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Why You Should Oppose a Gas Tax Increase

By on April 9, 2019 in Advocacy, Carfree, Cars, Economics, Freeways, Highways, Infrastructure, Politics, Public Policy, Smart Growth, Traffic, Transportation

There are many reasons to oppose Tim Walz’s proposed gas tax increase. When a DFL governor last tried to increase the gas tax in 2015, Charles Marohn of Strong Towns wrote two excellent pieces detailing all the ways that The Minnesota Department of Transportation’s road building policies are hurting Minnesota’s cities and towns, fueling suburbanization […]

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A History of Minnesota’s Interstates, Part One

By on March 13, 2019 in Roads, Streets

Previously I’ve written a six part series of Minnesota’s trunk highway system. Now it’s time to go back periodically for topics that were skipped as outside the main story arc, or that were deserving of separate articles. One of these is the story of our interstate system. The Dawn of the Dream As late as […]

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A Back-Of-The-Napkin Proposal For State Transit Funding

By on December 19, 2018 in Public Policy, Transit

After a midterm election that saw DFL candidates sweep the statewide offices and make massive gains in the suburbs, transportation funding is in the air once again in St. Paul. To mark the occasion, a coalition consisting mainly of business groups has assembled to push for more money to go to transit. The group, which […]

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Along Old Highway 61 to Duluth, A Phototour, Part Two

By on December 12, 2018 in History, Streets

This is Part Two of a phototour of Old Highway 61 to Duluth. Previously we covered St. Paul to White Bear Lake, now we continue north at Forest Lake. Forest Lake Early on the cutoff to where the road from Minneapolis met the road from St. Paul to Duluth moved from White Bear Lake to […]

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Ramsey County Highway 49 is Killing Rice Street

By on June 28, 2018 in Neighborhoods, Parking, Streets

For more than a year, Ramsey County has been conducting a study to determine the best plan for the future of Rice Street–or, as Ramsey County highway engineers like to call it, Ramsey County Highway 49. We’ve had meetings, meetings, and still more meetings. At every turn the divides in the neighborhood seem to get […]

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What the North Star Can Learn from the Lone Star

By on May 24, 2018 in Bicycling, Culture, Photos, Public Art, Safety, Sidewalks, Travel

This past week I attended a conference in Austin, Texas. I had only ever been to cruddy parts of Texas before, but was excited to see a city I had heard great things about. People told me about the great music scene, amazing food, and beautiful parks. I knew they have bike share and had […]

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Quick Take: Bike+Walk MN Conference

By on May 9, 2018 in Advocacy, Bicycling, Walking

Last week was the inaugural Bike+Walk MN conference in Rochester, MN. I heard about the conference here on Streets.MN and so I wanted to circle back and share just a couple of highlights. Hopefully others who have been more deeply involved in the conference will also chime in, as I think it was a great […]

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A History of Minnesota’s Highways Part Two

By on March 9, 2018 in History, Maps, Roads

Previously this series covered federal and private involvement in Minnesota’s highways from the pioneer days into the 1920s. Now it’s time to cover the involvement of the state. As early as 1890 there was state involvement in highways, with the state contributing funds towards the Old Cedar and Bloomington Ferry Bridges. A 1898 constitutional amendment allowed […]

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Almost Killed – Twice

By on November 13, 2017 in Safety, Transportation

What direction do you suppose the drivers in the green Kia and dark plum taxi above are looking (and encouraged to look based on road design)? As almost everywhere in the US, they are legally allowed to turn right on red. They are likely in at least somewhat of a hurry and would prefer to […]

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Seems Worth Thinking About This Expo 2023 Thing

By on August 17, 2017 in Environment, Fairs, Health

Earlier this year, Minnesota was chosen as one of three finalists in the bidding to host Expo 2023. Every five years, some city hosts a World’s Fair, and sometime in between those five year events is a smaller expo. That’s what Minnesota is bidding to host. The other finalists are Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Łódź, […]

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