Presenting City Climate Corner: Hopkins Urban Heat Island
Though Hopkins is one of the smaller Minneapolis suburbs, they have two really innovative programs to reduce the urban heat island effect.
Author: Ian R Buck
Celebrating Dorian Grilley’s 15 years With BikeMN
BikeMN was founded 15 years ago as a statewide bike advocacy organization. Its founding executive director, Dorian Grilley, is stepping down this summer. Let’s look back at his career!
Moving to the Twin Cities with Car Free Midwest
Sarah Johnson, Omaha-based transportation advocate and podcaster, decided to move to the Twin Cities. Let’s follow along with her moving journey!
Legislative Session Wrap-up 2023
Minnesota just finished a historic legislative session! Let’s hear from leading transportation advocates about what we accomplished.
Essential Bike Accessories With Ian
Over his years of bicycle commuting, Ian has found a few bike accessories that he keeps with him at all times. Here are his recommendations!
Presenting Nice Games Club: Pothole Run
We have a ridiculous number of potholes in the Twin Cities, and since we can’t do anything other than wait for the hardworking road repair folks to fix them, we made a special Nice Games Jam!
Rezoning for Complete Neighborhoods
Both Minneapolis and St. Paul are conducting rezoning studies. One is focusing on missing middle housing, the other would allow business uses in more places. Let’s learn more from advocates in each city!
The Show and Tell Panel
At our Contributors’ Workshop in February, managing editor Amy Gage hosted a panel with four writers. We are pleased to present a recording of that discussion on the Streets.mn Podcast feed!
Randonneuring: Ride Far With Friends
What if I told you that there is a long-distance bicycling sport that encourages participants to stay together and socialize during rides? It’s true!
Presenting Volts: Minnesota Sets Out for Zero-Carbon Electricity by 2040
A new state law sets Minnesota on course to use 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2040. House Majority Leader Jamie Long describes the decisive legislating that took an ambitious climate bill from introduction to the governor’s desk in one month.