DEEP DIVE: Why Housing Gaps Are a Central Issue in Society
Reflecting on housing as a human right and the systems that push people into housing insecurity.
Category: Infrastructure
The People’s Pitstop: Cycling Gestalt and the Midtown Bike Center
The Midtown Greenway moves a million people a year, but a trail without a place to shower, fix a flat and grab a coffee isn’t a commute — it’s a hobby. Meet the Midtown Bike Center.
One Parking Space at a Time: How a New Saint Paul Resident Got the City to Say Yes to Bike Corrals
A Saint Paul newcomer with hard-won lessons from Omaha spent a year emailing, pushing, and coalition-building — and got the city to say yes.
Half the Work Is Done: The Clear-Cut Case for a Subway in the I-94 Trench
The I-94 trench is an open cut waiting to be covered. Before we fill it, build a subway that merges Minneapolis and St. Paul into one downtown.
Overthinking I-94 (Part 1/4) : Parsing the Scoping Decision Document
MNDOT’s Rethinking I-94 alternative selection process looks objective, but how well does that hold up?
I Am Exactly the Person Who Needs I-94
I drive I-94 to Stillwater every day because it’s rational. Here’s why that makes me the best argument for tearing it out.
Duluth-to-Minneapolis Electric Train Doesn’t Have to be a Dream
“More than 100 years ago, this dream died. … (That) does not mean (it) has to be gone forever.”
Rerouted Lives: How Route 52 Transformed West St. Paul
In the 1960s, St. Paul’s West Side Flats were razed for highway and industrial development: displacing families, shuttering businesses, and leaving lasting social, economic and cultural scars.
Deer Highway: How the U.S. Route 14 Reconstruction was Retrofitted to Prevent Wildlife Collisions
A quiet culvert along Highway 14 reveals how Minnesota engineers retrofitted a major reconstruction project to reduce deer-vehicle collisions.
Bloomington’s Nicollet Avenue: A Once-in-a-Generation Chance to Build Better
An upcoming reconstruction project has the potential to bring high-quality infrastructure changes that connect the community and extend continuity with the rest of Nicollet.