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Podcast #119: Preserving Urban Alleys with Christian Huelsman

By on September 6, 2018 in Podcasts, Urban Design

Today I’m bringing you a conversation with Christian Huelsman, a public space preservationist who has, for years, been an advocate for alleys, public spaces, and urban history in Cincinnati Ohio and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Alleys are not always places that get a lot of love in the United States, especially in cities that have a legacy […]

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Podcast #118: Driver Behavior at Saint Paul Crosswalks with Nichole Morris

By on August 15, 2018 in Podcasts, Safety

Today I’m bringing you our 118th episode, a conversation with Dr. Nichole Morris. Dr. Morris is the director of the HumanFIRST Laboratory at the University of Minnesota, and is a researcher and scholar who focuses on the intersection of transportation, technology, and behavior. We sat down a few months ago in her office at the […]

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Podcast #117: Saint Paul’s Ward 4 with Mitra Jalali Nelson

By on July 31, 2018 in Podcasts

Welcome to the streets.mn podcast. Today I’m bringing you episode 117: Saint Paul’s Ward 4 with Mitra Jalali Nelson. This is another in my interviews with political candidates for local public office. Longtime listeners of this podcast will remember, for example, five years ago when I interviewed people running in Minneapolis and Saint Paul for […]

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Podcast #116: Saint Paul 1978 with George Latimer, David Lanagren, and Jerry Mathiason

By on July 20, 2018 in History, Podcasts

Welcome to the streets.mn podcast, Episode 116: Saint Paul 1978 with George Latimer, Jerry Mathiason, and David Lanagren. Today I have a fun conversation for you that I taped back in May. The chat took place between former Saint Paul mayor George Latimer, photographer Jerry Mathiason, and Macalester Geography professor David Lanagren that took place […]

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Podcast #115 – Ramsey County’s 3rd District with Trista Matas-Castillo

By on July 6, 2018 in Podcasts

This week’s episode features Trista Matas-Castillo, who is running for Ramsey County Commissioner in the 3rd District, which covers a big chunk of the northern neighborhoods of Saint Paul. Most people in Ramsey County cannot even name a County Commissioner, and yet county governments do a ton of work to help people and govern transportation decisions […]

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Podcast #114: Painting Suburbia with Carolyn Swiszcz

By on June 26, 2018 in Podcasts

Carolyn Swiszcz is one of my favorite local artists, a painter, printmaker, and visual artist who works a lot in some of my favorite slash least favorite landscapes: post-war suburbia. I first came across Carolyn a short musical video she made about West Saint Paul Minnesota, a first-ring suburb near where I grew up. As […]

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Podcast #113: Extreme Victorian Restoration with Matt Mazanec

By on June 12, 2018 in Housing, Podcasts

I’m really excited to share this podcast with you, because it’s a new topic for me — an in depth look at restoration of a unique old house on the East Side of Saint Paul – and I personally loved talking to Matt about his incredible passion for his house. I first came across Matt […]

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Podcast #112: Mapping the History of Racial Covenants in Minneapolis

By on May 14, 2018 in History, Podcasts, Race

I’m back with another streets.mn podcast and it’s a good one. I sat down a few weeks ago with the team from Mapping Prejudice, a groundbreaking historical research effort to shed light on the racist history of housing practices in Minneapolis. Joining me around the table in the basement of the Borchert Map Library were […]

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Deep North Podcast – The Upper Harbor Terminal Development: An Overview

By on May 8, 2018 in Advocacy, Land Use, Planning, Podcasts, Urban Design

The Mississippi River in North Minneapolis and what will become of the Upper Harbor Terminal Subscribe on iTunes>>                 With more than 10,000 lakes and more shoreline than Florida, Hawaii, and California combined, it’s difficult to travel anywhere in Minnesota without crossing a lake, waterfall or river. The name […]

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Deep North Podcast – The Artist Life in MSP

By on April 24, 2018 in Economics, Podcasts, Urban Design

Artist density in Minnesota is 150% greater than the national average but is it possible to live the artist life in MSP? Artist density in Minnesota is 150% greater than the national average,  Minnesota is second to only New York City in theatre employment, and Minnesotans lay claim to icons like Bob Dylan, The Replacements, […]

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