Froggie's Minnesota Opinion Pages

These pages are a collection of my thoughts on Minnesota transportation, including my ideas on how to improve transportation in the state and especially the metro area.  I also have some historical references below, based on my research into transportation planning within the metro.  Links are organized by category:

Historical/Reference Pages

• A listing of the top bottlenecks in 1959.
• Review of freeway planning in downtown Minneapolis, from 1963.
• Study Report on Uncompleted Interstate Segments in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, from 1975.
• A list of interchange requests from 1979.
• A list of proposed interchange and system changes from the late 1970s.
• A list of present-day bottlenecks, ca. 2002.
• US 212 Granite Falls bypass proposal, ca. 1973.

Opinion Pages

• Froggie's Soapbox
• Long Range Improvement Status map (including my suggested improvements)
• Interchange Upgrade Ideas
• Froggie's Turnbacks
• Transportation Funding in Minnesota, including my suggested funding system
• Maps showing what could happen under my suggested funding system

"Fantasy" Pages

• Froggie's Ultimate Twin Cities Freeway/Expressway System (Interstate system)
• Froggie's Ultimate Twin Cities Freeway/Expressway System (U.S./State routes)
• Maps for the Ultimate Twin Cities Freeway/Expressway System
• Thoughts on a Fantasy Twin Cities Transit System

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Page last modified 02 September, 2008