7 in St. Louis Park came perilously close to one another (I’d estimate less than 4 feet). On roads that were not exactly ice-free (see photo, above)....Read More
East is East, and West is West (and Never the Twain Shall Meet) The good news: one of the Twin Cities biggest bottlenecks — the “T” formed by Interstate 35W and Highway 62 (Crosstown) about five miles south of downtown Minneapolis — has been dramatically improved. The bad news: one of the biggest remaining bottlenecks, the Lowry...Read More
Just Call it “The Little Dig” Here’s a thought on how to tackle the Twin Cities’ largest remaining traffic bottleneck, now that the Crosstown – 35W project is done. That would be the Interstate 394 – 94 connection just southwest of downtown Minneapolis, where the eastbound 394 narrows to one lane, and curves around Parade Stadium...Read More
“One Step Backward, Two Steps Forward” Dept. Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few. –Winston Churchill Never in the history of Twin Cities road construction have so many been inconvenienced by so few for so long. –Ross Kaplan Take two of the Twin Cities’...Read More
