Minnesota

Despite a flurry of new commuter rail lines in operation, ridership increased a mere .5% during a record year for transit. Worse yet, some of the newer lines saw the greatest decreases. The answer: increase service to attract riders.
Yesterday   Governing Magazine
<p>Ham Lake, Minnesota, residents are torn over the best way to preserve the rural character of their St. Paul suburb.</p>
May 26, 2008   Star Tribune, Minneapolis-St. Paul
<p>A stretch of warehouses, parking lots, and rundown buildings in Minneapolis -- once envision as technology corridor -- has been instead been transformed into a thriving literary arts community, complete with new businesses and residences.</p>
May 2, 2008   The New York Times
<p>Five counties in metropolitan Minneapolis have approved the creation of a new quarter-cent sales tax that will be dedicated to funding transit projects.</p>
Apr 3, 2008   Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
<p>The former dean of the University of Minnesota School of Architecture, and the designer of the original Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, passed away this weekend at age 93.</p>
Apr 2, 2008   Minneapolis Star-Tribune
<p>Photos taken in 2003 of the doomed Minneapolis bridge revealed warped gusset plates believed to have been a key point of failure in the 2007 collapse that killed 13 people.</p>
Mar 27, 2008   AOL News
<p>Bars in Minneapolis have found a workaround to evade the state's ban on smoking in bars: stage "theater nights" and let all patrons be "actors" in a show that allows smoking.</p>
Feb 27, 2008   Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
<p>In a recently released report, it has been found that Minnesota's transportation funding cannot keep pace with the state's infrastructure needs -- leaving only enough to maintain existing roads, not build any new ones.</p>
Feb 21, 2008   Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
<p>More suburban commuters around the Twin Cities are ditching their cars and riding the bus.</p>
Feb 9, 2008   Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
<p>An upscale mixed use development near downtown St. Paul, Minnesota, has been blocked by a city council vote, leaving many to wonder if the ruling was really the correct decision for the city.</p>
Jan 7, 2008   The New York Times
<p>The Minneapolis citywide wi-fi network is expected to become self-sustaining by February, according to officials.</p>
Dec 26, 2007   Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune