Talk:Minneapolis-Saint Paul

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[edit] Highways

Someone put these lists into the Minneapolis article, but since most of these roads don't go through the city, they'd be more appropriate here. Maybe the lists can be worked in eventually. The Minnesota state highways list probably took some effort to compile, so it'd be nice to see that somewhere someday. —User:Mulad (talk) 22:13, Dec 1, 2004 (UTC)

Interstate highways include:

U.S. highways include:

  • U.S. Highway 8
  • U.S. Highway 10
  • U.S. Highway 12
  • U.S. Highway 52
  • U.S. Highway 61
  • U.S. Highway 169
  • U.S. Highway 212

Minnesota state highways inlcude:

  • MN 5 (Gaylord to Stillwater)
  • MN 7 (Beardsley to St. Louis Park)
  • MN 13 (Albert Lea to St. Paul)
  • MN 21 (Fairbault to Jordan)
  • MN 25 (Belle Plaine to Brainerd)
  • MN 36 (Roseville to Stillwater)^
  • MN 41 (Shakopee to Shorewood)^
  • MN 47 (Minneapolis to Aitkin)
  • MN 50 (Farmington to New Trier)
  • MN 51 (St. Paul to Arden Hills)^
  • MN 55 (Tenney to Hastings)
  • MN 56 (Spring Valley to Hampton)
  • MN 62 (Eden Prairie to Fort Snelling)^
  • MN 65 (Minneapolis to Littlefork)
  • MN 77 (Apple Valley to Minneapolis)^
  • MN 95 (St. Cloud to Cottage Grove)
  • MN 96 (White Bear Lake to Stillwater)^
  • MN 97 (Forest Lake to Scandia)^
  • MN 100 (Bloomington to Brooklyn Center)^
  • MN 101 (Rogers to Elk River)
  • MN 110 (Mendota Heights to Inver Grove Heights)^
  • MN 121 (Richfield to Minneapolis)^
  • MN 149 (Eagan to St. Paul)^
  • MN 156 (Inver Grove Heights to St. Paul)^
  • MN 242 (Coon Rapids to Blaine)^
  • MN 243 (MN-95 to WI-State Line)^
  • MN 252 (Brooklyn Center to Brooklyn Park)^
  • MN 280 (St. Paul to Roseville)^
  • MN 282 (Jordan to Prior Lake)^
  • MN 284 (Cologne to Waconia)^
  • MN 291 (Hastings)^
  • MN 312 (Eden Prairie)^ (Will be US 212 in future)
  • MN 316 (Red Wing to Hastings)
  • MN 610 (Maple Grove to Blaine)^

^Notes that both termini of the highway are located within the 7-county twin cities metropolitian area.

[edit] Best-known twin cities

"There are many other places around the world that are considered twin cities, but Minneapolis-St. Paul is the most well-known." Can this be substantiated? If not it should be removed. pomegranate 23:31, May 30, 2005 (UTC)

Do a search for "Twin Cities" on google and see how many of them link to Minnesota based sites. The majority of them do. -User:puppetrevolt

[edit] University of Minnesota

Region summary stated that both Minneapolis and St. Paul share portions of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus. The Twin Cities campus is actually shared between Minneapolis and Falcon Heights, a St. Paul suburb. user Jakeh Oct 25, 2005

Substantiating source, from the City of Falcon Heights' Web Site http://www.ci.falcon-heights.mn.us/newresidents/maptest.html

This is still considered Saint Paul, I'm sure to the dismay of those in Falcon Heights. The entire Saint Paul campus uses Saint Paul in their address. Also, the Minnesota Fairgrounds is listed as Saint Paul. http://www.mnstatefair.org/pages/geninfo_main.html

[edit] Climate

"The lowest temperature ever reported at the station was -34° F on January 22, 1936; the highest, 108°, was reported on July 14 of the same year" what exactly is the station? The airport? Because i know for a fact this is not the coldest temp ever in the state.--Gephart 19:28, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

The official National Weather Service station, which is located at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Local air temperatures may differ, but the readings at the airport are what's used to determine the official records. Iceberg3k 20:26, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Photos

I'm planning on taking a day and doing some photography around the Twin Cities. Is there anything in particular editors interested in the Twin Cities would like? I'm hoping to do it this week, probably Thursday. Let me know on my talk page if you have suggestions. Thanks! Rx StrangeLove 01:36, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

The weather has been cool and overcast this past week so I waited...I'm planning on going out this week. Maybe Wednesday...so any suggestions will be welcome! Rx StrangeLove 01:36, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Intro: Economy

This parenthetical phrase in the opening section--describing Minnesota's economy--is a bit grandiose to be of a scholarly tone:

"...(many people in the area are drawn from these states by the perpetually healthy economy and flourishing cultural scene)." Nandapanda 03:19, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] History

I adjusted the writing on the history page to be more suitable for Wikipedia from its previous version. However, it seems like a very vague, very general description of the areas' history. If anyone has any other specific resources to add that would be great.

[edit] Intro: Economy

I removed "The Cities are seen as the economic engine of the entire Upper Midwest." Like the above-mentioned economic comment, it is a bit grandiose and it's factually wrong. The wiki definition of Upper Midwest is broad and includes Metro Detroit and Chicagoland, two areas that are both significantly larger in population and economy than the Twin Cities.

[edit] Cities in metropolitan area

Hello. Do you think this template is useful or wasteful of space? Townships are omitted. The data comes from the "Cities and towns" section of each county: Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Pierce (Wisconsin), Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Croix (Wisconsin), and Wright and could have mistakes (especially in the cases of two possible links: City, State and City (town), State). For now I added the template in the external links for Minneapolis. -Susanlesch 01:09, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

  • I like it, although I think it might be pared down somewhat. In theory it should be limited to towns that are bedroom communities for the Twin Cities and I think some of the outlying towns are more stand-alone communities (e.g. New Richmond, Wisconsin). What % of the residents commute to the Cities? --Appraiser 12:49, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
  • All the "Wisconsin" repeats have been cut so now it is shorter. Do you think it would be fair to include one of either 1) the seven counties, or 2) all thirteen? That would be much easier to do (or is already done). If you need something more detailed maybe someone else will volunteer. -Susanlesch 23:42, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Culture: Arts & Entertainment

I've heard the most theater seats per capita stat both as other than new york and including new york as it is here. Does anyone know of a source for this stat? Currently it is completely unsubstantiated.Arcturus21 17:48, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

I have only visited Minneapolis once, but was most impressed by the fabulous art museums. It would be nice to see someone tackle that subject here. Andrew

The articles St. Paul, Minnesota and Minneapolis cover the museums within the city pretty well. This article is the least developed of the three, and attempts to cover metro-area topics that are not appropriate within the other two articles (e.g. all the same headings, but as they relate to suburbia)--Appraiser 19:41, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wisconsin

Hello. If the U.S. Census counts two counties in Wisconsin, would those sports teams belong in the table? How about TV and radio stations? I added the Wisconsin state template, a photo of Maiden Rock and added History of Wisconsin and Sports in Wisconsin to the {{main}} templates for now. -Susanlesch 05:41, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] What happened?

When I opened the article all I could see was white space. I'll remove the code that made that happen so the page displays correctly, I'm not familiar with how to fix it. What is the intent of it? Gopher backer 19:24, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

No idea what happened but I am glad you fixed it. -Susanlesch 23:49, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] citation needed in lead section

Would this link satisfy that statement? I'm not very familiar on how reliable the information from this site is. http://www.city-data.com/us-cities/The-Midwest/Saint-Paul-History.html. Gopher backer 19:31, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

I think that source confirms what the article says.--Appraiser 21:33, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] St. Cloud

I noticed that the Greater Minnesota article claims St. Cloud too. Is that a conflict that should be sorted out?--Appraiser 14:26, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

Hi. Greater Minnesota has a merge proposal, do you know why? I am not familiar with the term. In case it helps, for reference, Combined Statistical Area and Table of United States Combined Statistical Areas link to Minneapolis-Saint Paul through a redirect for Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA that appears to have been created in February 2007. -Susanlesch 15:37, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
  • I agree it makes a difference because so many articles try to cover the same geographical and cultural resources. Minnesota has state, county, city, township, twin city, Metropolitan Council planning area, U.S. census UA, MSA, CSA, plus "Greater" and "Outstate", and Wisconsin. As Red Wing is included, then Minneapolis-St. Paul-Rochester MN-WI could be the next U.S. Census product, then Duluth (just looking at the the map and only partly kidding). I 1) don't feel qualified to make the call and 2) trust your opinion. -Susanlesch 03:41, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] History section

The question most relevant to any layman (including myself) reading the history section of this article is "How did these two cities merge?" - the history section does not address this point at all. One might want to improve it on that aspect. User:Krator (t c) 23:01, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

The two cities are separate, not merged, sorry for confusion. .:DavuMaya:. 17:06, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Revision

This is my new pet project to be revised. Sorry if your watchlists get flooded. .:DavuMaya:. 17:06, 11 June 2008 (UTC)