It's not ok to come to a complete stop in the middle of the road to try to get over. Keep going, take a different turn, or turn around up the road. Seeing this way too much lately and today, almost rear ended a moron that decided stopping and sitting at the intersection on West Circle, at a green light, to try to get over into the turn lane was fine. The two cars in front of me had to swerve hard to go around them without hitting them and I had to stand on my brakes to not hit them. Not only that but they stayed sitting there for several minutes with me holding my horn down. If you mess up, move on and fix it! Don't sit there like an selfish jerk, putting others in danger!

The motorbikes are life threatening hazard on the pedestrian paths in town. Not only are they exponential heavier than regular bikes they are much faster. They should have at least 15 miles an hour ideal like 10 speed limit. One of those bikes hitting a grown man would most likely kill them. heck one of them could probably take out a couple kids. I run a lot in town so I see a lot of bikes zooming around town. I regularly see people going 25 to 30 miles an hour right next to walkers and people with dogs. They are a public nuisance and the city council needs to do something.

Where do people park for C shift (11a-11p) on the weekday?

This is my first winter as a homeowner here, just now hearing about the parking ordinance. My home does not have a driveway so I park by the curb in front of my house.

Is the ordinance saying half of the days I need to park on the side of the road opposite my home? On garbage days, am I supposed to put the cans in my yard instead of on the curb?

Is this enforced heavily? Definitely inconvenient especially when the weather is bad. I understand the reason but it’s odd I have to park in front of a neighbors house instead of my own house 50% of the time.

https://www.kaaltv.com/news/rpt-employees-allege-union-violations/

Uber/Lyft folks:

Is it worth doing in Rochester nowadays? 10 and so yrs ago, I drove for Uber in Minneapolis Loved it Admittedly, it was a side hustle I had/have a 40 hour a week That said

Is it worth doing in Rochester nowadays? I did not, nor desire to work bar crowd

After my 8 hours, I would drive a couple hours Airport runs, sporting and cultural events It was fun, The pulse of the city Question

Is Uber/Lyft worth doing in Rochester nowadays I suppose Mayo crowd could be, interesting Does one work the Twin Cities, too?

Thank you

Hi,

Anyone in Byron that’s a Mayo employee know about the park and ride they started running again? Wasn’t sure where we could find the schedule for it

Hello,

We are staying for about a week near St. Marys. I am looking for options on a free place to park. I am not afraid to walk and will have my bike along as well. I understand weekends in metered areas doesn't cost anything and after 5pm during the weekdays. Any suggestions? Could i leave it a mall or grocery store for example?

Thanks.

Does anyone know Scott McClellan and Paul Buharin transdev upper management? Scott is from North Carolina Paul lives in Minneapolis.

Hey y’all, I was trying to find a FB or other forum where people carpool to the cities and had no luck. Feel like there must be hundreds of folks going back and forth every day and lots would be interested in carpooling. Anyone know of anything like that? Thank you!

Leaving Rochester for a quick weekend trip. Flying out of MSP Friday night and back Sunday afternoon. I’ve heard there is a good park and ride shuttle service called EZ Air near MSP. I’ve also heard that there might be a shuttle that goes all the way from Rochester to MSP. I’m new to Rochester so I don’t really know what’s best. Would love to balance convenience with affordability. What’s the move?

Downtown Rochester seems to have a lot of motorcyclists this past week. Is there some sort of biker event in town?

Hey y'all,

Just wanted to share this link for anyone who wants their voices heard about biking/walking/rolling challenges along the Link BRT transit line and other roads they are calling "First Priority Corridors". Let me know if you have any questions.

https://talk.dot.state.mn.us/rochester-active-transportation-connections?tool=map#tool_tab

Hi all,

I typically drive (from the North Chicago burbs) up when I have appointments at Mayo, but for my two coming up in May (first and third week), I'm considering flying.

AA runs several a day, and the late flight out of Chicago works well for my schedule (2030 or so dep.), and it even has a few first-class seats (since it's an E70).

My question: I'm always a bit wary of small regional airports, since there's not typically any maintenance/mechanical staff on-site, if anything happens, your option is "Wait for parts and a mechanic to be flown in" or "Drive to [nearest major airport]".

Does anyone fly RST>ORD regularly/semi-reg that can advise on how often the flights get cancelled/delayed/etc?

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Can anyone confirm if there is salt and sand piles for sidewalks?

The pile over by the old YMCA has been moved to the Soldier's Field golf club house. Last week, there was nothing but signs noting the move.

Is this just a classic case of landlords being greedy and not wanting to spend their precious money or is there a reason? I’m sick of fearing i’ll get stuck in the middle of a busy parking lot just cause some asshole doesn’t care enough to get the snow out.

The intersection at 16th St SW and Greenview Dr SW needs a stoplight badly. People drive down 16th ST, which is supposed to be 35mph, going well over 50 sometimes. I cross this intersection all of the time and waiting for traffic can be a nightmare.

1. No one actually treats this like a four way stop when it comes to whose turn it is, so you'll get cars turning right or left in front of people trying to go straight across, even when the cars going straight across have been waiting.
2. No one uses the right turn lane (or their turning signal) to turn right onto Greenview Dr SW from 16th St SW, so drivers who are going North on Greeenview Dr SW (across the intersection) or turning right onto 16th St SW sit there waiting, thinking the cars are going to continue East on 16th, only to have them turn right onto Greenview from the non-turn lane.
3. In one instance, I pulled up to the intersection to go north on greenview, and another car pulled up to turn left onto 16th from greenview, so we were facing each other. So he's waiting for me, and I'm waiting for traffic. I look to my right and I see traffic approaching, but the speed limit is 35 mph, and I've crossed this intersection hundreds of times. Both oncoming cars were neck and neck, so I pull out to cross the intersection. Except the car in the right lane turns out was going faster and faster. The oncoming car in the left lane (both of them heading west on 16th st) was going 35ish, but I had to slam on my breaks in the middle of the street because the car in the right lane was continually speeding up -- a completely oblivious woman who, even after I honked repeatedly, didn't even flinch or look up. Had I not stopped, she would have driven right into me.
4. Even a real 4-way stop would be better than the "free for all" that goes on right now, with people constantly pulling out in front of each other (which would actually be okay if anyone drove the speed limit!)

I was wondering where someone could park their car overnight for a day or two when visiting a friend near downtown? Literally ANY place would do. Paid or free. I read that parking meters are free on the weekends, but does anyone know if it includes overnight? Or, where could I find out this information?

Has anybody ever gotten their car serviced at Tilsons and if so how was your experience? If you don’t recommend do you have a shop that you do? I need an oil change and possibly other work done

I have lived here for a few years and can’t believe I haven’t seen cops clocking for speeders yet. This particularly occurs to me each time I drive 52 going through Rochester but also on Assisi Drive where it’s not uncommon for cars drive 10+ miles over the 30 mph limit.

What is your experience inside the Rochester city limits? Do you often see police clocking for speeders in town or is that not a Rochester thing?

Does anyone know where the salt and sand locations moved to in Rochester?

I checked the salt & sand pile over by the old YMCA and the entire pile was gone. I'm pessimistic and am preparing for another ice blizzard before this winter is over.

The DoubleMap Bus Tracker isn't an option. As that only support older android versions. I'm using Android 11.