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.
Category: Infrastructure
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.
Transit Access & Walkability for a Recent Protest
Transit riders and cyclists converged on Fort Snelling’s Whipple Federal Building as Secretary Noem spoke, highlighting accessibility gaps and multimodal routes to protest.
For drivers and transit users, job access in nearly all major US cities is on the decline
A new report states that between 2022 and 2023, job access via car and transit declined across most large U.S. cities; walking and biking saw modest gains.
A Shared-Use Path Is Not Right for Lyndale Avenue South
The final concept plan for Lyndale Avenue South was released last month with a shared-use path. Resident Brian Mitchell argues this isn’t right for the street.