Author: Christy Marsden

Christy Marsden

Christy Marsden lives in Minneapolis, where she tries to bike, bus, or walk wherever she can. Christy works in horticulture, teaching others how to grow and enjoy plants. As the 2023 Streets.MN co-chair, she is looking forward to making sure Streets.MN can continue to be a place to share people-forward stories about the places we live in.

Good bike infrastructure, where bike lanes are separated from car lanes, on the 10th Avenue bridge. Photo by Christy Marsden

The Exhausting Fight of Just Wanting to Survive Biking in Minneapolis

Christy Marsden • July 26, 2023

Cyclists have as much right to city infrastructure as do cars, trucks and SUVs. So why can’t the City of Minneapolis see it that way?

Skating the Riverbend Trail in Warroad, Minnesota

Christy Marsden • February 25, 2022

Escaping from COVID can mean a brisk walk outdoors, a visit with a vaccinated friend — or venturing to Warroad, Minnesota, to skate the 5.2-mile Riverbend Trail.

Replacing the Car: Groceries

Christy Marsden • October 6, 2021

My mother would do the shopping once a week, filling her cart and car with groceries. We would dutifully unload and put away all the food we may or may not eat over the next week, as this was just how things were done. As an adult, I kept the same practices. Of course I […]