The Arrival of Playgrounds in St. Paul
The 1904 opening of the first enduring playground in St. Paul launched the lauded system of community centers and playgrounds we currently enjoy in the city.
Category: Children
Car-Free Goals: How to Succeed Through Failure
I may have failed at my goals for winter biking, but I’ve managed to make biking over 14% of my personal modeshare!
‘Read in Color’ Program Mirrors the Lives of Children from Underrepresented Communities
I’ve seen my students and others view books as a chance to open, reflect and slide into a better world as a result of Little Free Library’s Read in Color initiative.
A Eulogy for Our Stolen Bikes
Bikes are just things, and yet they become part of you, infused with the experiences you have while riding. When a thief steals the bikes, where do the memories go?
Imagining Climate Superheroes
The second in our series about how climate change affects school children features the creative writing and strong voices of 826 MSP students.
Young Authors Speak Out on Climate Justice
The creators and sustainers of 826 MSP center BIPOC youth voices and leadership. They believe what young people write matters and they work to amplify youth voices to effect change — in this case, to reverse climate change.
Play Streets and Block Parties: Reimagining Residential Streets as Neighborhood Resources
This National Night Out, see how to transform neighborhoods and strengthen communities by turning regular residential streets into “Play Streets!”
Little Free Library in Linden Hills Builds Community for Readers and Dog Lovers
Operating a Little Free Library is more work — and more rewarding — than it may initially appear. The chance to attract book lovers, preschoolers, neighbors, strangers and, especially, dogs, however, makes it all worthwhile.
National Links: Designing Pedestrian Dignity
Why green space doesn’t make suburbs more environmentally friendly than cities, how Japanese toddlers are more helpful to their parents and more on global urban trends.
Urbanist Grades for Books for Babies
As a new dad, our author is reading lots of baby and toddler books, over and over again. But few promote an urbanist lifestyle that doesn’t rely on large motor vehicles.