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What You Can Do to Ensure the Unhoused Have a Place to Stay in Light of the Green Line Shutdown

By on August 28, 2019 in Housing

Last week, Metro Transit replaced overnight service on the Green Line with buses.   Maintenance needs are the main reason that overnight Green Line service needs to end, according to Metro Transit officials. “We are making this change to allow for safer and more timely maintenance along the Green Line corridor,” said Metro Transit General Manager […]

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Ritzy Rafter in CenHen Opens for Business

By on August 26, 2019 in Housing, Parking

On Thursday, August 15, the new Rafter apartment building had its grand opening event. With fine hors-d’œuvres and libations, the parties gathered to celebrate the completion of another real estate development. It is said that the Rafter project is “named in honor of a group, or “rafter,” of wild turkeys known to call Northeast Minneapolis […]

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The Midnight Trip From Wayzata Is Gone. But What About The Riders?

By on August 23, 2019 in Buses, Carfree, Streets, Transit

Over the weekend, after two years, Metro Transit eliminated the midnight trip on the 645 as part of its quarterly service changes. Metro Transit cited low ridership to justify the cut.  I’ve reported before that the trip came into fruition at the behest of the Wayzata Chamber of Commerce. In fact, Drew Kerr, who is […]

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New Bollard Day for 26th Street!

By on August 21, 2019 in Bicycling, Bike lanes, bollard

This post was cross-posted from the Our Streets Minneapolis blog. The Our Streets Downtown Protected Bikeways work group would like to thank the City of Minneapolis Public Works employees that recently restored the bollards to 26th Street! Up until a week ago, there were only thirteen plastic bollards designating the bike lane on 26th Street […]

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Friday, August 16th: Join Us For Happy Hour + One Final Ride On The Midnight Bus From Wayzata

By on August 1, 2019 in Streets, Suburbia, Transit

Join the Events Committee for one final ride on the midnight bus from Wayzata on Friday, August 16! Two years ago, as part of Metro Transit’s restructuring of transit service to better serve the West End, they introduced the 645 for workers along the 394 corridor. The 645, like the 675 it replaced, operates from […]

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A Hovenring for NE Minneapolis

By on July 23, 2019 in Bicycling, Infrastructure

Minneapolis is often ranked among the top bicycle cities within the US. Our commute mode share is high, relatively, and the pace at which we build new protected facilities is quicker than most other US Cities. Though, in a global comparison, Minneapolis is still very auto-centric, as are most places in the US. Fortunately, Minneapolis […]

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Reform Security Deposits on Tenants’ Behalf

By on July 22, 2019 in Advocacy, City of Minneapolis, Governance, Politics, Public Policy

Any tenant who has had a landlord illegally withhold their security deposit or whose landlord has refused to make required repairs can tell you there is a lot more to the legal system than what is written in the state statutes or city ordinances. A law may say you have certain rights. But it’s another […]

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Building a Network of Rapid Buses — How to Serve Northeast Minneapolis

By on July 9, 2019 in Bus Rapid Transit, Buses, Streets, Transit, Transportation

Several weeks ago, I published a series of articles on a potential path forward for rapid bus projects in the Twin Cities. I made an inventory of possible corridors, compared their current transit performance, and finally proposed a 2035 network of twenty routes. I got phenomenal feedback from a number of people who are excited […]

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Review: Lime vs. Lyft Scooters in 2019

By on July 5, 2019 in Carfree, Transportation, Trends

Lyft, a third scooter competitor, hit the streets of Minneapolis on July 1. Lime and Spin started this season’s operations earlier in the spring, and rival Jump, owned by ride share heavyweight Uber, will likely be joining soon. With the mid-year advent of a third scooter network operator, I tested out Lime and Lyft scooters […]

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