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Bill is absolutely right that Trader Joe's generally has the best parking lot designs. Unfortunately, they don't open locations in many affordable neighborhoods. We need to combine the coverage of Aldi with the urban design of Trader Joe's. minnpost.com/cityscape/2026… …

I just passed through 26th & Hiawatha, the most dangerous intersection in Minneapolis. The traffic lights are out, just flashing red right now. And you know what? It's a much safer intersection when everyone is forced to treat it as a four-way stop. ift.tt/QEfJ5to Ma…

[Young Anakin voice] now _this_ is bike touring! ift.tt/sw5iyXb May 25, 2026 at 08:23PM

It's our first #MediaMonday at @streetsmn ! Today we have a video from Steve's Wanderlust, riding the full length of the Gold Line BRT and giving lots of thoughts about the service. streets.mn/2026/05/25/met… ift.tt/Yzqrt7Q May 25, 2026 at 06:31AM

Congratulations to the Eagle, my trusty steed that has just passed 30,000 kilometers of service! I just replaced the original saddle, which was pretty much the last part of the bike that I hadn't yet customized. I think we may have reached its final form! …

Rode the #MedCityMeander today! We did the new long route, and when you include the distance to and from the start of the ride, I just about hit 100km. The route was pretty nice (I hear @MartyCormack is partially to thank) though there were only two rest stops very close togeth…

I love it when I come up with one little change to the structure of a curriculum that solves two unrelated issues that had been bothering me. Feels so good! ift.tt/kt8dZeU May 20, 2026 at 08:27AM

Congratulations, Madison! I hope it won't be long before they extend that to Eau Claire and the Twin Cities. allaboardmn.org/news/blog/futu… ift.tt/gTZQjRo May 19, 2026 at 06:19PM

Well, this was an unfortunate sticker placement. ift.tt/8fhGbBq May 19, 2026 at 02:55PM

The biggest benefit of adding an Empire Builder stop in Anoka isn't that it will make riding the EB easier for residents of the Northwest suburbs; it's that this will preserve a station that will be used for other routes, like the Borealis being extended to Fargo. …

Thanks to one of my students, I now know that Australian football is a thing. And it looks like an absolutely wild sport. Apparently a common tactic for catching the ball (making a "mark") is to jump up and launch yourself off the body of one of your opponents (a "spectacular m…

Here we go, this is the kind of fight I want to be seeing out of my state's government! mprnews.org/story/2026/05/… ift.tt/DTdP7zm May 18, 2026 at 09:09PM

It has been 0 days since I was mistaken for a high school student. Still got it! 🤪 ift.tt/VCfmDyZ May 14, 2026 at 12:17PM

I highly recommend playing Guess Who but with a house rule that you can only ask subjective questions. Eg "does this person know how to open a PDF?" "Has this person made it to yellow belt in karate?" "Is this person an art teacher?" Etc ift.tt/yUTorMk May 10, 2026…

Really great points here about making sure bus and bike projects work together! It is really frustrating how spotty St Paul's follow through on their bicycle plan is. Use projects like this to your advantage! streets.mn/2026/04/16/h-l… ift.tt/JhbE52O May 10, 2026 at 10…

It was a blast to get to chat with Patrick from @OhTheUrbanity about his craft! If you've ever thought about making videos about urbanism, this episode of the #StreetsMNPodcast is for you. streets.mn/2026/05/01/for… ift.tt/avTZzmg May 5, 2026 at 06:18PM

The Cedar Lake and Kenilworth Trails are fully reopened, and I think I managed to be the first person to capture 360 degree imagery along the whole route! panoramax.openstreetmap.fr/sequence/ec536… ift.tt/JP4ocn3 May 4, 2026 at 09:09PM

As always, lots of great info about recent bus route changes (frequency updates galore!) But the real juicy stuff in this article is Aaron's scathing critique of the opt-out transit systems and their turf wars. I didn't realize that it's MVTA's fault that the Orange Line doesn'…

Day 30 #30DaysofBiking I now have a helmet mount for the GoPro, and it works much better! I think I nearly have the pitch correct. panoramax.openstreetmap.fr/sequence/4fbe1… ift.tt/NW3SrRb April 30, 2026 at 09:50PM

Day 29 #30DaysofBiking The blossoms are looking gorgeous! ift.tt/izY2UXd April 29, 2026 at 08:32PM