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  1. Texasota
    This seems ...unproductive. There are genuine points to discuss here, but, since that's clearly not what's happening, somebody is just going to have to unilaterally disarm, or at least change the subject. Here's my suggestion: trains. Let's talk about trains.
  2. Texasota
    Gene calm down. There's no way to know yet whether this building will have a good brunch place or not. It's too early to get excited.
  3. Texasota
    argh to double posting. this is like the third time the system has made it look like a comment didn't post. Lies! All lies!
  4. Texasota
    whine whine whine. If there's not enough parking the businesses will fail. This is one thing the market can actually handle.
  5. Texasota
    The building is a little goofy looking but I still dig it.
  6. Texasota
    Also, I agree with MM. Living in the CBD is not just about living close to work; it's about the lifestyle it affords you when you're not at work. I grew up in the suburbs. I will never live there again. Period.
  7. Texasota
    I refuse to hear anything negative about Target and its precious end cap clearance items.
  8. Texasota
    Oh right; it's also a garage.
  9. Texasota
    it's up on the HAHC site.
  10. Texasota
    That's... probably a good sign. I've been really impressed by Conservatory, so hopefully this ends up being another great project.
  11. Texasota
    ... i mean, do we really want them driving? just saying...
  12. Texasota
    I wish there was a proposal for putting in some kind of track crossing into cottage grove, because right now the site is really only accessible from Washington. If I lived in Cottage Grove I would love to walk or bike to something like this, but that becomes a lot less appealing if I have to go out of my way and take a pretty unappealing stretch of road.
  13. Texasota
    So, for what's it worth, I checked Stay Alfred's website and it looks like they're charging $168.67 per night. I'm genuinely curious - what exactly is the concern here? Is there any reason to believe this is a long-term strategy, or is this just a way for the property owner to make a little more money while the building is filling up? Even if this is intended to be long-term, what negative repercussions are anticipated?
  14. Texasota
    blergh
  15. Texasota
    argh
  16. Texasota
    I mean, it's within two blocks of Weights & Measures and 13 Degrees Celsius. I think if they can veer more toward that demographic rather than the more stereotypical bro-y midtown scene they'll be fine.
  17. Texasota
    you mean the red brick that doesn't start until the second floor? The red brick you'll barely be able to see instead of apparently yellow "stucco" if you're walking next to it?
  18. Texasota
    I, for one, support this weird giant statue of LBJ standing on top of a Ferengi Marauder.
  19. Texasota
    You should never mess with an elegant shaft.
  20. Texasota
    I would probably argue for somewhere around 600' as a maximum - depending on how it's measured 300' might actually be a bit smaller than a standard downtown block.
  21. Texasota
    Right, but it's ridiculous that Chapter 42 allows that. It should instead require more reasonable block lengths so that developers would have to apply for a variance for more than, oh, let's say 1400' b/w streets (that Planning Commission would of course immediately rubber stamp, but still!, it's the principle!)
  22. Texasota
    Stop giving me false hope!
  23. Texasota
    Eminent domain it and make it affordable housing...
  24. Texasota
    Oh come on, you know that's not true. Most of Europe has major boulevards and avenues that are that wide (or wider), but the vast majority of streets in European cities are nowhere near 100ft. Now, I don't know that we particularly need (or would even want) Medieval-scaled streets, but 100' ROW is only a good idea IF a lot of that is dedicated to transit and/or bike lanes. I actually think Main Street Downtown/Midtown is a good local precedent - that ROW is probably, what? 60' roadbed+ sidewalks? Probably narrower in a few places. And that gives us, at the most, a tramway, two lanes of traffic, two parking/drop-off lanes, and (somewhat narrow) sidewalks. Now, I would probably argue that a street like Clinton should be wider than that because it needs to be a way through for cars, but the internal streets don't need that width because, while cars need to access them (or at least some of them), they will be using them for garage access, deliveries, etc, and speed and volume are not the concern. For Clinton, my ideal street would look something like this: Tramway/BRT: 35' (ish) Car travel lanes (either 2 or 4 - I'm feeling generous): 22-44' (I know that the City's standard lanes are 11', but that's just an arbitrary compromise. I would argue for 11' lanes if it's one lane each direction and 10' lanes if it's two) 2-way PBL: 12' Sidewalks: 30' (10' + 5' for street trees and such on each side) Which would give you a ROW of b/w 99' and 121'. But again, that's one street, and I don't think the interior streets need to be anywhere near that wide.
  25. Texasota
    This thread got bizarrely aggressive for no apparent reason...
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