A List for Robert Garcia
When Robert Garcia, a newly elected member of Congress, asked on Twitter for progressive ideas at the intersection of climate and urbanism, he got hundreds of responses.
Author: Pat Thompson
Rondo Park Now Features Outdoor Exercise Equipment
Though it has some resemblance to one, it’s not a playground for adults: it’s an outdoor fitness park.
Twin Cities Boulevard Update, July 2022
Our Streets Minneapolis presented a forum on the Twin Cities Boulevard: part background, part status update and part attempt to hold leaders accountable.
Assessing the Stadium Village Green Line Public Space
There’s a public space between the tracks of the Stadium Village Green Line station. What’s it like to hang out in? What can it tell us for other spaces like this?
Waking Up from the Car Cult
When you hear anyone say that the Twin Cities Boulevard vision isn’t possible as part of Rethinking I-94 — when we face a climate emergency and the literal loss of a stable, civilization-supporting habitat — remember that you live in a car cult.
Rethinking I-94 Is Exhausting: Sometimes I Think That’s Intentional
With its alphabet soup, pillars, frameworks and many meetings, the Rethinking I-94 process has the effect of dampening involvement. But this is a critical time for community input.
Three Days of Parent Drop-Off for Back-to-School
When is it unsafe to drop off a child at school? When other drivers get impatient and forget how quickly kids can move.
Miniature Garden Tour of Saint Paul
As an avid miniature gardener, I try to keep an eye out for other miniature gardens when I see them in public places. I’ve toyed with the idea of trying to organize a miniature garden tour, but I don’t think I will ever get it together since I’m too shy to go knock on strangers’ […]
Highway 280: Put It Back the Way It Was
Highway 280 was transformed into a freeway in the wake of the I-35W bridge collapse in 2007. Now MnDOT is making it bigger and faster, even though the reason for the upgrade has long since disappeared.
Eat Your Greens and Shoots: But Find Them First
As the ground thaws each spring, edible perennial plants wake up and are there for the taking if you know where and how to look. Follow a few rules so you’re safe and there’s enough for everyone.