Hello and welcome back to streets.m(ad)n(ess), where you, the streets.mn reader, get to vote on your favorite goings on in the world of Twin Cities’ urbanism. I’m Nick, and this is my co-host Jim. Glad to be here, Nick. Jim, tell us a bit about where we are and how we got here and what’s […]
MINNEAPOLIS – Dignitaries from Internet comment sections and public meetings around the nation and around the world arrived in Minneapolis early Wednesday for ceremonies marking the first anniversary of the April 1st Parking Massacre. A 9:00 AM service on a windswept Glenwood Avenue sidewalk under Ramp A drew thousands of parkers mourning the over 800 […]
If you’re just tuning in, welcome to Round 3 of streets.m(ad)n(ess), where you, the streets.mn reader, get to vote on your favorite goings on in the world of Twin Cities urbanism. I’m here with my co-host, Jim, and we were just discussing the results of Round 2. What a round. Lots of upsets, Nick. Lots […]
Welcome back to Round 2 of streets.m(ad)n(ess), brought to you by Microsoft Paint–that’s Microsoft Paint: You’ve Probably Got It. Thanks, Jim. And thanks everyone for tuning back into our coverage of streets.m(ad)n(ess), where you, the streets.mn reader, get to vote on your favorite recent news in the world of Twin Cities urbanism. Jim, can you […]
Welcome back to streets.m(ad)n(ess), where you, the streets.mn reader, get to vote for your favorite goings on in the world of Twin Cities urbanism. Today we’ll be voting for contenders in the Development and Transportation categories, personal favorites of mine. They’re very popular categories Nick, in particular for streets.mn, whose stated mission is to expand […]
Hello and welcome to the first round of streets.m(ad)n(ess), where you, the streets.mn reader, get to vote for your favorite goings on in the world of Twin Cities urbanism. We’ve got four categories for you: Development, Transportation, Policy, and Potpourri, each with nine entries offered up by our top-notch community and placed into a bracket […]
Here it is–the moment you’ve all been waiting for. The Official Selection Committee™ has weighed in, fired up Microsoft Paint, and has put together a bracket based on the input of you, the streets.mn community. And we just can’t stress enough, you cats are great. Due to math, we went with nine things (like teams!) […]
On Wednesday, Target CEO Brian Cornell announced that “several thousand” employees, mainly at their Downtown Minneapolis headquarters, would be laid off in the next couple of years as they “adapt to changing shopper habits.” We quickly learned that everyone in Minnesota has a good friend at the c-suite level at Target, and the sizzling hot takes […]
What a time to be alive! There’s a lot going on around here: cranes and trains all over, new bike lanes, new parklets, and new possibilities! In the spirit of getting in on the March bracket-making action, we are happy to announce the first annual streets.m(ad)n(ess) Tournament! Using the suggestions of you, our readers, we’re going to […]
(Editor’s Note: There’s another streets.mn post today about the Downtown East Commons park that covers many of these same points and describes the process a little more thoroughly, and so you could probably consider this post to be a wacky spin on the first. We’re going to publish both at the same time.) Earlier this […]