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Streets.mn @streets.mn · 6h

😭😭😭 be on the lookout!

h jiahong pan 潘嘉宏 ☀️ @hpan3.bsky.social · 7h

Can y’all please be on the lookout for my bike? Last seen in Elliot Park. It is a black Biria bike with red pedals and stickers of local news orgs on the bottom tube. It also has a Brooks saddle and adapters for Wolf Tooth pogies on the handlebars.

Biria bike with a sign that says “300 Campground”

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Streets.mn @streets.mn · 11h

"Reserve Block 40 appears to be something of an afterthought, which perhaps belies some of the interesting facts related to its birth.

It should not come as a surprise that the official history of the park is ambiguous."

Reserve Block 40 — How Did That Little No-Name Park Get There?

The unexpected personal and community connections to be found by exploring a little-known park on the West Side of Cedar Lake.

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Streets.mn @streets.mn · 19h

Reserve Block 40 — How Did That Little No-Name Park Get There?: https://streets.mn/2025/10/08/reserve-block-40/

The unexpected personal and community connections to be found by exploring a little-known park on the West Side of Cedar Lake.

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Streets.mn @streets.mn · 1d

DATA CENTER SERIES: The Impact on Minnesota Waters: https://streets.mn/2025/10/07/data-center-series-the-impact-on-minnesota-waters/

Minnesota communities warn hyperscale data centers risk overusing groundwater, bypassing transparency, and undermining local water priorities and environmental laws.

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Streets.mn @streets.mn · 2d

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daviss @chaddavis.photography · 2d

Metro Transit preparing to begin running testing trains on the new SWLRT route, it's really happening... 🚉

Metro Transit LRT train with Light Rail Testing Now wrap

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Streets.mn @streets.mn · 2d

Newsletter: Midway’s Suburban Design Trap + A Call for Pitches on Highway Equity : https://streets.mn/2025/10/06/newsletter-october-1-2025/

In this issue of the Streets.mn newsletter: why Midway's suburban design trap, a history of 35th/36th streets in MPLS, a call for pitches, plus the latest ...

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BikeMN @bikemn.bsky.social · 2d

Generally the trend line is less car ownership in the metro core, especially among younger residents. The reasons are complex & multifaceted.

We don't keep, collect, or maintain this data ourselves but perhaps it is something that the regional TMOs do?

Any thoughts @moveminneapolis.bsky.social ?

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Streets.mn @streets.mn · 2d

What are the car-lite and car-free trends in the Twin Cities?

Certainly we could try crowdsourcing some anecdotes and stories!

Greta Kaul @gretakaul.bsky.social · 2d

It's a good question. Relatedly, I wonder how many households go down to one car from two, and how all of that has changed over time.

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Streets.mn @streets.mn · 2d

Good question!

Ethan Kleinbaum @eikleinbaum.bsky.social · 3d

Does anyone in Minneapolis organize family-friendly Metro Transit meet-up events? Meet up and ride the bus somewhere for coffee and treats? Bus equivalents of Perrenial Family Fun Rides?

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Streets.mn @streets.mn · 2d

National Links: Care Infrastructure: https://streets.mn/2025/10/06/national-links-care-infrastructure/

Care infrastructure, income and access, and unexpected variations in language and distance are all touched on in this week's National Links.

Streets.mn @streets.mn · 2d

"Many of the issues that transit agencies are dealing with are outgrowths of thorny societal problems, like homelessness and addiction, that transit agencies can’t solve by themselves."

www.startribune.com/metro-transi...

What a week’s worth of rider text messages reveals about Metro Transit’s problems

Serious crime is down on Metro Transit, but riders continue to report “quality of life” crime that makes some feel unsafe on light rail.

www.startribune.com

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Lone Gray Wolf @lonegraywolf2000.bsky.social · 4d

This starts in less than three hours! Let's have a #LivableLyndale for everyone, not just those in automobiles. A shared use path on such a heavy commercialized area does not make sense and will cause additional chaos and headaches if that plan goes through.

Julie C Johnson @julie-c-johnson.bsky.social · 6d

Join the Livable Lyndale team this Saturday Oct. 4 at 2pm (meet at Painter Park) to Stroll & Roll for a Livable Lyndale! Let's show Hennepin County that a shared use path is NOT the solution for Lyndale Avenue South!

More info and RSVP here: www.movemn.org/event/livabl...

Stroll and Roll for a Livable Lyndale!
Saturday, October 4, 2-4 PM
Meet at Painter Park tennis courts (620 W 34th St, MPLS)
Let’s show Hennepin County that a shared use path is NOT the solution for Lyndale Avenue South!
Despite clear demands from community, Hennepin County has released a final design for the road reconstruction that compromises the safety and comfort of people biking, walking, and taking transit. Join the Livable Lyndale campaign on Saturday from 2-4 PM to walk, roll, or push our bikes along the sidewalk to demonstrate how crowded, unsafe, and uncomfortable it will be if all users are together in one space!

More info and RSVP here: https://www.movemn.org/event/livable-lyndale-stroll-and-roll/

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 4d

galaxy brain take: i think we should just tear the bottleneck out, and 94 itself too because those freeways destroying the connections between all these neighborhoods are a bane on our existence and deeply antisocial

Nate Pentz @natepentz.bsky.social · 4d

Threads has some bizarre takes flying around

Unpopular opinion. I wish 335 had been built. It would have helped the bottle neck at Lowry tunnel

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Streets.mn @streets.mn · 4d

"It brings me no joy to say it, but I’ve definitely had far more uncomfortable experiences in the US riding transit than anywhere else, and that’s gotta say something. Even for me, a person who is enthusiastic about transit, it makes me think twice about taking it in a way I just don’t elsewhere."

World: Transit Should Be Fast, Comfortable, and Safe.

A Tale of Two Takes.

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Streets.mn @streets.mn · 5d

A nice Friday news dump!

Metro Transit (Official) @metrotransitmn.bsky.social · 5d

Light rail service has been restored on the METRO Blue Line – ahead of schedule – after more than a week’s worth of important maintenance activities.

Thank you for your patience!

Starting Saturday, 12-minute service begins at 7 a.m. More at www.metrotransit.org/route/blue

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Streets.mn @streets.mn · 5d

Kudos to Axios and Kyle for covering safe streets. There's plenty we can learn from other cities about making our streets in the Twin Cities safe and equitable.

Kyle Stokes @kystokes.bsky.social · 5d

🗼 I arrived in Tokyo recently excited to try their legendarily efficient train system.

I left wowed by another mode of transit: its surprisingly safe streets.

Can Minnesota learn lessons from Japan’s war on traffic deaths? My reflection for @axios.com >> www.axios.com/local/twin-c...

What Minnesota can learn from Japan about street safety

Most major U.S. cities, including Minneapolis, have struggled to reduce traffic deaths. Japan has all but eliminated them.

www.axios.com

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Julie C Johnson @julie-c-johnson.bsky.social · 6d

Join the Livable Lyndale team this Saturday Oct. 4 at 2pm (meet at Painter Park) to Stroll & Roll for a Livable Lyndale! Let's show Hennepin County that a shared use path is NOT the solution for Lyndale Avenue South!

More info and RSVP here: www.movemn.org/event/livabl...

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Streets.mn @streets.mn · 6d

"Poverty, crime and drug addiction are problems that extend far beyond a light-rail platform or public park. The answers here are both difficult and obvious. Until we provide large-scale care for people with trauma, or homes for people on the margins, our cities will continue to suffer."

'Eyes on the street' is only one part of the urban crime solution - MinnPost

Economic disparities, housing instability and mental health challenges extend beyond Twin Cities light-rail platforms and public parks.

www.minnpost.com

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Streets.mn @streets.mn · 6d

You’re Invited to Nightmare on Our Streets!: https://streets.mn/2025/10/02/youre-invited-to-nightmare-on-our-streets/

Celebrate another year of safer streets advocacy with Our Streets at a lively gathering featuring community, conversation and plenty of good food.

A group of ten cyclists wearing helmets and cold-weather gear stand together smiling on a bridge, with their bikes in front of them. A city skyline and busy highway are visible in the background under a cloudy sky.

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Streets.mn @streets.mn · 7d

Minneapolis and St. Paul.

What are the other two?

Can We Agree On the 4 Major U.S. Cities?

YouTube video by Ray Delahanty | CityNerd

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Streets.mn @streets.mn · 7d

"After Interstate 35W opened and 35th and 36th streets were converted into one-way streets, the neighborhood shifted. According to census research by Dr. Lloyd, the black neighborhood contracted. The western boundary shifted from Nicollet Avenue to 35W, making the area more segregated."

Community and connection: a history of 35th and 36th Streets

Lindsey Fenner describes the history of 35th and 36th Streets and the Black community disrupted by the building of Interstate 35W.

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Streets.mn @streets.mn · 7d

Book Club: Bowling Alone: https://streets.mn/2025/10/01/book-club-bowling-alone/

In today's book club episode, Parker Seaman and Ian R Buck discuss Bowling Alone by Robert D Putnam, in a conversation moderated by Stina Neel.

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Regina Burstein 🚲 🚈 🌳 @mplsfietser.bike · 8d

Hey Minneapolis friends, it's the last day to make comments on the comment map for the Lyndale Ave "final" concept design.

Tell the County what you think about a shared use path and two ~12ft parking lanes along most of the corridor.

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Streets.mn @streets.mn · 8d

"On the environment, NLX would decrease reliance on carbon-intensive transportation like road vehicles and airplanes. And because Northern Lights Express trains would be largely grade-separated from motor vehicles, they would provide more capacity, greater reliability and higher speeds..."

Talks of NLX Need Verifiable Facts, not Conjecture

From the Twin Cities to the Twin Ports, public support for NLX should center on verifiable facts around cost, congestion and climate.

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Streets.mn @streets.mn · 8d

"In a separate statement sent to the Minnesota Star Tribune, brewery representatives cited pending roadwork in front of their taproom as one of “too many headwinds stacked up over the years.” Lyndale Avenue is scheduled to be rebuilt from Franklin Avenue to 31st Street in 2027.. "

LynLake Brewery to join list of closed Twin Cities taprooms

Pending construction on Lyndale Avenue and other “headwinds” were cited for its closure Sunday after 11 years.

www.startribune.com

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