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Minneapolis Neighborhood Organizations Fall Short of Diversity Targets

By on March 6, 2019 in Demographics, Neighborhoods

The percentage of people of color and renters serving on the boards of Minneapolis neighborhood organizations has remained flat since 2014, far below their share of the city’s population as a whole. This is according to a demographic survey conducted by the city’s Neighborhood and Community Relations department. The results were presented to the City […]

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Chart of the Day: How Long Is Your Daily Commute?

By on March 5, 2019 in Chart, commute, Land use

Using US Census data, Bloomberg recently published an analysis of the time we spend commuting in the US. Washington DC tops the chart of large metro areas (>10 counties; >60,000 people), with an average daily commute of 73.4 minutes. Minneapolis, MN metro area comes in seventh, with 53.8 minutes daily.     The article also […]

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Neighborhoods 2020 Should Provide Oversight, Accountability, and Transparency

By on February 20, 2019 in Governance, Neighborhoods

This year, the City of Minneapolis is addressing the future of neighborhood organizations. The city’s Neighborhood and Community Relations Department (NCR) released a set of recommendations that will change the way neighborhood organizations operate moving forward. Why the change? A couple of reasons. Minneapolis has been funding neighborhood organizations since 1991, and the source of […]

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The Importance of Airport-Downtown Rail Connections

By on February 19, 2019 in Land use, Trains, Transit, Transportation

Direct transit links are not only good for urban quality of life but improve regional competitiveness. They should be a no-brainer. Being able to land in a city and board a train with assurance you’ll be downtown in a fixed amount of time provides peace of mind for residents, tourists and businesspeople alike. A pleasant […]

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What Happened To My Bus?

By on February 13, 2019 in Buses, Transit

Metro Transit seems to have quietly cut service on the express service route I have used to get to work for years. I say “quietly” because it hasn’t been announced anywhere I’ve seen. There is no service announcement. But last week my bus just stopped coming. Did I miss an announcement? Is my bus service […]

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Brit Builds an ADU: Infill and Transportation

By on February 7, 2019 in 2040 Minneapolis Comprehensive Plan, Buses, Carfree, Housing, Transit, Transportation, Urban Design, Urbanism, Walking

So, as I mentioned in the first installment I sometimes take the bus for errands and to get to meetings. As part of the city’s desire to reduce congestion by encouraging public transit Accessory Dwelling Units are not required to have additional parking space of their own. We are likely to either replace our current two […]

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Breakfast

By on January 23, 2019 in Neighborhoods, Streets

A knock at the back door. From the other room, I hear Husband’s footsteps pass through the kitchen. The deadbolt clicks, then our alarm system’s computerized female voice announces, “Back door,” to let us know it’s open. A real woman speaks now and Husband answers, their voices muffled by walls. Curious, I saunter into the […]

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Chart of the Day: Percentage of People Near Frequent Transit

By on January 18, 2019 in Chart, Transit

There’s a very cool new report out from the Institute for Transportation & Development Policy titled “Indicators for Sustainable Mobility.” The study attempts to boil down what makes a transit-friendly city into a few simple measures, attempting to solve what they call the “black box” problem of many transit metrics. The study looks at Minneapolis […]

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Book Review: A People’s History of the Seward Neighborhood

By on January 9, 2019 in History, Neighborhoods, Streets

The new book, A People’s History of the Seward Neighborhood, provides a narrative on Seward West Neighborhood that is needed for a comprehensive account of the 35-block area of the Seward Neighborhood. Most of the information is accurate. However, other passages fall short due the writers’ not being able to gain a needed grasp of […]

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Brit Builds an ADU: the First $2,500

By on January 7, 2019 in Housing, Streets, Urbanism

Today, a little past Thanksgiving 2018, I wrote a check for $2,500. I have the money in a savings account and will transfer it to checking shortly. Yes, $2,500 is a lot of money! I could buy a really nice bicycle for that amount, maybe even one with electric assist. Instead we are spending this […]

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