Pre-register to Speak: PWI Committee Meeting on Hennepin Ave S
Peter Schmitt • May 12, 2022 Pre-register to speak at Public Works & Infrastructure (PWI) Committee’s Hennepin Avenue public hearing.
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Peter Schmitt • May 12, 2022 
Final Countdown: E Line Comment Reminder
Peter Schmitt • April 6, 2022 Care about the future of transit on the route 6 corridor? This Friday is your final chance to submit your comments on the E Line BRT route! Last chance to get your comments in about stop locations (move the southbound 43rd and Upton Station back to the far/south side of the intersection to improve timing), […]
Hennepin For People – Mass Fun Ride Delivers
Peter Schmitt • September 29, 2021 Joy. Pure joy. Community. Safety. Relaxation. Riding down the middle of Hennepin Ave S, surrounded by 100 of my closest and/or newest friends. All ages, abilities, and an incredible array of bike types. We even had the first zero emission E Line bus join us on a bike trailer! Honestly, I haven’t felt this outside […]
You’re Invited! Mass Ride on Hennepin Ave with “Hennepin For People” and Greenway Glow on September 18th
Peter Schmitt • September 14, 2021 Short and quick: Come join Hennepin For People for a Mass Ride on Saturday September 18th, meeting at 4pm at Smith Triangle Park (by Temple Israel at 24th and Hennepin). There will be a decorating station if you want to make your ride flashier for the ride, the group will make one or two laps […]
Street Design Standards: Time for a Fresh Start in Minneapolis
Peter Schmitt • May 7, 2021 Road regulations and design standards often fail to take pedestrians into account. How can we change that?
Near Side Signals: Thinking Outside the Pedestrian Box
Peter Schmitt • April 30, 2021 How often do you think about stoplights? Not just to acknowledge that the light is green or red or how many times the “Don’t Walk” hand on the pedestrian crosswalk counter has flashed so you know how long you have to cross, but the design and placement of that signal. (The red hand flashes 17 […]
Urban Parking, Suburban Style
Peter Schmitt • March 17, 2021 I recently attended an open house put on by the City of Minneapolis to discuss two options for the upcoming reconstruction of Hennepin Ave from Douglas to Lake Street. In a sign of progress on street design in Minneapolis, both designs reduce car traffic to a single lane to promote traffic calming and to provide space […]