National Links: School Bus Problems and Bringing Back Denver
Why car culture harms U.S. nightlife, how Minnesota is reducing highway emissions (build fewer freeways!), and more national and international news.
Category: Cars
What a Weekend Without I-94 Can Teach the Twin Cities
A rare glimpse of a car-free Interstate 94 in St. Paul challenges assumptions about highway usage and helps us envision the corridor’s future.
Minnesota’s New Rideshare Companies Seek Market Niche
Better pay for drivers. Multiple passenger pickup and a focus on folks who can’t drive. Now all the new rideshare companies need is name recognition.
Great Big Bollards: A Manifesto
What the world needs now is bollards. Great Big Bollards. Everywhere.
Fewer People Died on Minnesota Roads in 2023
Minnesota has one of the largest road networks in the country, but it’s also a relatively safe place to drive. Learn why.
Cutting Vehicle Miles Would Yield Health, Economic Benefits
Money and lives could be saved and health could be improved if only, as a society, we abandoned “car culture.” So why don’t we drive less?
Answering the Call: Pedestrian Button Questions
In response to our recent article on pedestrian call buttons, a traffic signal equipment expert explains how call buttons, and traffic signals, work.
MnDOT’s New Traffic Signs on Snelling Avenue Highlight Same Old Problems
Three hundred new traffic signs on Snelling Avenue are bigger, but not better. They show that MnDOT’s priorities are still too car-focused.
How to Define a Crosswalk? Minnesota Drivers Unsure
Horizontal white lines across an intersection typically indicate a crosswalk. But the legal definition is broader, and apparently less obvious to drivers.
National Links: A 30-Year Trap!
The problems of long mortgages, the difficulty of switching from auto-centric development, health neighborhoods in Mayo Clinic’s new campus plan and more in National Links.