Solving Minneapolis’ Housing Affordability Impasse
How can Minneapolis improve housing affordability, when its housing is already pretty affordable? By rethinking what "affordable" means. Read »
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Suburbia and the Emerging Demographic Structure
As Baby Boomers seek senior housing in warmer climes and young professionals seek denser urban living, the suburbs have lost their purpose. Read »
Streets.mn Seeks Reader Input, and That Includes You!
We've made promises to our readers about anti-racism, equity and measuring what we do. Now, we're putting those promises into action. Read »
Let’s (St)roll There: to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
A transit-only trip to the U of M Arboretum in Chaska celebrates regional bus, trail and ride-share systems. Read »
National Links: Reversible Architecture
Factories and future architecture, microparticles and managing event congestion — it's a land of contrasts in this week's Links. Read »
Walking All the Streets of the East-Bank Wedge
A walk through the East-Bank Wedge reveals surprising layers of Minneapolis history, from 19th-century banks to contemporary apartments and sculptures. Read »
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Beat Traffic! Ride Transit and/or a Bike
Tired of freeway gridlock, endless construction and stressful commutes? Here’s a beginner's guide on how to get started with biking and transit! Read »
Classic Articles
‘Urban Progressivism’ Didn’t Cause the Racial Housing Gap, Racism Did
Many op-ed writers are eager to blame current progressive local governments for the messes they inherited. Read »
Rethinking I-94 West
As with the neighborhoods between Minneapolis and St. Paul, I-94 west of downtown Minneapolis exacted a heavy toll on the urban fabric. A proposal to repair some of that damage. Read »
Assessing the Stadium Village Green Line Public Space
There's a public space between the tracks of the Stadium Village Green Line station. What's it like to hang out in? What can it tell us for other spaces like this? Read »
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Newsletter: June 18, 2024
In this issue of the Streets.mn newsletter, learn about why St. Paul needs zoning reform, a grassroots B Line campaign, the second part of the Midtown Greenway history and the aunties of active mobility, plus the latest podcast episodes, events and interesting articles we're reading. Read »