tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post8646087908227886658..comments2024-03-29T02:23:04.995-06:00Comments on twin city sidewalks: The Two Downtowns of Maple GroveBill Lindekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11373780012930618768noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-51046650788226709482017-12-10T23:25:21.182-06:002017-12-10T23:25:21.182-06:00Thanks for sharing...
quickbooks enterprise suppor...Thanks for sharing...<br /><a href="http://quickbooks-enterprise-support-number.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">quickbooks enterprise support phone number usa</a> Janis evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16754347386240425596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-46176357195607753512009-07-01T00:35:30.075-06:002009-07-01T00:35:30.075-06:00I'd love to see them knock out the parking lot...I'd love to see them knock out the parking lots and use the space to create some streets and high density housing. That would be interesting :)<br /><br />In a real downtown, parking is hard to come by.Steve G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07468541112142775254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-68876263381905528342009-06-16T14:00:32.498-06:002009-06-16T14:00:32.498-06:00That's interesting. It's kind of similar t...That's interesting. It's kind of similar to the office district / warehouse district split in downtown? Only replace offices with shopping.Bill Lindekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11373780012930618768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-30028329257278547682009-06-16T13:56:43.826-06:002009-06-16T13:56:43.826-06:00Another point to mention about the Shoppes vs. the...Another point to mention about the Shoppes vs. the mainstreet is that after 8pm or so, the Shoppes become completely devoid of life. The mainstreet area, however, has some nightlife at the resturants that keep people milling about.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256860489248025796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-55745383011157366502009-06-16T10:59:17.599-06:002009-06-16T10:59:17.599-06:00Call me Peter Pessimist - Both are completely laug...Call me Peter Pessimist - Both are completely laughable attempts at urbanism. That being said, the public ownership of Main Street and the apparently functional second story sets Main Street far ahead of The Shoppes.<br /><br />The real folly of both developments (aside from the saccharine, uniform appearance as a result of construction all at the same time by the same developer) is that neither provide an interconnected network of REAL streets (not fake parking lot streets), a key tenet New Urbanism (and actual urbansim).<br /><br />On a positive note, the silver lining of both developments is that it demonstrates that even people who prefer to live in a suburban environment want some sort of urban, main street experience.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12610344574135095983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-1485356584387536542009-06-16T10:10:42.714-06:002009-06-16T10:10:42.714-06:00I agree that there's a lot of good things goin...I agree that there's a lot of good things going on here. I think the MG is headed in the right direction, esp. when the new library is finished. It's worth asking what would make these places better.Bill Lindekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11373780012930618768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-40010866602521491272009-06-16T09:44:21.893-06:002009-06-16T09:44:21.893-06:00Cool post, Bill. I live not far from the Main Str...Cool post, Bill. I live not far from the Main Street downtown in Maple Grove, and one of the reasons we moved there was because of the downtown. Sure it's a fake downtown, but aren't all downtowns fake to start with? Other ways it's different from sidewalks in South Minneapolis and Richfield - the sidewalks are wide, clean, and easy to navigate. There are trash cans everywhere, which is nice. <br /><br />I guess I look at both of these efforts as far preferable to the giant big box strip malls we see in Plymouth, for example. At least there's street parking, sidewalks, and a sense of place.Jason DeRushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08884712185903834626noreply@blogger.com