We formed streets.mn because we think transportation and land use news and information in Minnesota can be done better. This site explores the pressing issues facing our cities, towns, neighborhoods and the places in between.
Vision
A public better informed and engaged on transportation and land use issues.
Mission
To expand and enhance the conversation about transportation and land use through research and informed commentary.
Who
Content for streets.mn is produced by these fine folks, is a 100% member-supported and volunteer-driven. The organization is a non-profit, governed by our board and managed through our committees.
A diverse group of contributors writes for streets.mn. The views, opinions, and positions expressed by each author–and those providing comments–are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions or positions of the streets.mn Board or any other site contributor. The website streets.mn makes no representations as to accuracy, completeness, currentness, suitability, or validity of any information on this site.
Logo
The streets.mn logos were designed by Jesse Ross. Jesse is a Twin Cities-based designer and web developer. He likes to draw pictures, build websites and mobile apps, eat good food, and rant about politics. He can be found at jesseross.com and on Twitter as @jesseross.
Policies
This site is 100% user-supported and does not accept any form of advertising, commercial sponsorship, or paid insertions. On occasion, we may accept and keep free products, services, travel, event tickets, or other items from companies and organizations. Our authors are not compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. We will always identify cases in which we have been given complementary review access when writing such reviews.
The streets.mn team of contributors reserve the right to delete or edit blog entries or comments that they deem to be obscene, offensive, spammy, or otherwise unacceptable in an environment promoting the free exchange of ideas.
The list of policies is below:
- Editorial Policy
- Writer’s Guide and Stylesheet
- Editorial Workflow
- Editorial Council Charter
- Conflict of Interest Policy
Writing
Interested in becoming a contributor?
streets.mn seeks hard-working, selfless individuals to contribute to the best community blog in Minnesota focusing on land use and transportation issues. Grammar skills required, creativity essential, WordPress a plus. Driver’s License optional. Sound cool? Check out our page for interested new writers. Salary non-negotiable.
Suggest a Story
If you have an interesting story, but you can’t write about it, add it to this list (we make no commitments, but appreciate the ideas):
Joining
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