St. Paul’s Summit Regional Trail is underway, and its brand-new Tree Preservation Ordinance is now in full force. Will the new TPO quiet the Trail plan’s critics? Read »
As the City of Minneapolis' Public Works department embarks on the 34th Street Neighborhood Greenway project this summer, Minneapolis has an opportunity to build an elite neighborhood bikeway. Read »
Biking to the Great Minnesota Get-Together can be cheaper, quicker and less stressful than driving — if you can find the right route. Read »
Grocery stores in North Minneapolis expose how land use, supermarket redlining and policy choices shape food access, and what communities can do to reclaim control. Read »
Empowering Small Minnesota Communities program examined challenges in east central Minnesota, identified strategies to improving essential services and regional mobility access. Read »
How do you take something as technical as designing a street layout and make it accessible to the majority of people? Read »
The Case Against Food Trucks I was at an urban planning function a while back when someone asked me, “What do you think of food trucks?” “I don’t know,” I replied. “They seem pretty good to me.” “They’re terrible!” he or she declared. “They suck all the business from legitimate restaurants. They’re ruining cities. Instead […] Read »
Twin Cities’ encampment responses and renter protections differ sharply: Minneapolis emphasizes clearing camps, while St. Paul explores stabilization policies and stronger tenant rights. Read »
Nestled along the Minnesota River, the Mankato River Ramble is one of many initiatives the small city has undertaken to improve biking for recreation, commuting and climate. Read »
September 17, 2019 12.5 Miles Macalester-Groveland, Summit-University/Rondo Little Free Libraries have provided second, third or more lives to countless books. The wood and plastic boxes are ubiquitous in Saint Paul and beyond. The first seed library I’ve encountered is perched in front of 1930 Jefferson Avenue in Mac-Groveland. Side note: I am collecting shots of […] Read »