Walk the Talk: Transportation and Community Engagement
Advocate for safe neighborhoods in Minneapolis, environmentally sound street reconstruction in St. Paul, the Blue Line extension and more.
Tag Archives: neighborhoods
Sierra Club North Star’s 25th Annual Bike Ride Tour
A Slow Roll bike tour of North Minneapolis reveals the assets of this historic neighborhood — as well as its historic lack of access to the Mississippi River.
How a Family of Ducks Unites Strangers
Nature never fails to connect people and calm the nerves, even amid freeway traffic.
How a Simple Walk Can Inspire Acts of Kindness
Walking builds community and inspire acts of kindness in ways that driving never can.
Curb Appeal: So Much More Than The Front Yard
At a house just one block away, the grass looks like turf instead of something real and diagonal lines run through the weed-free growth, evidence of a meticulous mower. I haven’t ever seen anyone either living there or working in the yard, but I imagine an elderly homeowner loving their lawn so much that they […]
National Links: A NIMBY Win North of Dallas
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. […]
Every Map is the Same Map
Have you ever looked at a map of Saint Paul and thought “Haven’t I seen this map before?” I’ve had that thought many times, for example when we’re talking about folks getting hit by cars. Or when we’re talking about money. Doesn’t seem to matter if the problem is small. Doesn’t seem to […]
The Park Across the Street
One of the things that I discovered when I moved into my apartment was that the tennis courts across the street were a bit loud. People drove from other parts of the city to use them and would play tennis until sundown. So from my apartment, I could hear the sound of a tennis ball […]
Introducing: Minneapolis Stay Healthy Streets!
Effective April 29, the City of Minneapolis will begin creating “Stay Healthy Streets” in the 3 geographical areas of the City (North, South, Northeast). From the Minneapolis Website: Streets on these routes will generally be closed to thru car traffic but remain open for local resident access. On-street parking will generally be retained; some connection […]
The Underappreciated Urban/Suburban Collector Bus
Quite a bit of the dialogue about how to improve transit, density, and general urbanism tends to be binary. Either you are for high density and the corresponding transportation solutions affiliated with that, or you may think that the expansion of park & ride facilities in suburban and exurban areas is the way forward. Like […]