Category: Transportation

The (now-demolished) Great Northern Depot in Minneapolis circa 1923. Courtesy of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) Library on Flickr under CC BY 2.0 DEED.

Walk the Talk: Train Days & Reimagining I-94

Hawken Habig • May 30, 2024

Active, anything-but-a-car transportation is our theme, with news on walkable neighborhoods, a freeway reimagined, a street redesign and more.

A safe, fun and functional multi-modal corridor in action. Photo by Laura Groenjes Mitchell.

Bryant Avenue Is Amazing

Zack Mensinger and Laura Groenjes Mitchell • May 14, 2024

Bryant Avenue in South Minneapolis demonstrates promising potential for innovative street and bikeway designs — if we let them get built.

The route of the new Borealis service through Minnesota. Map courtesy of MnDOT.

Walk the Talk: Bike Month, Borealis and Doors Open

Hawken Habig • May 8, 2024

Take an inaugural train journey, and ride in a bike rally. See behind the scenes of exclusive facilities, and raise your voice for our future streets!

A Southwest Prime bus at Rice Marsh Lake Park in Eden Prairie. (Photo by H. Jiahong Pan)

Learn About Public ‘Ride Hail’ on a Transit Journey to Keefer Court

H. Jiahong Pan 潘嘉宏 • April 30, 2024

Join Streets.mn and Jiahong Pan for a journey with SouthWest Transit’s on-demand microtransit service, SouthWest Prime.

Photo by Mathews Hollinshead

Making Riverview Truly Regional

Mathews Hollinshead • April 29, 2024

Let’s get regional BRT connecting the far East Metro single-seat to the Mall of America, leaving time to complete the “Transit Triangle” with rail.

Photo by Alexandra Petrova, used with permission of Bharath Wootla at Discover Rochester.

Streets.mn to Co-Host Contributors’ Workshop in Rochester

Erik Ruthruff • April 26, 2024

Streets.mn and We Bike Rochester are collaborating on a contributors’ workshop, May 11. Learn to advocate for and write about transportation, housing and land use policies!

Biking on leafy off-road trails. Photo by Wolfie Browender

Speak Up About the Capital City’s Bike Plan

Amy Gage • April 15, 2024

Advocates and detractors of St. Paul’s new Bicycle Plan will show up for a City Council hearing on Wednesday – make sure your voice is heard.

Southwest Station in Eden Prairie. Photo by Chad Cavis on Flickr under CC BY 2.0 DEED.

Walk the Talk: Transit Projects and Spring Rides

Hawken Habig • April 10, 2024

How could East Grand Avenue in St. Paul be safer for pedestrians? Could the Blue Line Extension plans be improved? Show up and speak up!

The Blue Line will provide a strong north-south connection to the northwestern suburbs, but how will riders travel east or west from their destination? A new Bus Rapid Transit line could fix this last-mile problem, and expand the train's usefulness. Photo by Jaron McNamara on Flickr.

Blue Line Extension Part 3: A BRT Proposal

Richie Song • March 29, 2024

The Blue Line extension project promises to increase transit connectivity in the northwest suburbs, but only north-south. Our writer proposes a line running east-west.

Cross section of the approved design for Hennepin Avenue South. Courtesy of the City of Minneapolis.

Walk the Talk: Street Reconstructions Abound

Hawken Habig • March 22, 2024

Weigh in on the State Rail Plan. Learn about safety and security on Metro Transit. Share your views about proposed Purple Line routes. And more!