Walk the Talk: People-Friendly Driving and Summer Events
Plan for summer’s Open Streets events while snow’s still on the ground, more public comment on Summit Avenue and a driving class from the Bicycle Alliance.
Category: Advocacy
Walk the Talk: Capitol Advocacy, Fat Biking and Adopting-A-Stop
Our compilation of events and opportunities for engagement includes this week: a statewide multimodal summit, a venue for local litter control and equity work outdoors and on transit.
Walk the Talk: Cargo Bikes and Road Dieting
Voice your views about racial equity in transportation, learn more about cargo bikes, weigh in on a 4-to-3 lane conversion in St. Paul and more opportunities for engagement.
Streets.mn Envisions What ‘Happy New Year’ Means
Contributors share their New Year’s intentions for bringing to life the Streets.mn core values of advocating for people-centered, future-oriented, justice-driven and delight-cultivating places.
What’s in Your Complete Neighborhood?
Margaret Turvey runs through some responses to the Neighbors for More Neighbors “What’s in Your Complete Neighborhood?” survey.
How to Make Better Arguments Before the Planning Commission (or Similar Bodies)
Many residents who testify about housing developments don’t fully understand how the relevant decisions are made, leaving them disillusioned and unsatisfied with the city planning process.
Want Better Transit Service? Advocate, Protest — and Ride the Bus!
Metro Transit isn’t using all the tools in their toolbox to improve service, even in the face of continued cuts. But we as individuals have advocacy toolboxes of our own.
Zoning Matters: 18th Avenue NE and Central Avenue
Current zoning codes in Minneapolis unnecessarily prevent small businesses from being more walkable and accessible — part of the neighborhood fabric.
Zoning Matters: A Tale of Two Corners
Neighbors for More Neighbors member and contributor Brit Anbacht compares the zoning of 48th and Chicago with that of 46th and Clinton in Minneapolis and how the 2040 Plan can create complete neighborhoods.
Summit Master Plan First Draft Is Great!
Saint Paul Bicycle Coalition co-chair Andy Singer, longtime chronicler of all-things-cycle in St. Paul, reviews the city’s initial master plan for off-street paths on Summit Avenue — and he approves!