Tapping the Power of Place to Keep Us All Healthy (Republished)
Folks in disadvantaged neighborhoods lead less healthy lives, due to freeways, lack of food options and other measures beyond their control. Read »
Folks in disadvantaged neighborhoods lead less healthy lives, due to freeways, lack of food options and other measures beyond their control. Read »
Long term benefits of public housing programs, Denver mayor barely passes local Transportation Safety and Access Report Card, and Energy Star gets $33 million Read »
Through adaptive reuse, Minneapolis turned office space into 574 apartments. Possible new State legislature may make this easier, though the retail market remains challenging. Read »
The Whipple Federal Building has become infamous during Operation Metro Surge, but few know about the person for whom it's named and what he stood for. Read »
Reflecting on a ride on the Michigan Line and underutilized train lines. Read »
Electric car research in California, LA metro doesn't want more riders, and more. Read »
Janette Sadik-Khan served as transportation commissioner for the city of New York during Michael Bloomberg’s tenure as mayor. She was in charge of most of the streets, roads, bridges, tunnels, and ferries responsible for moving a population of over eight million people. As such, she was responsible for the maintenance and programming of more infrastructure […] Read »
January 2018 I tried a self-challenge: “January version of the 30 days of winter biking self-challenge.” It helped me get used to biking in the winter regularly and stop having fear of biking to/from the SE part of Saint Paul, where I live, to near downtown St Paul, where I work. It helped me beyond […] Read »
ICE surveillance and "occupation" are hollowing out Twin Cities' cultural corridors. Read »
This past Saturday there was a bike lane protest that included “Nazi Lane” and “Mafia Lane” signs. Such rhetoric is disturbing, offensive, and trivializes the very real negative impact of white supremacy. Never do it. That protest was against recent changes to 26th and 28th Streets in Whittier and Uptown. Thankfully there was also a bike […] Read »
In this issue of the newsletter: a local guide to LRT, transit & walkability at a protest, Midtown Greenway at 25 on the podcast, plus the latest events! Read »