National Links: Doughnuts and Free Speech
Doughnut art sparks a zoning dispute, the relationship between city blocks and their buildings, the false economy of car-centric development and more in National Links.
Category: Urban Design
St. Paul’s Sales Tax Proposal Is a Regional Slam Dunk for City Streets
St. Paul’s proposed sales tax increase would allow for a serious investment in city parks and streets. It’s been sold as a pothole fix, but here’s a cyclist’s case for the policy.
The Feasibility of an I-94 Boulevard Conversion
Changes are coming to the 7.5-mile stretch of I-94 between Minneapolis and St. Paul. A boulevard conversion should be part of the conversation.
How Our Urban Form Confines Our Transit
Why do some cities have so much better transit than others? The distribution of people in those cities plays a key role, as our reporter explains in a dispatch from Milan.
National Links: Reducing Lithium Mining and Low Traffic Neighborhoods
A comprehensive study on the effectiveness of low-traffic neighborhoods in London and how reducing and reusing lithium can curb climate change – these topics and more on this week’s compilation of National Links.
National Links: Owner Occupancy Required
An argument against free transit, a mapping project of neighborhood-level climate impacts, and more national links for the week of December 26th, 2022.
Zoning Matters: Chickens, Canines, Cafés and Commerce
Just as Minneapolis allows us to make balanced decisions about having chickens in our yards, we should be allowing opportunities for small businesses to be mixed into our neighborhoods.
Walk the Talk: Nicollet Redesign, Boost the Bus
Streets.mn’s collection of serious and fun-loving events, community meetings and opportunities for engagement. This week: public comment on Vision Zero, a summit on mobility justice and Boost the Bus events.
Zoning Matters: A Tale of Two Corners
Neighbors for More Neighbors member and contributor Brit Anbacht compares the zoning of 48th and Chicago with that of 46th and Clinton in Minneapolis and how the 2040 Plan can create complete neighborhoods.
Safer Summit Campaign Looks to Highlight the Facts
A neighborhood meeting leads contributor Kelsey Dahlager to ask questions and band with neighbors to advocate for a safer Summit Avenue.