Suburban Sidewalk Retrofits
59th-France: This is a classic non-ADA bus stop with no sidewalk. The lack of suburban sidewalks has long been a legitimate urbanist complaint. While more new suburban developments are being built with...
View ArticleWoodley Street, Northfield: Narrowing the focus
Northfield’s City Council is getting ready to discuss Woodley Street’s sidewalks on October 28. If this work session conversation follows the well-worn path of earlier sidewalk and street improvement...
View ArticleGreen Art for the Green Line — Part III
Today, I’m going to focus on David Zinn’s temporary street art, as an example of a way to create an ever-changing treasure hunt along the Green Line. With small creatures to be discovered on the...
View ArticleMN GOP Beware: Biking and Pedestrian Improvements Have Broad Appeal
Minnesota Republicans captured control of the Minnesota House of Representatives in part by fueling urban versus rural resentment: “Those metro-centric DFLers give everything to Minneapolis and St....
View ArticleThe Funniest Meme on the World Wide Website
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View ArticleHey Transit Investments, Don’t Skimp on the Sidewalks
University Avenue sidewalk. What if you built a transit line, and nobody came? More and more that’s a distinct possibility because, as projects face tighter fiscal realities at all levels of...
View ArticleSunday Summary – February 8, 2015
It’s another summary of another week with all the posts carefully valued, occasionally cross-referenced and thoughtfully arranged for quick and/or quirky reading. Let’s Do It Better Department...
View ArticleImproving Level of Service for Blind People
On my way to the Wedge Co-op one evening last week, I heard someone curse under her breath. I turned to see an older woman standing on the sidewalk, tapping a white cane around slushy snow at one of...
View ArticleGetting to the Green Line and Beyond: Access for All
Quite a number of people commented on the article I posted last week – Getting to the Green Line: Seen through the Lens of a Wheelchair User. So I thought I would follow up with some observations,...
View ArticleEvery Sidewalk Tells a Story
Here are just a few of the stories I’ve seen: I saw this woman pushing her cart with a few groceries along a road in Fridley. I’m guessing that she lives in the apartments ahead and was coming from...
View ArticleThe Disability Community is “Making Strides” Toward Better Transit Access
The recently released Making Strides 2014 Accessibility Survey provides a wealth of data about the challenges faced by members of the disability community as they seek to access the Green Line. The...
View ArticleWalking Saint Paul
While many streets.mn writers focus on the pleasures and challenges of bicycling in the Twin Cities, I bring the same kind of passion to walking. So I was delighted to open up my Sunday New York Times...
View ArticleGreen Line Tragedy a Wake-up Call
When I first heard about the fatal Green Line crash at Snelling Avenue Station last Thursday morning, I was shocked and dismayed. And as additional reports gave the name of the victim–Lynne Thomas–and...
View ArticleWalking in Saint Paul — What Will It Take to Make It Safe and Pleasant?
In the last couple of years, I have begun walking pretty much every day. I walk to go to nearby meetings or to buy fresh produce, bread or fish. I walk to the bus or the Green Line to reach more...
View Article“It Never Should Have Happened.” But What’s Being Done About It?
“Fatal crash ‘never should have happened‘”. That headline, on the front page of the Minnesota section of the Star Tribune on June 1st, referred to a fatal crash that occurred a year ago in rural Rock...
View ArticleA Busman’s Holiday, or streets.mn Readers on Vacation
There’s a lovely phrase in British [Empire] English: a busman’s holiday. It’s a simple idea, when a bus driver goes on holiday he—the phrase dates to 1893—takes a bus to his destination and might even...
View ArticleSigns and Sidewalks Don’t Mix
A sign blocking a sidewalk on Lyndale Avenue, Richfield Road construction season in Minnesota is winding down and, as a result, many of the orange signs that are seasonal visitors to our urban...
View ArticlePeople on Foot: Step Up to Stop the Carnage!
The tragic death of Kunlek Wangmo last week clearly struck a nerve with many people, especially those who live along West 7th Street in Saint Paul, where she was hit and killed by a car while crossing...
View ArticleThis Intersection Needs Work
Having recently moved away from downtown, I’m spending more time in other parts of the city, which means I find new things to critique/complain about. Case in point, a problematic intersection that...
View ArticleShoveling is Hard Work
I walked to the grocery store on Sunday, pushing the jogging stroller all the way. I’m an able-bodied person and one of the things I like about taking the kid for a walk is that I get a greater...
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