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Anonymous wrote:

Welcome to our high gas prices. In Far North in Alaska, Gas prices range from $4.58 to over $6.73 a gallon. Do like us, in winter snow machines and in summer, four wheelers. I agree with...


Janni wrote:

A Car Alarm System can also provide you lots of other convenient feaures like remote start or smart owner detection. Smart owner detection will sense your remote as you approach the car...


Janni wrote:

Personally I cannot drive my car as much as I would like to. I actually have to limit my driving and make priorities of when do I really have to go somewhere.


Scott wrote:

the diving boards were done away with after the summer of 2000 - presumably the renovation was done the following fall/winter


Anonymous wrote:

Oh. I thought it might have been modified on the shape. It does currently look boomerang. I never looked at it from aerial views when I was young so that confirms it's always been that way. I...


Scott wrote:

boomerang, L Shaped its just a matter of interpretation - you could be right. But beyond filling in the deep section to the point where it is now a five foot (instead of an 11.5 foot deep...


Anonymous wrote:

the section 3 pool looks like it may have been reshaped over the years. i sort of remember it more of an L shape rather than boomerang.


steve wrote:

Wendy, did you live on the 4th floor?

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Urban Exhibition in Minneapolis: Gritty Cities

Opening Reception: March 3 (7-11PM).
Stevens Square Center for the Arts
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What Does the Future Hold for Calhoun Square?

According to reports from the Twin Cities Business Journal, Calhoun Square (in Minneapolis) is for sale.
I had the opportunity to briefly review the proposed redevelopment plan for Calhoun Square at the Exhibit on Future of Minneapolis last year. The plan would have added residential units to the existing mall structure and improve the exterior appeal […]

Planning For Development On Tejon Ranch in California

This week's NY Times included one of the best stories I have read on community and regional planning. The article addresses the prospects of planning new communities in the Tejon Ranch area of California.

Article: Playing Simcity For Real (NY Times)

Tejon Ranch is a 270,000 acre area (240 square miles) of undeveloped land in Southern California. […]

Open Discussion: Southwest Transitway Light Rail Line

Hennepin County is currently in a long range planning process to study alternative routes for a light rail transit line (LRT). This line would likely to be built after the Central Corridor and run from the western suburbs of Hennepin County (approximately Eden Prairie) into downtown Minneapolis. The project's website is located at www.southwesttransitway.org.
One of […]