FYI- Minneapolis Parking Ban

[LingLing]

They have, MN (and most other states for that matter) just isn't willing to pay for it. They should do it right the first time so it lasts 20 years, not the typical 3 it seems to take for a new road to get full of cracks and holes after a few harsh winters. Hell, aren't certain stretches of the Autobahn still utilizing the original pavement?

Being down in Dallas I've grown to love toll roads. It costs me ~$3/day round-trip to/from work, but the tollways are always in much better repair and larger/wider compared to their state freeway counterparts.


Even more reason to throw flaming bags of shit at the government's doorstep. MN ALWAYS has road construction. We start to fix the damage from the winter in spring, then by October/November-ish we finish, only to have our plows tear all of our work up for the next 6 months. And repeat.

I don't know if I would like tolls or not. I don't mind paying the tolls on the way to Chicago. Plus, even Chicago has decent roads in downtown.

[Shane@DBPerformance]

Mpls has done this before. They did it back when I lived in Uptown, it made finding a parking space quite an adventure and usually a long walk. But last time I was down in Uptown, I unfortunately took my Suburban and you could barely even fit 1 lane of traffic down some of the 2-way side streets.

The roads around Chicago and especially the toll road were terrible in the 90s. They fixed a lot of it in the last 15 years. The toll roads from the WI border down to chicago used to have big buckles every 20 feet or whatever across them. I had a CRX back then that got a crack in the windshield from that toll road and got to watch it grow across the whole window on the way to Chicago as I hit each bump. At least you can haul ass on the road without much trouble from the local law enforcement.

[Kracka]

I don't know if I would like tolls or not. I don't mind paying the tolls on the way to Chicago. Plus, even Chicago has decent roads in downtown.
It pretty much all evens out in the end. I pay tolls, but my car gets less wear and tear from rough roads and better MPG commuting since the roads flow better. I have a tolltag in my windshield so I don't have to stop or even slow down, plus the tolls only cost 50-75% of the cash value.

[Matt D.]

I'm afraid to look under my car. Wouldn't doubt that more than just my coilover is shot on the left front.

Going from University to the 280 entrance is a disaster. There are massive potholes, a normal car would easily bottom out if they drove straight into one. Areas along 35W between 36 and 694 are terrible too.

[Kracka]

Some areas of Michigan have reverted to gravel roads since they're easier/cheaper to maintain. They actually chopped up some paved roads b/c they couldn't afford to repair them any longer.

[Matt D.]

It damn near is like gravel in some places. They attempt to fill in the holes with asphalt, but that just gets ripped out in a day or two and then there is gravel everywhere.