Ain’t Too Proud to Beg? Views on Pedestrian Call Buttons
Some urbanism advocates describe call buttons as “beg buttons,” as humiliating or shameful to pedestrians. Turns out, not everybody feels that way.
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Pedestrians: Speak Up About the Street Design You Need!
The pedestrian crosswalk button near Denfeld High School in Duluth is inaccessible for some people all of the time, and all people some of the time.
Minnesota Projects Funded Through the Federal Infrastructure Bill
Signed into law in 2021, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is funding transportation infrastructure across Minnesota, from Little Falls to St. Paul.
We Need to Be Able to Bike and Walk to NLX Train Stations
For train riders living close to NLX stations, walking or bicycling would be a green alternative to driving—and far more feasible than before.
Bike Ride into the Past: A History and Celebration of Duluth’s Lakewalk
The Duluth Lakewalk has made walking and cycling more accessible along the city’s scenic lakeshore. Getting there, however, took decades.
With Traffic Congestion Worsening, Build the NLX Between Minneapolis and Duluth
Ask your Minnesota legislators to pledge a firm commitment to building the safe, energy-efficient and environmentally friendly Northern Lights Express.
Walk the Talk: Bike Maintenance and Transportation Meeting
Global Fat Bike Day, making good decisions about the freeway in Duluth and talking land use with the local Sierra Club chapter: Helping Streets.mn readers “Walk the Talk.”
Urban Highway Removal and YOU!
The movement to remove highways from our cities is having a bit of a moment right now! Let’s learn about why we would want to remove highways, and dive into a few such projects happening in Minnesota.
National Links: The Oldest Skyscraper Cities
Every day at The Overhead Wire, we collect news about cities and send the links to our email list. At the end of the week we take some of the most popular stories and post them to Greater Greater Washington, a group blog similar to streets.mn that focuses on urban issues in the D.C. region. […]
To keep housing cost affordable, Minnesota needs to consider an intercity rail system
The Twin Cities has the worst housing shortage in the nation, as reported by the Star Tribune. This comes as no surprise to many who were in search of a home this past year. Home buyers were met with competing offers tens of thousands over the asking prices. This has escalated the average home sales […]