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Ian Gaida @trainsfan.bsky.social · 10h

The study for the Borealis looked at starting in St Cloud. I'd imagine that's what they'd do if they used Big Lake

Redeveloping the Midway station makes more sense IMO but costs money

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Ian Gaida @trainsfan.bsky.social · 10h

BNSF requires it as part of service discontinuance

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Ian Gaida @trainsfan.bsky.social · 12h

Yup, BNSF requires it as part of service discontinuance

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Ian Gaida @trainsfan.bsky.social · 12h

Christ, just heard the number that Metro Transit's gonna have to pay to demolish the Northstar stations.

TWENTY
MILLION

and that DOESN'T include the money owed to the FTA. Fiscal responsibility my ass!

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Ian Gaida @trainsfan.bsky.social · 12h

I remember at one point in highschool @wacker.bsky.social saying to me something along the lines of "What do you mean you hate Shakespeare? All his plays are full of dick jokes"

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Ian Gaida @trainsfan.bsky.social · 19h

The main reason you should be skeptical of the mayors plans for Nicollett mall is because he can't even keep our current events going

Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 20h

The Downtown Council — the most recent organizer of Holidazzle and the Aquatennial — is backing out of running such events, citing budgeting challenges and competing priorities.

Minneapolis Downtown Council pulls plug on Holidazzle and Aquatennial, seeks new organizer

After years of inconsistent funding, the business group is hoping others will continue or reimagine the city’s signature events as the area keeps working on its post-pandemic rebound.

bit.ly

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Ian Gaida @trainsfan.bsky.social · 20h

One of the reasons I'm ranking Fateh first is because he is the only candidate who unconditionally supports better transit and biking

taylr @taylordahlin.com · 20h

this ad took longer for omar fateh and ilhan omar to film than they expected because they kept talking to people riding transit. i love it. half of what i wanted to see!!! bsky.app/profile/tayl...

taylr @taylordahlin.com · 5d

need a minneapolis mayoral candidate to ride the slow nicollet mall buses and talk about how we can improve their speed in ways the city hasn't tried yet. need a minneapolis mayoral candidate to ride transit in general and talk to transit riders!

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Ian Gaida @trainsfan.bsky.social · 1d

"No way to have predicted this" says only people who keep falling for it

Mediaite @mediaite.com · 3d

Ben Shapiro Warns the ‘Conspiratorial Right’ Is Taking Over Social Media

Ben Shapiro is warning that the Jewish people are being regarded as a "conspiratorial force" by a certain faction of right-wing conservatives. The post Ben Shapiro Warns the ‘Conspiratorial Right’ Is Taking Over Social Media first appeared on Mediaite.

dlvr.it

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 1d

I hope @dewayneforminneapolis.com doesn't mind me retelling a story he told me when we first met last winter. I kept it to myself because he wasn’t telling it publicly but he mentioned it yesterday. It’s one of the things that’s leading me to rank him first. A hope-its-ok-and-I-get-right 🧵:

Soren Stevenson @sorenwithward8.bsky.social · 1d

Yesterday, I hosted an incredible event, "Ward 8 for a New Mayor." We talked about why we need a new mayor and then @jazzformayor.bsky.social , @omarfatehmn.com , and @dewayneforminneapolis.com laid out why they should be our next mayor. I came away excited about all of them and will rank all three!

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Ian Gaida @trainsfan.bsky.social · 3d

I though google was glitching when it showed the by-inning score and was missing a point, until I realized it only went back to the 6th

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Ian Gaida @trainsfan.bsky.social · 3d

there hasn't been a run scored in SEVEN INNINGS

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Ian Gaida @trainsfan.bsky.social · 3d

Still hoping for The Cube

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Ian Gaida @trainsfan.bsky.social · Nov 5

We could fit a pretty large cube in the K-Mart site. It'd be the 5th tallest building in the metro (~600 ft) and certainly the largest by volume.

-Boosts tourism
-infinite possibilities
-good transit access (could run the 18 through like one of those monorails in Japan)
-all-in-one sports stadium?

Downtown St Paul looking west. The Cube is still there

Looking southwest over downtown, The Cube is still obvious

Looking down lake street from Bde Maka Ska. The Cube is clearly visible in the background

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Ian Gaida @trainsfan.bsky.social · 3d

Another part of "eyes on the street" is getting light rail frequency back up. The gains in ridership ensure more (for lack of a better term) normal people are riding it, again reinforcing social norms

Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 13d

During my Q&A panel for @minnpost.bsky.social this weekend, my first question was "what to do about urban crime." I thought I'd write down some of my thoughts to that tough question. www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...

'Eyes on the street' is only one part of the urban crime solution - MinnPost

Economic disparities, housing instability and mental health challenges extend beyond Twin Cities light-rail platforms and public parks.

www.minnpost.com

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Ian Gaida @trainsfan.bsky.social · 5d

I open the page, I do the thing I'm there to do and I close it

Sometimes I'll have 20+ open for a research project but again, when I'm done I close them

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Ian Gaida @trainsfan.bsky.social · 5d

I still think we should give the bus drivers garage clickers they can use to change the lights

taylr @taylordahlin.com · 5d

need a minneapolis mayoral candidate to ride the slow nicollet mall buses and talk about how we can improve their speed in ways the city hasn't tried yet. need a minneapolis mayoral candidate to ride transit in general and talk to transit riders!

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 5d

I'm on the slowest bus line in the city with the slowest buses in the nation to talk to New Yorkers about what it would mean for their lives if we made them fast and free.

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Ian Gaida @trainsfan.bsky.social · 5d

In the same way that every American government agency has cops budding off of it, so too do private companies and banks (and also sometimes cops)

Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 5d

"Airlines are now little more than flying banks, given that they make more money from selling frequent-flyer points to credit card companies than they do flying passengers." jacobin.com/2025/10/bank...