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ADUs Are Working Great — Just Not for the Twin Cities
Zak Yudhishthu • March 29, 2023 • 4 Overheated coastal housing markets have seen remarkable ADU booms, while the Twin Cities has had negligible ADU development.
Summit Avenue Regional Trail Plan Sports 21st-Century Design
Paul Nelson • March 28, 2023 • 14 The Summit Avenue Regional Trail Plan’s street design is an elegant solution that could be replicated on other streets.
Walk the Talk: Microtransit, Zoning and Street Revamps
Hawken Habig • March 27, 2023 • 2 Learn about the growth of microtransit in the Twin Cities, racial equity in outdoor space access, and more in this week’s Walk the Talk.
National Links: Who Can Afford to Drive?
Jeff Wood • March 24, 2023 • 0 This week: walking is good for kids’ brains, apartment-phobia and its discontents, and what to say to people who think windows should come at a premium.
The Decline of HourCar Makes ‘Car-Free’ Less Convenient
Andy Singer • March 23, 2023 • 10 In the last five years, HourCar’s service has seen a steep decline, due to a reduced number of vehicles, a lack of basic maintenance and plain old neglect.
Transit Is in Trouble: Can We Expect Anyone to Come Help?
Max Singer • March 22, 2023 When your experience of riding the light-rail doesn’t mesh with the long-term solutions being proposed, what do you do? Speak up!
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Menards Announces New “Live. Work. Save Big Money” Concept
Golden Valley, Minn — following in the footsteps of other lifestyle brands, Wisconsin-based Menard, Inc. has announced ambitious plans to expand its home improvement stores into mixed-use lifestyle centers. “Live. Work. Save Big Money.” is the co-living concept to integrate luxury apartments with everyday low prices on popular brands. Following market trends Although Menards Living […]
How Much are North Loop’s 4th Street Onramps Costing Minneapolis?
Like most freeways, I long took the 4th Street viaducts for granted. They just loomed there at the edge of downtown taking up space, hoisted 30’ in the air like a helium whale. A grey meaningless concrete backdrop generating constant noise and microscopic particles of plastic, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and other subtle poison. These […]
