1,800-Person River Ramble Puts Mankato on the ‘Bicycle-Friendly’ Map
Nestled along the Minnesota River, the Mankato River Ramble is one of many initiatives the small city has undertaken to improve biking for recreation, commuting and climate.
Category: Infrastructure
National Links: Not Everyone Can Afford to Ride the Bus
More than half of people with incomes below the federal poverty line can’t afford to access transit, and why jaywalking laws are outdated and unsafe.
The Gateway – St. Paul’s State Trail
Stopping by St. Paul landmarks on the east metro’s 18-mile state trail, our cyclist-writer discovers the beauty of the trail — and what it’s still lacking.
‘Save Our Street’ Is a Disinformation Campaign: The Summit Avenue Regional Trail Is What St. Paul Needs
Contrary to some views on the Summit Avenue redesign, adding protected bike lanes will enhance, not detract from, all users’ experience of the street.
Issue Climate Bonds, Inspired by War Bonds
Imagine U.S. citizens buying hundreds of billions of dollars of climate bonds for sustainable development and to build a sustainable economy, based on good-paying clean-energy jobs, while reducing our production of harmful greenhouse gasses.
“An Eruption of Springs”: The Diverting Story of Cascade Creek
Cascade Creek was named after a waterfall in the W 7th St neighborhood of St. Paul. The stream was most famously associated with Ayd Mill.
A Minnesota Trunk Highway to Be Relocated
Highway 67 in Western Minnesota will be permanently rerouted this fall. The road, which provides access to Upper Sioux Agency Park, suffered from a slope failure in 2019, inflicting infrastructural damage that was not cost-effective to repair.
National Links: Wildfire Sprinklers
In Spain, two towns have erected a tower system, called the Guardian Project, to slow encroaching wildfires.
Lead by Example and Others Will Follow! My Daycare Commute, Step by Step
Despite the challenges, I see more and more people getting out of their cars and seeing firsthand both the benefits and the drawbacks of commuting on foot.
Twin Cities Boulevard Update, July 2022
Our Streets Minneapolis presented a forum on the Twin Cities Boulevard: part background, part status update, and part attempt to hold leaders accountable.