Rethinking I-94: The Case for a Twin Cities S-Bahn
The proposed I-94 rail corridor would not be a sole commuter route, as MnDOT suggested, but the spine of a larger regional system.
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Freeways and Freedmen: A Familiar Story from Canada’s Rondo
Rondo was part of a roadmap which detailed the ways in which black folks across the United States could be removed from their homes and property in order to build the Eisenhower freeways. The Guardian has written about this process, alongside the Atlantic, ThinkProgress, the New York Times, and plenty of other outlets. But these […]
MnDOT and Saint Paul’s Apology Doesn’t Change Anything
On July 17, The Minnesota Department of Transportation and Saint Paul mayor Chris Coleman apologized for bulldozing the Rondo neighborhood of Saint Paul to build Interstate 94. Beginning in 1958, the freeway destroyed nearly a thousand homes and businesses and it displaced thousands of people at the core of a predominantly African American neighborhood. It […]
Then & Now: Downtown Duluth
I just spent the weekend in Duluth, which is a fascinating city for anyone interested in urban design and Minnesota history. Walking along the riverfront always makes me wonder how to better connect the city to the lake. It turns out I’m not the first person to have thought about that topic. The history of how […]