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Scott Berger
@scottbergermn.bsky.social
Union Park, Saint Paul, Minnesota urbanist. Give me all four seasons.

Call me "multi-modal." Folding/cargo bikes. Manual transmission elitist. Electrification. Winter tires. Car problem aficionado.

Cats. Kids. Patents. Sports. Ovalbore wannabe.
I call DSI fairly often. Especially when it’s a business.
December 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Which seemingly is also the single best reason to ride transit in the city.
December 7, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Let’s not forget the first several years of Gleeman and Geek covered a perpetually futile franchise.

Although I would argue this is worse than any of the aughts years because it now appears intentional.
December 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I willingly biked down rutted “bike friendly” Summit Ave tonight. AMA.
December 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
We looked at the subwoofer and it was fixed.
November 27, 2025 at 4:26 AM
To be fair, the federal government basically just did that.
October 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I have been gradually planning to write a @streets.mn piece outlining all the reasons Stillwater, MN is disappointing, but could be truly great if it got its priorities straight--which it won't. It should be named the "City of Parking." The entire riverfront is paved and there is almost no shade.
October 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I commute to Stillwater daily and see basically the opposite: a beautiful, but car-dominated downtown with laughably narrow sidewalks, endless parking lots, and a highway for a main street. Hundreds of curb cuts, and weird land use. IMO, Stillwater succeeds despite—not because of—its urban design.
October 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Another view of the folly
August 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I, also of Saint Paul, just did the same.
August 22, 2025 at 12:11 PM
If the new owners don’t spend the savings I agree. Can we assume that?

But why expect value for the dead weight, back-end of the 6-yr contract?
August 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
If the desirable part of a multi year contract for an aging FA is the early few years, isn’t it actually shrewd to offload the back end years of these expensive contracts? … Assuming they re-spend that money of course.
August 2, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Data aside, the B line *feels* twice as fast as the 21 to me. Sometimes perception matters as much as actual speeds.
June 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
It’s an ugly song. There I said it.
June 9, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Stillwater on the riverfront for years had a similar sign, year round. I found it obnoxious and so did everyone else apparently, since it saw virtually zero compliance.

This type of thing is put in place by a person who hasn’t ridden a bike since they were a kid.
June 3, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Better than a walk off. Impressive.
May 31, 2025 at 5:20 AM
What’s our record in these games?
May 20, 2025 at 12:56 AM