Author: Tuomas Sivula

Tuomas Sivula

Tuomas Sivula just graduated with a Master's in Urban Studies and Planning from the University of Helsinki. After growing up, going to school, and working in Saint Paul, they decided to take a break from the cold to go live in a city with exactly the same weather.

Photo collage showing a traffic jam and I-94 road signs
Freeway design altered based on Rethinking I-94 Alternatives and is not representative of actual Rethinking I-94 design alternatives. I-94 signs By Mapsax, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Overthinking I-94: Traffic jam (Part 3/4)

• March 23, 2026

In MnDOT’s Rethinking I-94 paperwork, information is missing on how key mobility measures were calculated, and how uncertain the forecasts are

Photo collage featuring I-94 road signs, two cars colliding in a crash test, and the result of a document search for the word uncertainty, which is word not found.
Freeway design altered based on Rethinking I-94 Alternatives and is not representative of actual Rethinking I-94 design alternatives. I-94 signs By Mapsax, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. Crash test photos by Kalispera Dell, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons; and Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. This collage is subject to a CC BY-SA 3.0 license.

Overthinking I-94: Alternative (Un)Safety Analysis (Part 2 of 4)

• March 22, 2026

MnDOT assigned safety scores based on small differences that are unlikely to be substantial compared to uncertainty in the prediction model.