Best commute to U of M Medical Center East Bank. (Minneapolis: rental, homes)

[mr roboto]

Originally Posted by wamer27

that's $5 a day for 20 workdays, you can find ramps in nyc for that?

but parking my car is a constitutional right!!!

[gweilo845]

Originally Posted by Tyryztoll

$100 a month??

Are we talking about Minneapolis or New York?

It's a school with 30K+ students and thousands of teachers/employees in the middle of a dense urban area. Parking is at a premium. It may be better when you are going to be working, though the campus is never really "dead".

[WoodburyWoody]

Originally Posted by Tyryztoll

$100 a month??

Are we talking about Minneapolis or New York?

Originally Posted by wamer27

That's $5 a day for 20 workdays, you can find ramps in NYC for that?

Ramps are about $100/month, surface lots about $70/month and garages about $130/month.

$5 a workday for a space is a bargain for Minneapolis.

And it is 24/7, though some lots/ramps push people to other lots for events such as football games. And you have reciprocity for space at each of the other campuses, if you need it (so if you have a contract for an East Bank lot, you can use it on the West Bank or at St. Paul, if you need for meetings or need to stop by the meat store on the St. Paul campus to pick up ribs and ice cream ... store is open on Wednesday afternoons, btw).

I don't *think* there is any free street parking around the U any longer, but there may be a few blocks out (which could put someone a 20-30 minute walk from their office/clinic on campus ... which isn't a bad thing in the summer and fall).

And, there are people who park on the street for free on the St. Paul campus and take the free campus connector bus to the East and West Banks.

[Tyryztoll]

I knew I'd regret the parking response the moment I finished typing it and hit "submit".

I get it: You gotta pay to park most places downtown......in any major city. I guess I was hoping the med center would pick up that tab for its employees. Give me a break, I haven't actually worked downtown before.

Looks like we may wind up in Mankato anyway. The Mayo hospital there is being much more aggressive about bringing me aboard than the U is, and we have to make a decision soon. Since that gig is a weekend one with only 3 days of commuting, I thought about maybe living in Chaska or Shakopee and doing the 169 shuffle Friday night through Monday morning.......until I read some horror stories about what that road can be like in the winter.

Thoughts?

[gweilo845]

There is an active thread in the Minnesota forum about a similar question, but doing the reverse. General consensus is that it's not great.

My stepson had cancer treatment at the Mayo and doing the drive from Apple Valley to Rochester was not fun, especially if it was snowing. I certainly wouldn't want to do it everyday or multiple times a week.

BTW the parking situation might be even worse for you at the Mayo. My wife is a nurse and her friend worked there. She said that unless you're a very high level employee you will not be able to get a parking spot anywhere near the Mayo campus. One of the nurses my son worked with had been there almost 10 years and still had to park at the IBM building at the outskirts of the city and take a shuttle bus.

[mr roboto]

Originally Posted by gweilo845

There is an active thread in the Minnesota forum about a similar question, but doing the reverse. General consensus is that it's not great.

My stepson had cancer treatment at the Mayo and doing the drive from Apple Valley to Rochester was not fun, especially if it was snowing. I certainly wouldn't want to do it everyday or multiple times a week.

BTW the parking situation might be even worse for you at the Mayo. My wife is a nurse and her friend worked there. She said that unless you're a very high level employee you will not be able to get a parking spot anywhere near the Mayo campus. One of the nurses my son worked with had been there almost 10 years and still had to park at the IBM building at the outskirts of the city and take a shuttle bus.

That's Rochester. OP said Mankato Mayo.

[Tyryztoll]

Originally Posted by mr roboto

That's Rochester. OP said Mankato Mayo.

Correct. Mayo owns a few other hospitals in the region, including Eau Claire, WI and the one I just finished interviewing with in Mankato.

During the interview I asked if any of the staff commuted from the Cities, and the response was basically "no", so I don't think that's something they'd be happy with, even though my shifts would only be 3 days a week and there's no on-call duties involved. Too bad, I really like what I've seen of the Chaska and Shakopee areas, but Mankato looks pretty nice itself. I'm a husband and father of 4, so just seeking a nice Midwestern town to settle into and raise my family in.

If the U (Fairview) wants me they better bust it, because I'm expecting Mayo to pounce, and we have to be out of our current place within about 3 weeks time.

[Hockeygirl063]

walking wouldn't be too bad except in the frigid and snowy winter :-)


Is there a bus/light rail stop near the hospital? Might be worth it to commute that way. Not sure how much a bus pass is. Lots of places help pay the cost. Like here in PDX. My husband gets his monthly bus pass and the company pays for half. It is paid pre tax so we don't even miss the cost. He saves gas time and money for parking by ridng the bus or light rail called the MAX

[WoodburyWoody]

Originally Posted by Tyryztoll

Correct. Mayo owns a few other hospitals in the region, including Eau Claire, WI and the one I just finished interviewing with in Mankato.

During the interview I asked if any of the staff commuted from the Cities, and the response was basically "no", so I don't think that's something they'd be happy with, even though my shifts would only be 3 days a week and there's no on-call duties involved. Too bad, I really like what I've seen of the Chaska and Shakopee areas, but Mankato looks pretty nice itself. I'm a husband and father of 4, so just seeking a nice Midwestern town to settle into and raise my family in.

If the U (Fairview) wants me they better bust it, because I'm expecting Mayo to pounce, and we have to be out of our current place within about 3 weeks time.

People do it, from further in the Cities than Chaska and Shakopee. I know a few who do it to work at MSU-Mankato. In the fall, you can pick up freshly-made pies, apples and licorice at the orchard south of Jordan on 169.

The highway is two-lane divided and was in very good condition when I used to drive it, but that was ten years ago. But if you don't have to, why? One of the upsides to a city the size of Mankato is that you can live ten minutes from work if you want.

[mr roboto]

Originally Posted by WoodburyWoody

People do it, from further in the Cities than Chaska and Shakopee. I know a few who do it to work at MSU-Mankato. In the fall, you can pick up freshly-made pies, apples and licorice at the orchard south of Jordan on 169.

The highway is two-lane divided and was in very good condition when I used to drive it, but that was ten years ago. But if you don't have to, why? One of the upsides to a city the size of Mankato is that you can live ten minutes from work if you want.

Sure but for some it's better for the family to live in the metro.