It’s Time for Minnesota to Develop a New Pedestrian Mall
Minneapolis is a great city. We have a thriving food scene, some of the best biking trails in the country and a park system envied by all. However, we do not have a bustling Pedestrian Mall.
Category: Carfree
Are Electric Vehicles ‘Multimodal’ or Just Less Bad for the Environment?
Electric vehicles are a positive step away from the pollution of gas-guzzling SUVs and other cars. But do we shortcut the hard work of habit change by promoting them as multimodal?
Moving a Ladder … With a Furniture Dolly?
How do you move a 13-foot ladder place to place when you don’t have a car? Carefully, creatively — and with a good sense of humor.
Pandemic for Good: How I Was Able to Sell My Car
A board member and contributor talks about how COVID-19 changed his relationship with his car so much, he sold it.
Moving a floor lamp… with a bicycle??
Two friends size up their options for moving a tall lamp in light snow, without hailing a car.
Some Mental Health Cartoons
Sometimes it’s tough being out there on two wheels, and you need to visit your Cycologist.
He Had Something to Prove
I had a queen-size mattress I didn’t need anymore, but it still had a few good years of life left in it. I asked around, “anyone want this before I get Bridging to come pick it up?” Ian Buck said yes! And, in a move that sparked joy in my heart, he said, “I’ll borrow […]
National Links: Pixar’s Subversive Urbanism
Every day at The Overhead Wire, we collect news about cities and send the links to our email list. At the end of the week we take some of the most popular stories and post them to Greater Greater Washington, a group blog similar to streets.mn that focuses on urban issues in the D.C. region. […]
Replacing the Car: Groceries
My mother would do the shopping once a week, filling her cart and car with groceries. We would dutifully unload and put away all the food we may or may not eat over the next week, as this was just how things were done. As an adult, I kept the same practices. Of course I […]
Play Streets Promote Equity, Community for All Ages
Lisa Nelson is looking forward to celebrating National Night Out (NNO) this evening with her husband and two children, 3 and 6 years old. Her block on Herschel Street in St. Paul’s Midway neighborhood is an ideal place to barricade off traffic while kids run and play, giving parents a reprieve and a rare chance […]