Comments on: Today’s Miscellaneous Local Links http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/8728 Minneapolis + St. Paul Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:23:37 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: hipmn http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/8728#comment-21262 hipmn Mon, 16 Jan 2006 19:13:44 +0000 #comment-21262 And yet they don't. Park and riders and met with a stern sign telling them there are plenty of spots for them at Fort Snelling, IIRC. And yet they don’t. Park and riders and met with a stern sign telling them there are plenty of spots for them at Fort Snelling, IIRC.

]]> By: Jens http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/8728#comment-21259 Jens Mon, 16 Jan 2006 18:47:53 +0000 #comment-21259 " wonder how many people come to the Mall of America each day, and how many parking spots it has"<br /> <br /> I think the Mall should have to accept park and ride vehicles for the train in exchange for the lucrative end-of-the line connection. ” wonder how many people come to the Mall of America each day, and how many parking spots it has”

I think the Mall should have to accept park and ride vehicles for the train in exchange for the lucrative end-of-the line connection.

]]> By: jens http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/8728#comment-21258 jens Mon, 16 Jan 2006 18:45:23 +0000 #comment-21258 I would like to know whether the U considered Hourcar before going with Zipcar. Was there an open bidding process or did they just go with Zipcar? I would like to know whether the U considered Hourcar before going with Zipcar. Was there an open bidding process or did they just go with Zipcar?

]]> By: Luke http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/8728#comment-21255 Luke Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:53:02 +0000 #comment-21255 Not everyone stays for 8 hours at the megamall, either, so it's easier to share parking spots.<br /> <br /> Bus service to the U is pretty good. <br /> <br /> Anyone know if Hourcar was in the running? If not, why not? If so, why'd the U go with Zipcar?<br /> <br /> Not everyone stays for 8 hours at the megamall, either, so it’s easier to share parking spots.

Bus service to the U is pretty good.

Anyone know if Hourcar was in the running? If not, why not? If so, why’d the U go with Zipcar?

]]> By: Tom http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/8728#comment-21254 Tom Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:32:37 +0000 #comment-21254 zipcar? sounds like yellow bike and we all know how that ended up. zipcar? sounds like yellow bike and we all know how that ended up.

]]> By: Kevin from Minneapolis http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/8728#comment-21253 Kevin from Minneapolis Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:29:40 +0000 #comment-21253 Any word yet on the pond hockey at Lake Calhoun this weekend? If Isles is closed and the ice is pulling away from the shore at Harriet, that doesn't seem to bode well. Any word yet on the pond hockey at Lake Calhoun this weekend? If Isles is closed and the ice is pulling away from the shore at Harriet, that doesn’t seem to bode well.

]]> By: just plain Bob http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/8728#comment-21252 just plain Bob Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:26:52 +0000 #comment-21252 "I wonder how many people come to the Mall of America each day, and how many parking spots it has?"<br /> <br /> According to the MOA website, roughly 580,000 visitors a day share 20,000 parking spaces. Of course, ithe megamall also has a metro bus and light rail station.. “I wonder how many people come to the Mall of America each day, and how many parking spots it has?”

According to the MOA website, roughly 580,000 visitors a day share 20,000 parking spaces. Of course, ithe megamall also has a metro bus and light rail station..

]]> By: srhcb http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/8728#comment-21249 srhcb Mon, 16 Jan 2006 15:52:10 +0000 #comment-21249 If "80,000 people come to the U each day, but there are only 20,000 parking spots", I wonder how many people come to the Mall of America each day, and how many parking spots it has? If “80,000 people come to the U each day, but there are only 20,000 parking spots”, I wonder how many people come to the Mall of America each day, and how many parking spots it has?

]]> By: Kevin from Minneapolis http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/8728#comment-21248 Kevin from Minneapolis Mon, 16 Jan 2006 15:33:01 +0000 #comment-21248 Has Hour Car really been successful in Uptown? I hardly ever see the car sitting anywhere except its partking spot at the YWCA. Are there others? Has Hour Car really been successful in Uptown? I hardly ever see the car sitting anywhere except its partking spot at the YWCA. Are there others?

]]> By: honeybun http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/8728#comment-21246 honeybun Mon, 16 Jan 2006 15:22:05 +0000 #comment-21246 i used zipcar for two years in boston. it's not all it's cracked up to be. there are a lot of hidden fees that you find suddenly billed to your CC. for example, i used a zipcar to drive my husband to a club in new hampshire where he was spinning for the night. it was the coldest night of the winter thus far (like -10 below). long story short, the battery died after we dropped it off for the night and zipcar charged me $100 to replace it. i kept asking them how it was <em>my</em> fault, but they couldn't answer me. i fought with them for a long time on it, ended up paying it, and then canceled my membership. maybe things will be different in MN, but in MA, zipcar is a joke. i used zipcar for two years in boston. it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. there are a lot of hidden fees that you find suddenly billed to your CC. for example, i used a zipcar to drive my husband to a club in new hampshire where he was spinning for the night. it was the coldest night of the winter thus far (like -10 below). long story short, the battery died after we dropped it off for the night and zipcar charged me $100 to replace it. i kept asking them how it was my fault, but they couldn’t answer me. i fought with them for a long time on it, ended up paying it, and then canceled my membership. maybe things will be different in MN, but in MA, zipcar is a joke.

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