Living in a Streetcar City
In my Grandma’s recollections, streetcars were much more than just transportation. Many of her memories focus on the community that surrounded streetcars and the way streetcars shaped her experience of the Twin Cities.
Category: Transit
Want Better Transit Service? Advocate, Protest — and Ride the Bus!
Metro Transit isn’t using all the tools in their toolbox to improve service, even in the face of continued cuts. But we as individuals have advocacy toolboxes of our own.
Riverview Corridor: Finding a Good Balance Between Light Rail and Streetcar
A comprehensive look at and recommendations for the Riverview Corridor, a proposed streetcar between Downtown St. Paul and the Mall of America.
How to Go to Milwaukee
Reflections on a short trip to the oldest and most iconic 10-pin alley yield lessons on transit, history, equity and infrastructure.
Camping for Urbanists
Going all-in on urbanism doesn’t mean you have to give up on spending time in the outdoors; in fact, many urbanists love going camping! We’ll talk to a city planner about creating car-free camping opportunities, and then follow a group on a hare-brained winter bike trip to ski and camp at Afton.
Walk the Talk: St. Paul’s River Balcony, TCBC Fall Rides
“Walk the Talk” is our biweekly invitation to readers to get outside, get engaged and gain more knowledge about transportation and land use issues — primarily in the Twin Cities (though we welcome submissions from Greater Minnesota).
Commuting to Downtown Minneapolis Is Both Easier and More Complex Since COVID
How have commuting patterns and multimodal transportation habits changed in downtown Minneapolis since COVID?
Solving the Bus Driver Shortage
Metro Transit is having trouble hiring and retaining enough bus drivers for their fleet, which has led to service cuts. In this episode, we hear what Metro Transit and the bus drivers union think needs to be done to address the shortage. We’re joined in the studio by transit justice advocate Adri Jereb to discuss their takes.
Simple and Not-So-Simple Tweaks to Improve MVTA’s Core Commuter Services
As students and workers return to transit, and as transit resources remain in short supply, agencies such as the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority need to optimize routes.
National Links: Charlotte Transit Ridership Drops; Cities Don’t Need to be Heat Traps
This weekly feature allows Streets.mn readers to glean the best urbanist ideas from across the country and to get inspired for action on climate, equity and livability closer to home.