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Talking Headways Podcast: Rondo Revisited
Finally, there is a light rail line connecting the Twin Cities. The Green Line, running 11 miles from Union Depot in downtown St. Paul to Target Field in downtown Minneapolis, cost $957 million and took decades to build. The process of choosing stations was contentious but eventually incorporated the proposals of low-income communities that wanted them, and the line is already being held up as a model. It's not the fastest way between the two downtowns, but it might be the best way. Jeff and I discuss.
June 20, 2014
More Mayoral Results: Minneapolis, Houston, Boston
This week's mayoral elections yielded good news for transit and safe streets in both Houston and Minneapolis. In Boston, meanwhile, the results are less straightforward.
November 7, 2013
Twin Cities Region Grows While Car Use Shrinks
Residents of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Region are letting their feet off the gas.
October 30, 2013
How to Sell Developers and Employers on Transit-Oriented Development
Developers and employers think transit access is great. But if the hurdles are too high, they’ll forgo it -- choosing locations that shackle people to car dependence. That’s the finding of a recent report by University of Minnesota researchers Yingling Fan and Andrew Guthrie.
August 27, 2013
Minneapolis-St. Paul: Ripe for a Highway Teardown?
When I was a college student in the Twin Cities, I moved between Minneapolis and St. Paul on the 21 bus or the 16 bus or by bike, traversing vibrant corridors like Lake Street and Washington Avenue. I rode past art cinemas and pancake houses and Mexican supermarkets and puppet theaters. Or I didn't ride past -- I stopped and sampled.
July 12, 2013
Parking Madness: Minneapolis vs. Columbia, South Carolina
Today we're getting a look at the last two contestants in Streetsblog's Parking Madness bracket, the tournament that will "crown" the worst parking crater in the U.S. But don't worry. Milwaukee, Tulsa, Dallas, Atlanta, Louisville, Cleveland, Houston, and today's winner still need to do battle to determine the final victor. The final first round match-up is Minneapolis versus Columbia, South Carolina.
March 29, 2013
Study: Homes Near Transit Were Insulated From the Housing Crash
If you live close to a transit station, chances are you’ve weathered the recession better than your friends who don’t.
March 22, 2013
Midwestern Cities Race to Adopt, and Grow, Bike-Share
Pittsburgh was the newest city to announce its bike-share plans this week, when it confirmed the city would add a 500-bike system by the spring of next year.
March 13, 2013
Portland Back on Top in Bicycling Magazine’s City Rankings
Minneapolis versus Portland: This is shaping up to be quite a rivalry.
May 21, 2012
To Change Your Community’s Streets, the Action Is in the Statehouse
Anxious about Congress messing up the federal transportation bill? There's a lot at stake in Washington, but consider this: 78 percent of transportation funds come from the state and local levels.
March 22, 2012