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The Northstar Link Is Actually Pretty Good!
While it may not be as good as the long-wished-for direct train to St. Cloud, the Northstar Link shuttle is a viable stand-in.
While it may not be as good as the long-wished-for direct train to St. Cloud, the Northstar Link shuttle is a viable stand-in.
Extreme rainfalls overwhelm sewer systems; high housing costs affect the marriage market; and cities are increasingly generic.
NLX will create transit-oriented development in communities all along the proposed Twin Cities-to-Twin Ports corridor.
NLX will be one of the most economically built mass transit projects in the United States, giving taxpayers a great return on their investment, increasing affordable housing supply and reducing freeway traffic.
“Everything necessary to build a world-class transportation connection between Duluth/Superior and Minneapolis is now in place,” says the chair of the NLX Technical Advisory Committee.
Ask your Minnesota legislators to pledge a firm commitment to building the safe, energy-efficient and environmentally friendly Northern Lights Express.
Bringing you news from around the country and the world, National Links this week features the “weird” desert city that will host the World Cup final and weirder purple streetlights.
Hidden behind industrial facilities and a maze of streets, Pig’s Eye Regional Park is St. Paul’s hidden — yet unpolished — gem. The park’s peaceful nature makes a visit more than worthwhile, yet it demands some revitalization and decontamination, efforts which are being pioneered by the Great River Conservancy.
Reflections on a short trip to the oldest and most iconic 10-pin alley yield lessons on transit, history, equity and infrastructure.
Protected bike lanes have measurably countered climate change in Colombia, China and elsewhere. And other “National Links” showing the impact of smart, selfless planning around the world.