Blue Line Extension Part 2: Land Use Problems
The Blue Line extension’s route through the northwestern suburbs is more or less settled. Let’s look at the existing and future land use on that corridor.
Tag Archives: Robbinsdale
Blue Line Extension: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Investment
The METRO Blue Line’s extension is approaching the last steps before construction. Writer Richie Song looks at the project’s history, its promise and its issues.
Hennepin County District 1 Candidate Questionnaire
With the help of Move Minnesota and the North Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, streets.mn has sent out a transportation and land use questionnaire to candidates running for Hennepin County Board. With a $2.5 annual budget, the County Board is the most important government body that most people don’t know anything about. The upcoming […]
The Blue Line Extension in Limbo
After decades of planning, Southwest LRT (the Green Line Extension) is finally under construction. Unfortunately the news is not so good for the Bottineau Corridor (the Blue Line Extension). Between Minneapolis (specifically just west of Olson Memorial Highway & Penn Avenue) and Brooklyn Park (specifically just north of I-94) the Blue Line Extension would operate […]
Then and Now: Graeser Park, aka Robbinsdale Rockgarden Roadside Parking Area
Twin Cities Then and Now: Graeser Park (also known as Robbinsdale Rockgarden Roadside Parking Area), Highway 100 and Broadway Avenue, Robbinsdale (1940/2016) shown ca. 1940 and today. Photos by me and the Minnesota Historical Society Crossposted at the Stuff About Minneapolis tumblr.
Girling Got There Cheaper than Train Fare
Thomas H. Girling was born in Nottingham, England in 1865. He came to America with his parents in 1872. Thirty years later he opened a small printing business and began publishing a weekly called Picturesque Robbinsdale. In 1894, Girling was elected to the Village Council. During his time in office, he took the lead in […]
A Robbinsdale Book Signing With Pete Richie
Meet the Author!Where: Barnes and Noble at Calhoun Village Shopping CenterWhen: July 19, 2014 from 5-7 p.m. The newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s library is Robbinsdale by local author Pete Richie. The pictorial history book, set to release July 7, 2014, uses black and white photographs to showcase Robbinsdale’s compelling history. You can pre-order on bn.com or get […]