An I-94 rally advocating for the Twin Cities Boulevard urges state officials to listen to community members about the freeway's impacts.

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The Blue Line Extension project slowly approaches. In preparation, writer Richie Song sees what traveling the northeast metro by transit is like without it.

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Kudos to Colorado's climate-focused governor, bad news for walkable cities, smart transit scheduling in Boston and NYC's inspirational High Line Park.

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When public parks incorporate measures to make the space feel safe and welcome, it fosters positive social interaction across diverse communities.

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This was our second year with a DFL trifecta; let's check in to find out what we accomplished and what comes next!

The post Legislative Session Wrap-up 2024 appeared first on Streets.mn.

A biking field trip to the Bakken Museum culminated a year of learning biking skills for a class of Minneapolis third-graders.

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Our Quarterly Transit Report is back, with good news: Metro Transit ridership is up, nearly across the board, and service increases are set to follow.

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Join the Streets.mn editorial team on Saturday, June 15 on Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis for our next coffee/office hours get-together!

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How moving to St. Paul from a car-focused small town granted "the urbanist-oriented freedom to go where I please" for one college student.

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The notorious legacy of Urban Renewal hinders new projects. Seattle gets a dutch intersection, and Mexico City’s water threatens to run dry.

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Tired of having to check overly complicated and unintuitive apps for your transit? Here’s how to set up your very own display for bus departures!

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Like city streets, Minnesota's "trunk" highway system is always changing. Monte Castleman provides an update on some big changes to the administration of Minnesota's roads.

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A recent opinion piece about the development challenges in St. Paul's Midway neighborhood misses a few key points, says one neighborhood resident.

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With Lyndale Avenue South due for a complete reconstruction by the county, take a tour of the current corridor while contemplating its past and future.

The post Walking Lyndale: Photographing the Transformation of a Minneapolis Corridor appeared first on Streets.mn.

Examining our connection to cardboard boxes; evening visits downtown are higher than before the pandemic in many cities; and more national and international news.

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Getting a bike stolen happens to most cyclists, but that doesn't make it any easier. We offer tips, in hopes that it won't happen to you.

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What is the cost of mobility — to our environment and sense of place? What if, instead, we developed our neighborhoods to be walkable and interactive?

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How skate parks and bollards can make us safer and more connected, even though they're "second-best" fixes that sidestep bigger issues.

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Cities and transit agencies throughout the Twin Cities are seeking to improve bike parking and bus racks as e-bikes become increasingly popular.

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A Bus Rapid Transit line planned to largely replace Route 10 has been delayed by three years. Richie Song explores why.

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An ancient system that cools cities by a few degrees, London's best use of former industrial lands, and Denver's pro-transit deal with oil and gas companies.

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Suburban cycling does have its challenges, but cities and counties can make smart changes that encourage cyclists outside of the core cities.

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There is far more wildlife living in our cities than many humans realize. Meet a couple of U of M researchers studying urban foxes and coyotes!

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Bryant Avenue in South Minneapolis demonstrates promising potential for innovative street and bikeway designs — if we let them get built.

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Revisiting a sunny September day and the wonderful and whimsical sights along the way, from Scooby-Doo to Supreme Court history.

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A survey of registered voters shows that Minnesotans prioritize housing affordability — and support the state Legislature acting on housing and land use policy.

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The murder of an employee led to Oak Grove Grocery's closure, and a grim demonstration of the importance of local businesses to walkable neighborhoods.

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Grand Avenue's historic roots give it a great sense of place and an opportunity to build toward a more people-oriented future.

The post Echoes of Greatness, Seeds of Change Along St. Paul’s Grand Avenue appeared first on Streets.mn.

What the world needs now is bollards. Great Big Bollards. Everywhere.

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The financial risk of leaving big cities, locked-in low mortgage rates holding up household movement, and links between car exhaust and Alzheimers.

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Once a year, the residents of Uptown are delighted by preschoolers walking around the neighborhood, handing out poems they wrote.

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Inspired by a new Macalester College urbanist group, our April 2024 newsletter unpacks the meaning of urbanism and highlights a recent article that does the same.

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Streets.mn and We Bike Rochester are collaborating on a contributors' workshop, May 11. Learn to advocate for and write about transportation, housing and land use policies!

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A photographer and longtime pedestrian documents the places we walk in. After stints in Los Angeles and New York, he's turned his lens back on Minnesota.

The post City Walks: Navigating Pedestrian Infrastructure from New York City to Minneapolis appeared first on Streets.mn.

Streets.mn is proud to present a ride-along with Lesley Kandaras, general manager at Metro Transit on Saturday, April 27.

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Minnesota gets two nods in this week's National Links, with our progressive work on building deconstruction and our largest city's ban on new drive-throughs.

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