Moving to the Twin Cities with Car Free Midwest
Sarah Johnson, Omaha-based transportation advocate and podcaster, decided to move to the Twin Cities. Let’s follow along with her moving journey!
Tag Archives: transportation
Legislative Session Wrap-up 2023
Minnesota just finished a historic legislative session! Let’s hear from leading transportation advocates about what we accomplished.
People Who Bike Are Subsidizing, Not Shirking, Street Costs
The recently promoted misconception that cyclists don’t pay their fair share for street infrastructure is both false and misleading.
National Links: Sitting on the Porch
The Overhead Wire’s weekly compilation of national and global news: transportation and medicine, the power of porches and a drop in interactions within cities.
IPCC Would Urge Us to Defend the Roof Depot in East Phillips
The City of Minneapolis is at odds with the East Phillips neighborhood over the Roof Depot site, where community-led efforts can help fight against colonialism and remedy the climate crisis.
HOURCAR Is Serving More People, in More Places (and Yes, It’s Challenging)
HOURCAR was groundbreaking when it launched in 2005. Despite road bumps — detailed recently in Streets.mn — the company is serving the underserved, its CEO says.
Car-Free Goals: How to Succeed Through Failure
I may have failed at my goals for winter biking, but I’ve managed to make biking over 14% of my personal modeshare!
Bungee Cords, Mobility Devices and Pink Tags: Or How I Found Adventure on a Boring Business Trip!
How to make a business trip more delightful: Bring a folding bike and pedal from the airport to the hotel on scenic off-street trails!
National Links: Best New Bike Lanes in the Country
Top bike projects of 2022, rent control in Boston, aligning climate priorities with city budgets and more national links for the week of February 5, 2023.
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.