How the Twin Cities Abolished Parking Minimums
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The Twin Cities' victory over mandatory parking minimums was won by smart, persistent organizing among advocates and well-informed electeds — and your city can do the same.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Minnesota
Can a Land Bridge Restore What a Black Community Lost?
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Advocates from St. Paul, Minn. are hoping to restore some of what the Black community lost when a highway was run through their core neighborhood — and to provide an unconventional model for other communities across the country to do the same.
Could Car Share Become a Part of Transit?
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For more than 20 years, U.S. car-sharing services have failed to deliver on the promise of reducing private vehicle ownership at large scale — but an innovative new business model rolling out on the streets of Minneapolis and St. Paul soon may give the industry the jolt it needs.
Bus Rapid Transit Should Be Built More Rapidly
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Why does it take years to install a dedicated bus lane? It only takes a week to put down red paint and tell drivers, "Begone!"
Minnesota Starts Embracing Self-Driving Cars
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The state's new strategic transportation plan seeks to prepare Gophers for a driverless future.
Transit Agency Cuts Service To Curb Homeless in Minneapolis
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Minneapolis's transit agency has started shutting down the city's only 24-hour rail line for two hours per night in a move designed to scatter the homeless, but one which has had an impact on working class riders who just want to get home.