Bikerlapse: Dayton to Griggs to Charles
A hand held hyperlapse shot with the iPhone 5 while biking along parts of Saint Paul’s newest neighborhood street bikeways.
Category: Visual
Saturday Music Video: White Bike (Me For Queen)
Thanks to Mark @ IBikeLondon for the tip on this one.
Hit Me at 30
Worth noting as New York City goes to a 25 mph speed limit ( which is still 40 km/h for you speed demons)
Friday Photo: Down the middle
In Transit: Mississippi River
A part of a series covering a canoe voyage down the entire length of the Mississippi river, this episode shows the arrival in Minneapolis. The most interesting piece (to me, at least) is that we get to see up close the workings of the lock at Saint Anthony Falls.
Brussels Express
A short documentary about bike messengers in Brussels, the most congested city in Europe with only 4% cycling traffic. The film tells the story of how Brussels became dominated by the automobile and calls for space to be taken back in order to improve the quality of the city. Starring: Karl-Heinz Pohl & Karel Rowies (PedalBxl), Klaus […]
Friday Photo: A Norway House is not a Norway Home
When I walked up to Franklin Ave. to catch the bus to work last week, this is what I saw: A construction worker filling in windows with bricks at the former Wings Financial Credit Union building. This building, and most of the rest of the property on the entire block, have been acquired by an organization […]
Monday Photo: Paris vs. Dallas and Mankato
Here is the Tweet seen round the globe, or at least in urbanism circles … streets.mn writer, Matthias Leyrer, went viral two weeks ago with this directed at a co-worker heading to France for holiday (feel free to check it out and RT it some more). This even sparked a clever Google Streetview Mashup (by Ben Lundsten). […]
Dancewalk! The Better Way to Cross Snelling Avenue
Recently, some crosswalks in Saint Paul have seen pedestrians raising the flag in hopes of a safe crossing. With this video, the SoulPancake Street Team suggests the dance walk as a superior way to cross the street. Might this be a more effective way of catching the attention of distracted motorists while crossing the street?
Friday Photo: Two Views of Minneapolis’ Historic Churches
Acting on a suggestion from Matt Brillhart, here are two noteworthy views of Minneapolis two most beautiful and historic churches, the Basilica and the Hennepin United Methodist Church. The former is from Andy Sturdevant’s recent column in Minnpost, and the latter (I think) is from my friend Peter (though I cannot quite recall).