Summit Avenue Is Not Cleveland Avenue: Four Reasons Why
The Cleveland Avenue North project, where bicycle lanes required a large loss of trees, has some catastrophizing that the same thing will happen on Summit Avenue.
Category: Infrastructure
The 2022 Met Council TAB Grants: a Suburban Perspective
An overview of some of the more interesting suburban infrastructure projects awarded grants by the Met Council in 2022, from a pool of an unusually large $355 million.
Bring Back the Historic Character of Summit Avenue
Historically, Summit Avenue was more about socializing than speed, a place to “be seen,” to hang out and to converse. Wouldn’t an upgraded off-road bike trail serve that sense of place?
Ten Reasons to Love the Summit Avenue Draft Plan
The draft for the much-discussed Summit Avenue reconstruction is now 90% complete – so here are ten reasons to love the new bike trail plan.
In the Winter of our Discontent, Hope Springs
As the icy winter lingers, now is a fitting time to reflect on St. Paul’s bicycle infrastructure – in particular, the promising Summit Avenue Regional Trail Plan, now 90% complete.
National Links: Biodiverse Cities and Transit Construction Costs
How can cities be generators, not destroyers, of biodiversity? This and much more answered in this week’s National Links.
The Summit Avenue Plan at 90%: How Do the Controversies Play Out?
The Summit Avenue redesign is almost complete. With critical decisions on the horizon, we examine how the arguing over the plan has panned out.
We Read the Regional Solicitation Applications, So You Don’t Have To
From bikeways to greenways, express routes to intersection redesigns, metro communities have received Regional Solicitation awards to make getting around easier, faster and happier.
National Links: Yes, Your Neighbor’s Noises Annoy You
Why noisy neighbors bother us, where cities will be building next, Los Angeles’ warmer future and other (inter)national links for January 9th, 2023.
Walk the Talk: Cargo Bikes and Road Dieting
Voice your views about racial equity in transportation, learn more about cargo bikes, weigh in on a 4-to-3 lane conversion in St. Paul and more opportunities for engagement.