In Eulogy? SWLRT Alignment (video)
With news today that the latest cost estimates have approached the $2 billion mark, there is much speculation on Twitter that this news might mean the end of the SWLRT Green Line extension to Eden Prairie.
Category: Visual
On the Edge of Downtown
Macalester-Groveland, West End, Downtown 13.4 Miles September 20, 2014 There are sales galore in Mac-Groveland on this beautiful Saturday. I made two stops on the same block of Palace Avenue in Mac-Groveland today, both for ornamentation so unusual they could (and may still) be recognized on the “Quirky Saint Paul” page of this blog. First, […]
Volvo LifePaint (video)
In this Washington Post column Eben Weiss, writer of the Bike Snob NYC blog, takes on the renewed push to preserve public street space for cars by blaming the victims of car crashes. Included in the column is this Volvo LifePaint promotional video, an excellent example of the car makers’ PR campaign to maintain ownership […]
Bicyclopolis: Episode Eight, The Gates of Bicyclopolis
Streets.mn presents Bicyclopolis, a graphic novel by Ken Avidor in serial form. In last week’s episode, The Monorail Cult, Dan and Archie learn about Dr. Leon Carlson and the subversive, neo-modernist rebellion against Bicyclopolis. In this week’s episode, our travelers arrive at the gates of Bicyclopolis and get their first glimpse of the city. If you missed […]
Almanzo100
How does a man move and shape a culture? Our love of storytelling compelled us to find out, so we dug into the story of the Almanzo 100 gravel road race–the granddaddy of them all. We found that a single man’s passion for community has manifested itself in a bike race. The challenge: to race […]
Southwest LRT – Downtown Hopkins
From Southwest Community Works, see planned concepts for connecting the downtown Hopkins LRT Station to Hopkins Mainstreet, via 8th Avenue.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Infrastructure (HBO)
Given Thursday’s collapse of a bridge on interstate 35 in Texas I thought it timely to share this hilarious segment from the HBO show, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, on the state of infrastructure in the United States. The segment includes an awesome mock film trailer that, unfortunately, cannot be embedded here on it’s […]
Chart of the Day: Stopping Distance vs Speed
The art of information visualization is actually pretty interesting once you dive into it, and there’s no better way than by reading through Edward Tufte’s famous series of books on the topic. I came across this nifty analysis of how ‘stopping distance vs. speed’ charts can present information in different ways. Here’s a particularly dry […]
Magic Parks
Feeling like you’re ready for some green to return to the Minnesota outdoors? Me too. Let this very brief promo video I made for the Minneapolis Saint Paul regional parks system whet your appetite and imagination. Summer is coming.
We Bicycle St. Paul: Better Biking, More Customers
Last Wednesday night, the Saint Paul City Council approved the city’s first ever bicycle plan in a 6-0 vote. This short video produced by St. Paul Women on Bikes explores bikes and bike infrastructure as an economic development tool in Saint Paul. I think it’s a great video (not at all just because I made it) including some […]