Run-Commuting in Minneapolis: 10 Years On
A first-time Streets.mn contributor shares the joys, challenges and lessons learned from 10 years of running for transportation in Minneapolis.
Category: Health
Staying Present in the Presence of the City
Traveler and student Adam Schwalbe explores how a bustling city, not quiet nature, can be a source of mindfulness and peace.
Climate-Conscious New Year’s Intentions
Following the hottest year on record, Streets.mn contributors share their intentions to lead more climate- and planet-friendly lives in 2025.
National Links: Tying TOD to Transport Funding
The financial risk of leaving big cities, locked-in low mortgage rates holding up household movement, and links between car exhaust and Alzheimers.
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?
Ride to End Alzheimer’s Aims for a Cure
Nearly 300 riders, many of whom have a loved one diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease, raised $270,000 in October for the first-ever ALZ ride in Minnesota.
IPCC Would Urge Us to Defend the Roof Depot in East Phillips
The City of Minneapolis is at odds with the East Phillips neighborhood over the Roof Depot site, where community-led efforts can help fight against colonialism and remedy the climate crisis.
Must We Choose Between Hygge and Healthy Air?
During a long and cold winter, the beauty and warmth of a fire can be a great source of comfort. But, there is plenty of evidence that wood fire smoke can be hazardous.
Rondo Park Now Features Outdoor Exercise Equipment
Though it has some resemblance to one, it’s not a playground for adults: it’s an outdoor fitness park.
National Links: 300 Languages, One Street
Along Roosevelt Avenue in Queens, more than 300 languages are spoken. As the 7 train runs over the “artery of life”, commerce explodes underneath with vibrancy and community. The street is a microcosm of the world and what goes on there sometimes impacts what happens on the other side of the globe.