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Uses Transit @usestransit.bsky.social · 16h

There are 578.6 Persons per county lane mile in Hennepin County and 637.7 Persons per county lane mile in Ramsey County

There's 3.6 county lane miles per square mile in Hennepin County, and 5 county lane miles per square mile in Ramsey County

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Uses Transit @usestransit.bsky.social · 16h

a cartoon of charlie brown jumping in the air with the words " certified stinky boy " below him

ALT: a cartoon of charlie brown jumping in the air with the words " certified stinky boy " below him

media.tenor.com

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Molly Coleman @mollycoleman.bsky.social · 1d

Fall is truly here.

Finger pushing the “push for heat” button at the light rail platform.

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Stinamo @stinamo.bsky.social · 1d

Know what is worse than SOVs? Zero occupancy vehicles. I saw so many of these empty cars driving around San Francisco, just making traffic.

Zak Yudhishthu @zyudhishthu.bsky.social · 1d

Well, here it comes: @toreyvanoot.bsky.social reports that Waymo has hired lobbyists in Minnesota and been talking to state lawmakers, looking for legislative approval to operate in MN

www.axios.com/local/twin-c...

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Lars Negstad @larsn.bsky.social · 1d

c'mon mn say hell no to Waymo

Zak Yudhishthu @zyudhishthu.bsky.social · 1d

Well, here it comes: @toreyvanoot.bsky.social reports that Waymo has hired lobbyists in Minnesota and been talking to state lawmakers, looking for legislative approval to operate in MN

www.axios.com/local/twin-c...

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Uses Transit @usestransit.bsky.social · 1d

I do appreciate him fighting for the Green Line, and Union Depot from everything I heard (I was not following things closely at the time). But in this corridor, and leading on new corridors I agree.

Just know there's a lot more I would say in person over a coffee then I would post online.

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Tom Basgen, Mr. Saint Paul @tombasgen.bsky.social · 1d

Matt is right. Vote yes on admin cites. youtu.be/wyftZfy3-Bo

St Paul 2025 Election Roundup + City Question #1 (w/ Matt Privratsky)

YouTube video by Wedge LIVE!

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Uses Transit @usestransit.bsky.social · 1d

We need an aggressively pro-transit progressive champion to challenge Rafael's seat next year.

The lack of leadership I've seen from his office surrounding this project in my opinion is disqualifying of the position.

32 years is long enough to hold a seat. Ramsey needs a new leader.

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Uses Transit @usestransit.bsky.social · 1d

Remember this when you hear about property taxes rising next year

Remember this when Hennepin Cty announces yet another transit expansion

Remember this when the equity gap between East Metro and West Metro continues growing

The current leadership of Ramsey County is failing us

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Uses Transit @usestransit.bsky.social · 1d

Because we don't have the density or commercial base to sustain the services that an urban county of our size needs. We are refusing to work with our partners for transit that will spur much needed development, and give a strong customer base to businesses.

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Uses Transit @usestransit.bsky.social · 1d

Realistic and Affordable alternative. That would have been operational in 8 years, almost unheard of for a new Dedicated BRT Line. They pick up their toys and go home.

Ramsey County is being left in the dust by Hennepin County. We are raising property taxes year over year

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Uses Transit @usestransit.bsky.social · 1d

Ramsey County? Where is the leadership? Where is the vision for the future?

The County has spent decades postponing construction projects on this corridor for the promise of a transitway, and yet when they had everyone else in the room willing to fight for and advance a

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Uses Transit @usestransit.bsky.social · 1d

First Riverview is killed.

Then the City of Saint Paul, MnDOT, and the Met Council pull together a great alternative in the West 7th BRT.

Ramsey County refuses to fund the project.

Now it has been officially downgraded to ABRT. This is embarrassing.

stpaul.gov/departments/...

The New West 7th Corridor

A Concept for Downtown Saint Paul to Mall of America

stpaul.gov

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Uses Transit @usestransit.bsky.social · 10d

Ugh I was supposed to head out there today, but I had to catch up on some work stuff. Hope you had fun! And great to see you the other night!

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Uses Transit @usestransit.bsky.social · 10d

Looks like a great time!

Uses Transit @usestransit.bsky.social · 11d

The countries of Luxembourg and Andorra overlayed onto the Twin Cities

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Uses Transit @usestransit.bsky.social · 14d

If your not willing to give up car lanes for bus lanes your equity is performative

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Uses Transit @usestransit.bsky.social · 14d

And that the science and research was not on their side.

But I still had a lot of unlearning to do. A decade of Dennis Prager, Michael Savage, and everyone else on AM 1280 The Patriot did a number on me

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Uses Transit @usestransit.bsky.social · 14d

I feel like cause I grew up conservative, I missed the edgy phase and more just realized as I got into high school that the conservative talk radio that I listened too was so disconnected from reality

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Uses Transit @usestransit.bsky.social · 15d

*when my car

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Uses Transit @usestransit.bsky.social · 15d

Bustang saved me when my completely broke down on me going over the mountains in Colorado. I barely made it into Vail. Transmission went out, and it wasn't worth replacing. I was stuck. But Bustang was there to save me

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Uses Transit @usestransit.bsky.social · 15d

Change for the better is possible.

And it can happen quicker than you think.

It may not be perfect, but a world that's better than what you think is realistic today is completely possible! Even if there will be some setbacks along the way

I Hate Carmel Indiana @ihatecarmelin.bsky.social · 15d

10 years ago we were 1 year into green line operation, and still 1 year out from the A Line being built. If memory serves, the 2nd + Marquette bus improvements were underway, and we were trying out this newfangled "signal prioritization" thing on 4th + university. _wild_ changes in 10 years

Uses Transit @usestransit.bsky.social · 15d

There are significantly more bikers riding in Minneapolis than there were 10 years ago, and we just opened our first protected bikeway, once network now is complete we'll have 26 high frequency bus routes, much more than 10 years ago.

Change seems slow zoomed in, but it is happening.

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Uses Transit @usestransit.bsky.social · 15d

Definitely, I wish we had followed up on this study that was done in 2010

mdl.mndot.gov/_flysystem/f...

mdl.mndot.gov

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Uses Transit @usestransit.bsky.social · 15d

I appreciate this. Thank you for sharing. There's a lot of people on the East side praying on this lines downfall and just waiting for an excuse to hate on it

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Uses Transit @usestransit.bsky.social · 15d

There are significantly more bikers riding in Minneapolis than there were 10 years ago, and we just opened our first protected bikeway, once network now is complete we'll have 26 high frequency bus routes, much more than 10 years ago.

Change seems slow zoomed in, but it is happening.

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