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BikeMN’s Annual Meeting Highlights Bike-Friendly People & Programs

By on June 10, 2019 in Announcements, Bicycling, Greater Minnesota, Health, Pedestrians, Walking

The Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota proved the authenticity of its name at the organization’s annual meeting on Saturday, June 8, with a showcase of bike- and pedestrian-friendly initiatives throughout the state that BikeMN is either leading or supporting. From honoring an African-American bicycling club that just celebrated its 20th anniversary in Minneapolis to helping tiny […]

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Whole Foods Just Lowered Prices, Just a Little

By on April 26, 2019 in Chart, Culture, Economics, Health, Housing, News, Photos, Shopping, Streets, Trends

Whole Foods announced recently that they were planning on reducing prices store-wide as part of Amazon’s campaign to combat the image of a “Whole paycheck” grocery store. The Whole Foods media release gloated, “Starting Wednesday, customers will find new lower prices on hundreds of items throughout the store with an emphasis on high quality, peak-of-season […]

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Affordability: Shopping at and Living Near Grocery Stores

By on April 10, 2019 in Health, Shopping

I consider myself a savvy shopper. I check prices online and in-store and tend to avoid expensive places unless I need a few things I would have to drive to get elsewhere. The year is 2019, and we don’t have to be tied to our neighborhood geography when choosing where to buy groceries. With services […]

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What Can Walkers Learn From Winter Cyclists?

By on February 5, 2019 in Health, Pedestrians, Safety, Walking

I live in a privileged St. Paul neighborhood with professional cyclists — men and women of varying ages who commute by bicycle all year round, including during the recent polar vortex. Their financial investment, beyond the cost of the bicycles themselves, includes heavy gloves, facemasks, hard-bottomed boots, helmets and goggles, lights and reflectors, and reflective […]

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Sustainable To-Go Packaging: Still a Push in St. Paul

By on January 28, 2019 in Advocacy, Announcements, Economics, Environment, Health

Streets.mn readers care about the environment, right? That’s why we’re counting on you to care about the push for sustainable to-go packaging at restaurants and eateries in St. Paul. St. Paul City Council members are warming up to the idea of updating the city’s ordinance to require sustainable to-go packaging, with an implementation period of […]

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30 Days of Winter Biking: January 2019

By on December 27, 2018 in Bicycling, Experiments, Health, Streets

January 2018, I decided to try a self-challenge of biking 30 days in the month. I was aiming for 31 but was out of town for 3 days and couldn’t find a bicycle on that middle day. Still, I biked over 400 miles, lost 8 pounds, and gained a new sense of appreciation of winter […]

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Map Monday: Twin Cities Metro by Life Expectancy

By on December 17, 2018 in Health, Maps, Race

Check out this new mapping project from Quartz, showing the average life expectancy for every zip code in the US. [You can search any city in the state or the country using the map!] The differences in life expectancy are striking, and nowhere more so than right in Saint Paul. The Quartz team found that […]

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Sustainable Saint Paul?

By on October 25, 2018 in Advocacy, Development, Environment, Health, Minneapolis vs. St. Paul, Public Policy

Once upon a time, sometime in 1989, the city of Saint Paul drafted a sustainable take-out container ordinance. It wasn’t called that, as the terms “sustainable” and “sustainability” weren’t widely used yet.  It was written to help achieve city, county and state recycling and waste reduction goals through increasing the types of take out containers […]

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What is the Cost/Value of a Calorie?

By on September 5, 2018 in Economics, Health

We spend more for healthcare per person than any other country. By a significant amount. Some of this extra cost is in better healthcare facilities, more personnel, higher pay that attracts better caregivers, and other things. These increase costs, but not by much. The biggest chunk, 50-70% of our total healthcare costs, is that we […]

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In 1923, You Could Buy Pedestrian Insurance for 75 Cents

By on August 21, 2018 in Bicycling, Cars, Health, History, Media, Safety, Streets, Walking

If you subscribed to the Minneapolis Daily Star in 1923, you could get a year’s worth of pedestrian insurance for an extra 75 cents.   The add-on deal was just what it sounds like: insurance coverage for injuries (including fatal injuries) you might incur while walking across the street. The offer, through the North American Accident […]

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