There have been many posts here and elsewhere about the Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan. If you are a regular reader of streets.mn, you are totally aware of the comp plan. If you only drive through south Minneapolis (not live there) you have also probably seen yard signs. But I am not here to talk about […]
When controversy happens… when tempers flare… we read the comments, so you don’t have to. Perhaps you have heard about the scooters? They are everywhere! Which means free marketing for scooter companies in the form of articles in all media! We decided to read the comments on multiple articles and rate each article’s comments section on […]
(With major input from Andy Singer, Bill Lindeke, and Tom Basgen,but especially Andy. Last week, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter announced that St. Paul’s annual July 4 fireworks are a no-go this year. Naturally, the comments – both on Facebook and on the local news sites – are displeased. Accusations are being flung that […]
streets.mn Forum user tcmetro reports that Metro Council published 2017 ridership data on the Minnesota Geospatial Commons a few months ago. The data includes the top bus routes and transit ways, with average daily ridership. Among bus routes, the 5 is the mighty workhorse, with the 21 and 18 also topping 10,000 average daily riders. […]
When controversy happens… when tempers flare… we read the comments, so you don’t have to. Perhaps you have heard it is road construction season in Minnesota? Exits from I-35W northbound into downtown Minneapolis are closing for important bridge work. Local media has been hyperventilating about the project for days. We are getting regular Star-Tribune coverage of […]
Welcome to June, but first, a look back at the last week of May on the site: streets.mn Mission Hopefully, you saw the message from the Board of streets.mn — we’re in the process of updating our mission, and we’d love your input. Please click over and share your vision for streets.mn, and also share […]
(most of this post previously appeared on Ride Boldly) On Friday, the Ramsey County attorney’s office announced that no charges will be filed against the school bus driver involved in May’s fatal Summit Avenue crash. Initial gut response: WTF, with a side helping of “you announced this on the Friday before a holiday weekend for reasons, […]
The Metropolitan Council reports net growth of the metropolitan area of 8% in the years between 2010 and 2017, with the greatest growth occurring in “Urban Center communities” — Minneapolis and Saint Paul and the region’s oldest suburbs. Growth in these areas has accounted for one-third of the region’s population growth since 2010. Growth by […]
May 18 is Bike to Work Day. Are you ready? streets.mn writers have written more than once about bike commuting, and we think their content is a great place to start prepping for Friday. How to Bike to Work: A Beginner’s Guide A new classic by Ian Young, published just this month, it delivers on […]
(Also published on Ride Boldly) Yesterday, in St. Paul, a cyclist was killed when hit by a school bus. The accident happened at Snelling and Summit, which is a complex intersection involving service roads. You can get a sense of it from this Google map: The cyclist was headed westbound, straight, per witnesses. The bus […]