Street Views: Mapping Highways’ Footprint
Our twice-monthly columnist maps the impact and “rethinking” imposed on urban communities during the original freeway boom.
Author: Joe Harrington
Highway Removal Skeptics: Your Questions, Answered
What would happen to all the cars — and trucks — if I-94 gets converted to a boulevard? Would emergency vehicles get held up? What would it cost?
Street Views: A Year of Streets.mn
Explore the work of Streets.mn in 2024 in review: popular topics, authors both familiar and new to us, and our vision for the future.
Street Views: Out to Eat
Whether a classic spot or new eatery, discovered on a venerated list or by word-of-mouth, food is an essential part of the Twin Cities community.
Street Views: The Real Cost of Highways
Columnist Joe Harrington breaks down the collateral damage of the infrastructures and power structures that created urban highways.
Street Views: Taming Traffic
The City of Minneapolis and other local authorities could do more to calm traffic on the city’s busy streets. But who owns the road?
News and Views: Elections, Inclusionary Zoning and More
Joe Harrington reminds us of the importance of federal policy for local transportation projects in our October newsletter.
Street Views: Transportation on the Ballot
As discourse ramps up in the final days of campaigning, one issue – despite its impact on the economy, climate and equity – remains overlooked this election cycle.
Street Views: A Glimpse of the Past
A survey of 20th-century promotional videos for Minneapolis reveals a very different and at times problematic city.
News and Views: Highways, Street Grids and Transit
Recent closures have forced the Twin Cities to reckon with what life would be like without I-94. In this September newsletter, Joe Harrington muses about that and shares what else caught his eye at Streets.mn over the past month.