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This week’s roundup of urbanist news traces the heat trapped by vehicles, the psychology of density and the politics of ...
The proposed road reconstruction falls short of St. Paul’s sustainability and safety goals, but there’s still time to call for a better plan.
A recent study suggests that improving infrastructure may be key in allowing more kids to experience the benefits of walking ...
My friend and I were harassed by a large number of people at the Robert Street platform, which was littered with foils (a ...
These days, government agencies are mostly just entities that write checks to consulting or contracting firms. That affects ...
New and improved bus service metro-wide brings the Network Now goals — improved access, serve today’s travel patterns — one ...
Read about housing supplies, issues with permits and the shifting use of streets in this week’s roundup of urbanist news.
Andy Singer Andy Singer served as volunteer co-chair of the Saint Paul Bicycle Coalition off and on for 13 years. He works as a professional cartoonist and illustrator and has authored four books ...
Aaron retired in 2006 after 33 years as a planner and manager for Metro Transit, where he worked in route and schedule planning, operations, maintenance, transit facilities, light rail and traffic ...
Biking to the fair — which opens tomorrow (Thursday, August 21) and runs through Labor Day — is also an excellent way to ...
The Greenway needs ADA-compliant access routes, and Hennepin County has found one. Problem: It’s through a community garden, where opposition has taken deep roots.
Editor’s note: This is the second article in a three-part series discussing the City of Saint Paul’s zoning laws that severely limit where businesses can be located. In last week’s article, I showed ...