Half the Work Is Done: The Clear-Cut Case for a Subway in the I-94 Trench
The I-94 trench is an open cut waiting to be covered. Before we fill it, build a subway that merges Minneapolis and St. Paul into one downtown.
Category: Transportation
The Coming Crash We Built Ourselves, Part 1: The Second Rent
Automotive ownership is already the second-largest household cost for most Minnesotans. Auto debt has hit historic highs. The bubble is about to burst — and we don’t even have the language to respond.
Light Rail is The Best Form of Public Transit (Especially for Winter Cities)
An Operator + Transit Nerd’s Perspective on Public Transit in the Twin Cities
The Governor’s Supplemental Budget Has One Transit Line Item. It’s a Cut.
Walz is looking to cut transit funding again — while ignoring a billion-dollar annual highway maintenance crisis stemming from the fourth-largest road network in the country.
The 2026 Urbanist Legislative Agenda: A Mid-Session Check-In
Session update: rail corridors, Waymo, Yes to Homes, e-motos, super speeders and the defensive work that didn’t make the podcast preview.
Overthinking I-94: Traffic jam (Part 3/4)
In MnDOT’s Rethinking I-94 paperwork, information is missing on how key mobility measures were calculated, and how uncertain the forecasts are
Overthinking I-94: Alternative (Un)Safety Analysis (Part 2 of 4)
MnDOT assigned safety scores based on small differences that are unlikely to be substantial compared to uncertainty in the prediction model.
Overthinking I-94 (Part 1/4) : Parsing the Scoping Decision Document
MNDOT’s Rethinking I-94 alternative selection process looks objective, but how well does that hold up?
I Am Exactly the Person Who Needs I-94
I drive I-94 to Stillwater every day because it’s rational. Here’s why that makes me the best argument for tearing it out.
Duluth-to-Minneapolis Electric Train Doesn’t Have to be a Dream
“More than 100 years ago, this dream died. … (That) does not mean (it) has to be gone forever.”