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UPA meeting driving and parking directions

March 11, 2010 | By
dball
UPA meeting driving and parking directions

Getting here:

I-94 from Minneapolis: take the Kellogg St. exit as shown below (click to enlarge):
CoCo parking

From the south, consider taking 35E and take Shepard Rd. to Sibley St. as shown below (click to enlarge):

Sheperd Rd. approach

I-94 from Wisconsin: get off on the Hwy 52/6th St. exit as shown below (click to enlarge):

I-94 from Wisconsin

35E the north: get off the Wacouta St. exit as shown below (click to enlarge):

35E southbound

Parking

We recommend the TPT Ramp (map), which charges $3 for the evening and is only 1/2 block from CoCo. You can enter on Jackson or Sibley St.

What 2 weeks teaches you

January 19, 2010 | By
dball

Well, it’s been two weeks since we launched this crazy coworking experiment. Everyone who has walked in the door has been great. Honestly, I wish you could all move in permanently —we’d have a big cool technological hippy commune.

But I think we’re starting to see some patterns that give us a sense of where to steer the ship.

One observation worth noting is that people are easily flustered by St. Paul’s parking situation. If that’s you, please note that parking in Lowertown is cheap and abundant — if you know where to go. We’re working on trying to get a sweetheart parking deal for members. In the meantime here are your best parking bets.

Another observation is that it’s hard to get folks to show up on a regular basis for coworking. Not that we need every last one of you to spend every last minute here. Everything in moderation, right? But when it comes to coworking it takes regular visits to create the familiarity and sense of community that breeds collaboration, which is why we’re keen on encouraging more frequent visits.

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