FYI- Minneapolis Parking Ban

A//// Guy · 02-10-2010

Minneapolis limits street parking until April 1

Snowbanks have narrowed the
streets, leaving not enough room for
both parked cars and emergency
vehicles.

Last update: February 9, 2010 - 11:22 PM

With curbside snow piles turning many city
streets into narrow passageways,
Minneapolis is banning parking on one side
of most residential streets starting Thursday.

That day at 8 a.m., parking will be banned on
the even-numbered side of non-snow
emergency routes.

The ban will last until April 1, unless
conditions allow it to be lifted earlier, the city
said Tuesday. The ban begins 12 hours after
the current snow emergency ends at 8 p.m.
Wednesday.

The city noted that about 30 inches of snow
had fallen so far this season, with very little
melting. Narrowed streets can be tricky for
large emergency vehicles such as firetrucks
or ambulances if cars are parked on both
sides, hence the restriction.

UGH why dont they just ban it for a while and plow the streets wider? lol Idiots.

**LingLing** · 02-10-2010

That's stupid. What about the tens of thousands of people who don't have off-street parking? Where are going to park now?!

A//// Guy · 02-10-2010

They need to fix the damn potholes too. F this state, my cars is dying. Lyndale is so bad right near loring park, its like a mine field!

**LingLing** · 02-10-2010

It could be worse....

But I do know what you mean. It's amazing that we haven't figured out a better way to make roads by now, or at least a better, easier way to fix them. The stuff they spray in there now gets torn apart a day after they do it anyway. Just tax dollars wasted away.

**scheides** · 02-10-2010

Stupid.

**scheides** · 02-10-2010

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Originally Posted by A//// Guy

They need to fix the damn potholes too. F this state, my cars is dying. Lyndale is so bad right near loring park, its like a mine field!

I literally almost popped a tire/bent a rim/blew my suspension through my hood down there last night, i was so fuking pissed off...how can they even allow traffic to pass through there? It's outrageous! There should be signs or flashing lights or something.

**Kracka** · 02-10-2010

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Originally Posted by LingLing

But I do know what you mean. It's amazing that we haven't figured out a better way to make roads by now

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.

2zzgtte · 02-10-2010

There are huge crators everywhere. Highways are terrible when your driving 60 - 65 miles an hour and thet just pop up out of nowhere. it is unbelievable.

**Kracka** · 02-10-2010

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Originally Posted by A//// Guy

UGH why dont they just ban it for a while and plow the streets wider? lol Idiots.

That makes too much sense for a government to comprehend

TkrPerformance · 02-10-2010

the pot holes suck. I hit a huge one with the talon and it ripped of the muffler so I have to fix it today

**LingLing** · 02-10-2010

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Originally Posted by Kracka

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** · 02-10-2010

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** · 02-10-2010

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Originally Posted by LingLing

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. · 02-10-2010

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** · 02-10-2010

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. · 02-10-2010

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.