It is Bike to Work Day in the Twin Cities on Friday! Perhaps you are biking to work. Maybe you will see all those joyous cyclists and think, “I would like to try that!” We have content that can help! streets.mn writers have written more than once about bike commuting. Whether it’s your first bike […]
Next week, join streets.mn for the first ever “Night at the Movies.” The peerless Trylon Cinema in South Minneapolis is showing an absolute classic film about US suburbia — Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House — and we’re hosting a film and discussion evening. If you’re not familiar with this landmark film, it’s a 1948 […]
The streets.mn Midtown Greenway Clean-up is just a few days away on May 4th! Saturday is looking to be a glorious, sun-filled day – we hope you can join us! Here are some logistics: Very important: Before you arrive, please review the guidelines from the Midtown Greenway Coalition, available here. 2019 Adopt-A-Greenway Cleanup Guidlines Let’s […]
Looking for another way to celebrate Earth Month? Want to pitch in to help keep our streets err, multi-modal*, usually-carless freeway in tip top shape? Are you free on Saturday, May 4th? Join us for a streets.mn pick-up/meet-up along the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis and stick around for a bite or a beverage afterwards! We’ll […]
I survived the winter! Back in early April, it was hard to think about building a whole new space, what with the blizzard and all. Looking ahead to the coming summer — and the warmer weather this past week — has kept up my spirits, plus the accessory dwelling units (ADUs) that other people have […]
Nice Ride recently delayed the start of their riding season to Monday, April 22, after unexpected snow in the second week of the month. Along with the Earth Day start, Nice Ride announced a one-day offer for users of the bike share monopoly’s app. Riders will be able to use code EARTHDAY19 in the Nice […]
In case you missed it, streets.mn Events Committee organized a bus trip from Uptown to Hopkins last month. About ten people came out for the trip, and a good time was had by all. We caught the 612 bus on a Saturday afternoon. The 612 (named after the zip code area code, of course) goes […]
[This was passed along by Jerremy Foss, helping to organize CNU 28.] The Congress for the New Urbanism will be hosting the 28th annual Congress in June of 2020 in the Twin Cities, so it is not too early to begin organizing ourselves to prepare for this exciting event. Come join the CNU 28 steering […]
On semifinal Saturday, as the game between Virginia and Auburn was about to begin, I followed the streaming crowds backward to Nicollet Mall, where the other half of the fan base was enjoying our new pedestrian mall, now vehicle-free! Traffic was relatively light, and visitors were taking to the sidewalk pretty well. One Final Four […]
Are you a streets.mn contributor? Have you ever wanted to contribute, but want to learn more, get ideas and meet other writers? This Saturday, we will be hosting our annual Spring Workshop for all contributors and prospective contributors. The event will be from 11AM to 1PM, at Cocreatz, 2388 University Ave W, St. Paul. As […]