Minnesota

Twin Cities See Remarkable Increase in Biking and Walking

Minneapolis and St. Paul are elevating their already high levels of biking and walking. Biking is up 22 percent over 2010 (when it was named America's #1 bike city) according to figures released last Friday.

20 December 2011 - 12:00pm

Shareable

LaHood Defends HSR At House Transportation Committee Hearing

Speaking before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood defended the viability of the President's ambitious, national high-speed rail program.

7 December 2011 - 12:00pm

Governing

Restoration? More Like Rehabilitation...

Minneapolis' Peavey Plaza, designed in the heady early 70s, is a sunken design with waterfalls. The site has not aged well, and the landscape architect tasked with fixing the situation is taking significant steps to improve it.

24 November 2011 - 9:00am

The Architect's Newspaper

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"There's No Democrat or Republican Way to Pick Up Garbage"

Minneapolis knows it will never win any beauty contests, or become a tourist destination. But city leaders know what makes the city great: it works.

22 November 2011 - 8:00am

GOOD Magazine

The Irrationality Of Federal Infrastructure Spending

Charles Marohn believes that the way the US manages its infrastructure spending is problematic He finds that the lack of federal support for maintenance leads states to irrationally prioritize new projects over repairing old.

3 November 2011 - 1:00pm

Strong Towns Blog

The Surprising Rise of Minneapolis as a Top Bike Town

Despite its cold weather and spread-out development patterns, a Midwestern city beat Portland, San Francisco and Boulder for the title of #1 Bike City. Jay Walljasper explains how.

17 October 2011 - 10:59am

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With Land at a Premium, Fire Poles are Back

The single-story fire station meant the classic fire pole disappeared. But now that land prices are on the rise, the second story and the fire pole have returned.

10 October 2011 - 6:00am

Star Tribune

Revitalizing an Industrial Mill Site as an Industrial Mill

The Faribault Woolen Mill in Faribault, Minnesota was opened in 1865, and closed in 2009. Two brothers intend to reuse the site for its original use, using an historic preservation credit to help fund the business.

20 September 2011 - 7:00am

Preservation Alliance of Minnesota

Popular Complete Streets Policy Killed by City Council

According to Kari Petrie, a highly popular Complete Streets measure in St. Cloud, Minnesota couldn't get a majority of votes from the City Council.

13 September 2011 - 11:00am

SC Times

Mixed-Use Prevails in 2030 Land Use Projections

A new land use study based on the 2008 "comp plans" data reveals a significant shift toward mixed-use and transit-oriented developments (TODs) in the Twin Cities seven-county metro area.

8 September 2011 - 11:00am

Finance And Commerce

Boston Bike Share Program Surpasses Expectations in Early Success

Boston's bike share program Hubway has attracted 2,319 annual subscribers and had 36,612 station-to-station trips after one month of being open, reportst Erick Moskowitz for The Boston Globe.

7 September 2011 - 12:00pm

The Boston Globe

Connecting Communities Through Food

A student in a social design class opened a halal hotdog stand to encourage broader acceptance of Minneapolis' Somali community, combining Muslim and American traditions in one mustard-filled bun.

3 September 2011 - 11:00am

GOOD Magazine

Downtown Minneapolis Unprepared for Influx of Children

The amount of children under five has jumped in downtown Minneapolis, which is posing problems for the city and its school system.

20 July 2011 - 8:00am

Minneapolis-St.Paul Star Tribune

Bikes Will Be "Incredibly Sexy and Utterly Normal"

Jay Walljasper argues that the era of specialized, Spandex-clad bicyclists dominating the road is coming to an end - the future is in normal folk taking to the road and taking advantage of the numerous benefits to society that comes from bicycling.

11 July 2011 - 9:55am

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"There Aren't Nearly Enough People Here."

That was David Motzenbecker's thought as he began a public meeting of the Minneapolis Planning Department, which inspired him to re-think how the city engages the public.

11 May 2011 - 9:00am

On The Commons

Does Minneapolis Need a Casino?

Columnist Steve Berg thinks Minneapolis must be having an identity crisis. What else would explain the city seriously considering putting a casino downtown?

9 May 2011 - 10:00am

The Minneapolis Post

Minneapolis Questions Worth of Casino Project

A proposal to build a casino in downtown Minneapolis has locals and lawmakers wondering if it's a good deal for the city. The governor wants more than the suggested 25% take of revenues, but others say even that is not worthwhile.

6 May 2011 - 11:00am

Minneapolis-St. Paul Star-Tribune