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Ethan Fawley @ethanfawley.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for all your amazing coverage, Jeff. I hope you land in a great spot soon! You deserve to

Ethan Fawley @ethanfawley.bsky.social · 2d

Lowry was previously a 4-lane undivided street for this 3 blocks. This is typically an unsafe design in cities because there are lots of conflicts with left-turning vehicles & speeding. A similar safety conversion on part of Lyndale Ave N in 2022 has seen a 70% reduction in injury crashes. Huge ROI

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Ethan Fawley @ethanfawley.bsky.social · 2d

This is a long-time in the making. Residents of Lowry Manor public housing organized to raise awareness of the safety challenges of crossing Lowry starting nearly a decade ago. It shouldn’t have taken this long, but I’m so glad it’s done!

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Ethan Fawley @ethanfawley.bsky.social · 2d

Lane safety conversion & bike lane gap filled on Lowry Ave N!

Shout out to @mennos.bsky.social who pushed for this to get done this year, County staff who got on board, & City crews who installed. This 3-block paint job cost only $12k, but delivers big safety improvements.

View of new 3-lane Lowry Ave with buffered bike lanes

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Ethan Fawley @ethanfawley.bsky.social · 2d

Bummed I missed that mtg. My son goes to Emerson. It’s more challenging because it’s a magnet school so draws from whole city. Still a shock for me last year to learn there were 0 kids who left school on their own (not school bus or parent pickup). They had to work out a process for my son to do it

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Ethan Fawley @ethanfawley.bsky.social · 5d

I thought it was the old 4-6-0!

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Ethan Fawley @ethanfawley.bsky.social · 6d

Yeah, unfortunately lots of places in the market are closed on Sundays these days. It’s livelier other days (before 7pm)

Ethan Fawley @ethanfawley.bsky.social · 6d

FYI www.mlssoccer.com/news/minneso...

Minnesota United sign Anthony Markanich to contract extension | MLSSoccer.com

TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Extension Minnesota United have signed defender Anthony Markanich to a contract extension through 2028 with an option for 2029, the club announced Tuesday.

www.mlssoccer.com

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Ethan Fawley @ethanfawley.bsky.social · 6d

Midtown Global Market location is open M-Sat. Come on over!

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 8d

ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.

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City of Minneapolis @minneapolismn.gov · 9d

This week, the City launch automated enforcement of speed limits at five high-risk intersections as part of a traffic camera safety pilot program. The pilot is a key part of the City’s award-winning Vision Zero initiative to eliminate traffic deaths and severe injuries on Minneapolis streets.

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Alex Schieferdecker @alexschief.bsky.social · 10d

Excited that people will finally see in concrete how our Public Works staff has been working to expand the envelope for roadway safety improvements.

Coming at the close of this construction season, we'll have some much-needed new medians and new crosswalk locations at high ped/car volume crossings.

Jason Chavez @jchavezmpls.bsky.social · 17d

Dear neighbor,

I want to thank you for your advocacy regarding changes to our traffic calming process. As a result, Municipal State Aid streets are now eligible for the Neighborhood Traffic Calming program. 1/

Safety Improvements Coming Soon Near You!
Minneapolis Public Works will install traffic calming islands in your neighborhood later this year. Traffic calming islands are raised areas located mid-block or at intersections. They help to reduce vehicle speeds and improve crossing safety.

The locations for these installations include:
• 28th Ave S at 45th St E
• 28th St E at 34th Ave S and 37th Ave S
• 42nd Ave S at 32nd St E and 33rd St E
• 2nd St SE at 3rd Ave SE

Locations were selected independently from the Neighborhood Traffic Calming program

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Katie Cashman @katiecashman.bsky.social · 11d

Traffic laws are now photo-enforced in the City of Mpls. Five traffic safety cameras were placed on accident-prone streets and will now issue tickets for speeding - $40 or $80 depending on the speed.

This is a step towards encouraging behavior change to slow down drivers and keep our city safe.🚦

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Zaynab Mohamed @zaynabmmohamed.bsky.social · 10d

I’m proud that my speed camera pilot program is now being implemented.

This will protect Minnesotans by reducing reckless driving and speeding.

These cameras will capture the license plates of speeding drivers and the city will mail a ticket to their home. So, drive carefully!

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Ethan Fawley @ethanfawley.bsky.social · 10d

Can someone explain how Suarez got such a low G+ rating in a game where he scored 2 excellent goals (& otherwise seemed fine)? Or is that a type-o? @americansocceranalysis.com

Ethan Fawley @ethanfawley.bsky.social · 11d

Traffic safety camera pilot launches tomorrow. Signs and cameras are out now at initial locations. Glad to have this starting.

Signs for speed limit 25 and traffic laws photo enforced

Sign unveiling by Mayor Frey, Sen. Mohamed, former Rep. Hornstein, CM Cashman, Sen. Dibble, and Rep. Sencer-Mura

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Ethan Fawley @ethanfawley.bsky.social · 11d

I’ve watched a couple commentators break down why it was a foul. I’ve come around that it was a foul. I didn’t realize a part of the rule that Phee didn’t have anywhere to go but hit Thomas with her knee & that’s a foul even though AT got the ball clean initially.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 12d

Horrifying— Barbara Gomes Marques went with her US citizen husband and lawyer on 9/16 to a green card appointment at USCIS office in downtown LA where she was tricked into walking down a hallway away from them, was snatched by ICE and never came back. She now faces imminent deportation in Louisiana.

Los Angeles man demands answers after wife was detained at scheduled green card meeting

A man is speaking out and asking for help after his wife was detained by federal agents at the end of a scheduled green card hearing in downtown Los Angeles in early September.

www.cbsnews.com

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Ethan Fawley @ethanfawley.bsky.social · 12d

Honest question: did you think it was a foul on Phee?
Certainly very unfortunate & tough injury & maybe stuff leading up to it could have been called tighter. I thought the finals last year were a reffing travesty, but I don’t have that juice this year.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 12d

Minneapolis is set to turn on its first cameras to catch and cite speeders.

Minneapolis speed cameras to be activated this week

Hennepin County will reveal plans to remake Marshall Street at a meeting this week.

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Ethan Fawley @ethanfawley.bsky.social · 15d

@jonmarthaler.com since there was confusion on the pod about CCC qualifications, I’ll point to this bsky.app/profile/etha...

Ethan Fawley @ethanfawley.bsky.social · 23d

It can go farther down than that too if teams above end up qualifying via other means (MLS Cup, Leagues Cup, Open Cup, Canadian Cup). Last year, Seattle qualified via standings after finishing 7th because 3 teams above qualified via others. But, obviously higher is better & top 4 guarantees spot

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Ethan Fawley @ethanfawley.bsky.social · 18d

Let’s go Lynx!

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Ethan Fawley @ethanfawley.bsky.social · 19d

I sure hope they open the upper deck for the finals again (assuming they make!). I think I paid ~$40 in the upper deck last year & it was certainly packed

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Ethan Fawley @ethanfawley.bsky.social · 19d

I mean those deals are nice, but it kind of stinks that if you are general public then cheapest tickets were $55 when I looked yesterday. Would be nice to just have lower prices for everyone & sell more tickets. In 1st round, I paid $50/each & then there were a lot of empty seats, which was bummer.

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City of Minneapolis @minneapolismn.gov · 19d

That's a wrap on Open Streets season! A huge thanks to all of our community organizations that made these events really sing. Fall may be around the corner, but we're celebrating all things summer with Open Streets!

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