Highway Removal Skeptics: Your Questions, Answered
What would happen to all the cars — and trucks — if I-94 gets converted to a boulevard? Would emergency vehicles get held up? What would it cost? Read »
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Urbanist Book Recommendations for 2025
Our author reviews the urbanist literature he enjoyed in 2024 and previews some books he wants to read in 2025. Read »
All We Need Is Enteignen for Socio-Technical Breakthroughs
Berlin's DWE movement seeks to make housing a permanent public good. The Twin Cities and Berlin show potential for radical change, if we learn from the past. Read »
Passenger Rail in Minnesota and the Case for Thinking Smaller
Bombastic proposals for country-wide high-speed rail gain a lot of traction online, but it’s more pressing to focus on what’s lacking: robust local networks. Read »
Classic American Cars and a Bookstore on Wheels
Through his "Saint Paul by Bike" blog, Wolfie Browender reports on the unusual and unheralded in various Capital City neighborhoods. Read »
National Links: Fashionistas and Advocates
The intersection of fashion and urbanism; when towns are reclaimed by nature; and the hidden Reagan-era reason behind food deserts. Read »
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Little ‘Rethinking’ Went into Rethinking I-94
MnDOT signaled intent to abandon any boulevard or reduced-capacity options for the Rethinking I-94 project. What's their process for assessing project goals? Read »
Classic Articles
Skyways Aren’t About the Weather
Keeping people out of the cold weather wasn't always the rationale for the skyways. Read »
Our Little Free Library and Us
The sixth story in our Little Free Library series describes the joy that having a front-yard library has brought to the writer's family, and to her neighborhood, in St. Paul. Read »
Tapping the Power of Place to Keep Us All Healthy
Folks in disadvantaged neighborhoods lead less healthy lives, due to freeways, lack of food options and other measures beyond their control. Read »
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News and Views: Elections, Inclusionary Zoning and More
Joe Harrington reminds us of the importance of federal policy for local transportation projects in our October newsletter. Read »