It’s Time to Practice ‘Place’
What is the cost of mobility — to our environment and sense of place? What if, instead, we developed our neighborhoods to be walkable and interactive?
Category: Neighborhoods
National Links: The Great Third Place
How skate parks and bollards can make us safer and more connected, even though they’re “second-best” fixes that sidestep bigger issues.
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? On the East Side
Revisiting a sunny September day and the wonderful and whimsical sights along the way, from Scooby-Doo to Supreme Court history.
Tragedy at Neighborhood Scale at Oak Grove Grocery
The murder of an employee led to Oak Grove Grocery’s closure, and a grim demonstration of the importance of local businesses to walkable neighborhoods.
Echoes of Greatness, Seeds of Change Along St. Paul’s Grand Avenue
Grand Avenue’s historic roots give it a great sense of place and an opportunity to build toward a more people-oriented future.
Watt Cycleworks: Adventure Awaits
A conversation with Minneapolis cycle shop owner Bill Findling about inclusion and equity, affordable bicycling and having fun while finding oneself.
How Walkable Is Your Neighborhood? Mac-Groveland Took Steps to Find Out
A neighborhood survey reveals the reasons why we walk, and the obstacles encountered along the way, from immobilizing snow to dangerous traffic.
Blue Line Extension: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Investment
The METRO Blue Line’s extension is approaching the last steps before construction. Writer Richie Song looks at the project’s history, its promise and its issues.
How Freeway Construction Reshaped Two Vibrant Twin Cities Neighborhoods
Highway expansion has severed Twin Cities neighborhoods from one another. Can new planning proposals begin to heal these historic harms?
‘1,000 Trees for Frogtown’ Warms Hearts and Cools the Climate
Frogtown Green’s team of volunteers is working hard to restore the urban tree canopy and foster connections in St. Paul’s Frogtown and Summit-University neighborhoods.