Minneapolis Declared New Capital City, Former Capitol Building Reborn as ‘thrive75’
With Minneapolis set to become Minnesota’s new capital city, City Center tower will now be the distinctly more modern State Capitol.
Category: Suburbia
Housing and Communities: ‘What,’ ‘Where’ and ‘When’
Is lack of housing what’s driving the housing crisis in the United States? Or is it too little of the housing that buyers want?
Northwest Suburbs Consider Changes to Transit Service
Maple Grove Transit and Plymouth MetroLink are looking out 10 years, and teaming up on community engagement, to plan updates to their transit services.
Let’s (St)roll There: Mobility Matters in Burnsville
A transit event in the suburbs proved to be a snowy case study about why reliable transit service is essential to our metro area.
Views Before and After: Building a 66th Street for All
Richfield’s street redesigns to improve safety for bicyclists and pedestrians are up for a Strong Towns award. Vote by Thursday, March 6, at noon!
A Failed Commute Reveals a Gap in SouthWest Transit Service
A city dweller determined to lighten his carbon footprint attempts and fails at a reverse commute to the southwest suburbs using transit.
The METRO Red Line Is Good: You Should Try It!
The METRO Red Line is a surprisingly good suburban transit product. With a few simple tweaks, it could be great.
Bloomington’s New Vision for Southtown Shopping Center
Located along several key regional corridors (I-35W, I-494, Orange Line), what is currently a vast sea of parking and big-box retail has much more potential.
Help to Debunk Maplewood’s Arguments Against the Purple Line
Now that the Maplewood mayor and City Council have written off the Purple Line BRT, bus advocates can take action to ensure this project rolls forward.
How Can We Shape the Suburbs for Cycling?
Suburban cycling does have its challenges, but cities and counties can make smart changes that encourage cyclists outside of the core cities.