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A Hovenring for NE Minneapolis

By on July 23, 2019 in Bicycling, Infrastructure

Minneapolis is often ranked among the top bicycle cities within the US. Our commute mode share is high, relatively, and the pace at which we build new protected facilities is quicker than most other US Cities. Though, in a global comparison, Minneapolis is still very auto-centric, as are most places in the US. Fortunately, Minneapolis […]

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National Links: Planning Cities with Restaurant Reviews

By on July 23, 2019 in National Links

Every day at The Overhead Wire we collect news about cities and send the links to our email list.  At the end of the week we take some of the most popular stories and post them to Greater Greater Washington, a group blog similar to streets.mn that focuses on urban issues in the D.C. region. […]

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Reform Security Deposits on Tenants’ Behalf

By on July 22, 2019 in Advocacy, City of Minneapolis, Governance, Politics, Public Policy

Any tenant who has had a landlord illegally withhold their security deposit or whose landlord has refused to make required repairs can tell you there is a lot more to the legal system than what is written in the state statutes or city ordinances. A law may say you have certain rights. But it’s another […]

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Tips for Biking in Bad Weather: Summer Edition

By on July 22, 2019 in Bicycling, Weather

The recent smattering of afternoon thunderstorms has served as a reminder that even at the high point of summer in Minnesota, outdoor activities are beholden to the whims of Mother Nature. Being prepared for the weather makes life a whole lot easier when you have places to be (though I recommend against biking during severe […]

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Sunday Summary – July 21, 2019

By on July 21, 2019 in Summary

What better way to summarize last week on streets.mn than by providing The One Answer to Every Dangerous Street Concern?  Lou Miranda gives a simple answer – drive slower – to solve multiple problems.  Check out the comments for some limitations to the simple strategy.  And here’s the rest of the week:   Trail improvements […]

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Walking All the Streets of Logan Park, Day 2

By on July 19, 2019 in Neighborhoods, Walking

A distillery cocktail room, two brewery taprooms, and a “modern taqueria” made this return to Logan Park something of a bar crawl. The first installment had included tacos as well, though without an accompanying margarita. (Even for me, 10:15am would have been a bit early.) Another, more substantial point of commonality between the two walks was seeing […]

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Updating the Bruce Vento Trail

By on July 18, 2019 in ADA, Bicycling, Bridges, Children, Infrastructure, Safety, Streets, Trails

I have previously written about what a fantastic urban bikeway the Bruce Vento Trail is. My family and I continue to use it frequently, including my now 5 year old daughter on her own two-wheeler. However, there are some major safety issues. At intersections we would like the travel of the bicycle to remain parallel […]

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A Few Streets St. Paul Would Be Better Off Without

By on July 17, 2019 in Free Idea, Public Policy, Roads

New streets are being built every day, mostly in the exurbs, where forests and farmland continue to give way to new subdivisions. Here in Saint Paul we pretty much stopped building new roads half a century ago. The problem is, there seems to be a law of nature that once those roads are built, they […]

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A History of Highway 100 Part Two: The Parks of Lilac Way

By on July 17, 2019 in Highways, History

Previously I covered an overview of Highway 100, Lilac Way, including an overview of the roadside parks, Here’s a detailed look at all the parks, from north to south.   Lions Park Located in the northeast corner of what is now Bottineau Blvd, this wasn’t part of the original Lilac Way landscaping. It was very […]

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We Can Make A North Cedar Lake Trail Crossing Safer With Just Paint

By on July 16, 2019 in Bicycling, Bike lanes, Free Idea, History, Maps, Safety, Streets, Traffic, Trails

A friend recently attempted a bit of tactical urbanism to make the North Cedar Lake Trail crossing at W 36th St in Saint Louis Park safer. The popular Cedar Lake Trail is closed and detoured to this section of the North Cedar Lake Trail, trail use has increased quite obviously here. He tweeted about it […]

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