Urban waterways, e-bike subsidies, and systemic change waves

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This quarter's report includes two major bus line makeovers, plus an introduction to traffic signal priority for buses and trains.

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Join us for a conversation with Henry Grabar, author of Paved Paradise, which gives a surprisingly entertaining history of parking policy in America!

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A data-driven comparison examines the climate impacts of traveling from Minneapolis by car, Amtrak and plane, highlighting tradeoffs in emissions and efficiency.

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Join us on September 17th for a panel discussion and Q&A on getting transportation and land use champions into state office!

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Exploring the bike trails and towns near Walker, Minnesota, on the shores of Leech Lake.

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St. Paul’s Summit Regional Trail is underway, and its brand-new Tree Preservation Ordinance is now in full force. Will the new TPO quiet the Trail plan’s critics?

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As the City of Minneapolis' Public Works department embarks on the 34th Street Neighborhood Greenway project this summer, Minneapolis has an opportunity to build an elite neighborhood bikeway.

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Biking to the Great Minnesota Get-Together can be cheaper, quicker and less stressful than driving — if you can find the right route.

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Grocery stores in North Minneapolis expose how land use, supermarket redlining and policy choices shape food access, and what communities can do to reclaim control.

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Empowering Small Minnesota Communities program examined challenges in east central Minnesota, identified strategies to improving essential services and regional mobility access.

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How do you take something as technical as designing a street layout and make it accessible to the majority of people?

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Discussing bikeway improvements with City of Minneapolis Public Works staff

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Overperforming downtowns, e-bikes, a $2B people mover at LAX, and urbanism polling well

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Against all odds, futuristic delusions of national construction in South Korea transformed a pitiful backwater into a prosperous country. As Minnesota today faces its own hostile intermeddling, is there something that can be brought from Korea, to Minnesota?

The post An Imaginary Drawing of Korea in the Year 2000, but make it Minnesota: Thoughts on “defensive construction” appeared first on Streets.mn.

What goes into running a non-profit like Streets.mn? Let's take a moment to hear from the board members who make it all possible!

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New research project evaluates pedestrian safety infrastructure and driver behavior.

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Mapping Prejudice, at the University of Minnesota, helps us to understand the history of housing discrimination in the Twin Cities—and to participate in mapping it.

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Names are important. What do these locally named places and streets tell us about who we are, where we come from, and what we care about?

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Editor’s note: This article is adapted from a version published July 17, 2026, by the Minnesota Women’s Press. Public art was unveiled at a July 11 event at the new Wadaag Commons affordable housing community in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis. A $500,000 investment was made in permanent public art that is integrated directly into the development as a defining element […]

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Parking lots, Bay Area transit, wildfire smoke, and more.

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Hear from some of our favorite advocacy organizations what happened at the 2026 Minnesota legislative session, and what we're carrying forward into next year!

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Why you should try a family bike ride this summer and how to do it; groups like Kidical Mass make it easy.

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Let’s go on a ride through the three cities where I’ve lived and arrive in Minneapolis, the city that is right for me.

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We can disagree on how the road will look, but we all want businesses to be there when construction is done.

The post Lyndale Ave Reconstruction: It’s not just a space issue; it’s a money issue. appeared first on Streets.mn.

Join us at our annual summer picnic!

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Join Steve's Wanderlust on a surprisingly significant trip on the Empire Builder from Chicago to the Twin Cities.

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The nation’s capital offers one of the best public transit and cycling networks in the country. We explore and offer the best tips for travel.

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Buses alone are not enough. Light rail would add the kind of reliability, permanence and economic development the area needs.

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Discussing the consequences of suburban migration and responding to a recently-published Star Tribune article.

The post The “Donut”, with sprinkles: taking stock of the Star Tribune’s recent homage to suburbia appeared first on Streets.mn.

Let's sit down with Miles in Transit to talk about his motivation and process for making videos of arbitrary transit riding challenges!

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Minneapolis beat back housing rent inflation through a combination of public policy reforms and lower interest rates that powered a historic housing expansion.

The post How Zoning, Home Building, and “Intentional Communities” Kept Rent Lower in Minneapolis appeared first on Streets.mn.

The western portion of Northeast Park was the focus for this first walk in the neighborhood. Unlike the irregularly shaped area east of Johnson, it has a grid-based layout, albeit with substantial gaps.

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What happens when a group of artists notice that drivers are traveling dangerously fast? They paint a huge mural under a bridge, of course!

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An on-the-ground exposé of West 1st Street highlights crumbling sidewalks, accessibility issues and the need for improved pedestrian infrastructure.

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This is a book review of Living Downtown, a book about the history of rooming houses and residential hotels in the United States.

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Now known as the Minnesota Cargo Bike Library, let's check in with Laura Mitchell about what's new this year!

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June's quarterly service change brings expanded bus service to the northwest metro in lieu of the Northstar service, which ceased earlier this year.

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Walkable neighborhoods, car ownership, and street safety

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How do we take the principles of car-free mobility and apply it to the places farthest away from any city?

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Considering quonsets as one response to contemporary housing issues in the Midway and beyond

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Seventeen people, from the Twin Cities and beyond, have stepped forward as volunteer board members to keep Streets.mn strong and sustainable.

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Airport shuttles are an often-overlooked tool in the ground transportation network. Follow along as Steve's Wanderlust highlights the connection between the Twin Cities and Eau Claire, Wisconsin!

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Bus shelters, transit oriented development, and urban development without subsidies

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Lyndale Ave is up for reconstruction, and a group of activists have been working for the last few years to make sure it has the best design it can.

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State lawmakers and members of the public led the call to pause Rethinking I-94 at a Zoom meeting between MnDOT and policymakers last week.

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Bring your creative spark on June 21, 2026 as we decorate three bicycles into public works of art to be displayed within the Twin Cities.

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Reflecting on housing as a human right and the systems that push people into housing insecurity.

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I experienced Art-A-Whirl for the first time and I have (infrastructure) thoughts.

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