Consultants contracted by Minnesota found that an eight-story single-stair building with 6,000 sq. ft. per floor (building 4) has dramatically lower fire risk than a same-height code-compliant two-stair building with a larger floor plate (building 1) www.dli.mn.gov/sites/defaul...

The fire protection engineers tasked with doing Minnesota’s single-stair study will present their findings at 1 p.m. CT on Fri., Dec. 12. The virtual meeting registration (it’s open to call) is here: www.dli.mn.gov/about-depart...

Don't forget, the @thecargobikeshop.bsky.social open house is tomorrow from 10am-5pm! I'll be there 1-3pm or so with 3 @mplscargobikelibrary.com bikes! (Bunch, Flyer Via Pro and Benno Remi Demi) Bring your questions about cargo biking with kids (or pets, adults, cargo, etc.).

If you think this common sense tool should be legal everywhere in Minnesota, please consider donating to support our advocacy and education work. Our work paved the way for the auto-enforcement pilot project and is the way to expand this to help all Minnesotans Bikemn.org/donate

There will be two press conferences this week in support of Administrative Citations TOMORROW and THURSDAY mornings. 🎥 Join Sustain Saint Paul and our partners to show your support for this essential enforcement tool that will make Saint Paul a fairer city. RSVP info below!🧵

TOMORROW Sustain Saint Paul is hosting our monthly social at Raspberry Island at 1pm! We'll have a casual bag-lunch picnic alongside Alebrijes: Keepers of the Island on the final weekend of this free outdoor exhibit featuring sculptures honoring Mexican folk art. actionnetwork.org/events/octob...

Be sure to read this Op-Ed from @tombasgen.bsky.social on how voting Yes on Administrative Citations will improve the lives of renters by giving the city an essential enforcement tool. He also corrects some of the misinformation circulating about the policy. www.myvillager.com/viewpoint/ed...

Love this! “Prospect Park used 29% less natural gas between 2019 and the end of 2024, according to CenterPoint Energy, while citywide gas use fell by 20% during that period…roughly the output of 378 gasoline cars in a year.” www.startribune.com/how-one-minn...

📣SUSTAIN SAINT PAUL CITY ENDORSMENTS 🧵: Sustain Saint Paul proudly endorses Mayor Melvin Carter III for Re-Election!

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THANK YOU FOR LAST NIGHT! 🎉 We were completely blown away by the incredible response this event has had. Not only did we PACK THE ROOM by selling out of 180 tickets, we surpassed our biggest stretch fundraising goals. TOTAL AMOUNT RAISED: $22,653

I love our cities 🫶 @sustainstpaul.bsky.social @moreneighbors.org @blackhartstp.com @hoopermn.bsky.social

Sometimes you've gotta hand it to 'em. Sustain St. Paul did bring the funny tonight with @blindeke.bsky.social 's astute observations on the bizzaro world that is Minneapolis mail delivery snafus. ... Is that a cape? Ope, nope.. it's St. Paul's -supposedly superior- city flag.

Incredible turnout at the Sibling Rivalry fundraiser! @sustainstpaul.bsky.social @moreneighbors.org @blackhartstp.com

Congrats to @sustainstpaul.bsky.social and @moreneighbors.org on hosting a great Sibling Rivalry debate! While it was fun to pick on Saint Paul for, we know that ultimately this sibling rivalry helps us both evolve stronger policies that benefit real people. 1/

Last night’s fundraiser for @moreneighbors.org and @sustainstpaul.bsky.social was great - love to be in a room full of people who will lose their absolute shit for @blindeke.bsky.social

If you care about urbanism in Saint Paul, be sure to follow Sustain Saint Paul, & come to our fundraiser next week! Your contribution will help us develop abundant housing, low carbon transportation, and a stronger tax base. (And more importantly, BEAT MINNEAPOLIS!!)

Come see us TOMORROW as we table at two exciting events - The 9th Annual Ward 2 Picnic at the BRAND NEW Pedro Park, 1-3pm, hosted by CM Noecker🧺🥪🌳 - The Dual Citizen rest stop on the Twin Cities Biking Tour🚲🍻 Check below for more info on the events🧵

Sept. 25th join Sustain and our friendly MPLS rivals @moreneighbors.org for a joint fundraiser at Black Hart. Connect with neighbors for an evening of drinks, food, comedy, and a fundraising face-off. Let's put Saint Paul on top! Tickets at $25, info below: www.sustainstpaul.org/events/sibli...

Bikes don’t work for every person & every trip, just as cars don’t work for every person & every trip. Our communities are better when individuals have the freedom to choose from multiple safe, efficient modes of travel. 2/2

Thanks to @bikemn.bsky.social for making new #SaferSummit yard signs! Bop on over to www.safersummit.org & order one for your yard! #SaintPaul

The people of the Wedge say who cares about the budget crisis, we're adding an open streets event on Bryant Ave.

52% of the vote! Congrats, #stpaul Ward 4 Councilmember-elect @mollycoleman.bsky.social!

OFFICIAL: @mollycoleman.bsky.social wins convincingly on the 1st ballot and will be the next Ward 4 City Councilmember in Saint Paul. Coleman - 52.36 Will - 21.34 Hanson - 17.52 Allen - 8.60 RESULTS: electionresults.sos.mn.gov/results/Inde...

Two days to Election Day and we’ve got folks knocking doors all across Ward Four to make sure everybody gets out to vote on Tuesday 🗳️

Thursday! I’m hosting a final voting push for @mollycoleman.bsky.social a @blackhartstp.com . If you live in Ward 4 this is a great chance to come out and hear the pitch and get engaged.

Studies show long term healthy behaviors are established early. That's why our youth education is focused on k-8. That's why you should sign your whole family up for the Tour. That's why it's so great that 100% of proceeds go to supporting statewide bike education and advocacy! ✨ bikemn.org/tcbt ✨

This is a really useful summation of a major problem for St. Paul right now

On one hand there's an actual candidate waffling positions that seem contradictory to their alleged principles...and on the other is a candidate who has consistent positions but a few donors you don't like (who stand out among a huge range of other leftist supporters). Voting for the consistent one.

Excited to be out volunteering again for the ONLY candidate that steadfastly supports safer street infrastructure, multimodal transportation, and abundant housing so that all my neighbors have a place to live. Less than 2 weeks left! Join me! www.mobilize.us/mollyforward...

Watch @mollycoleman.bsky.social on the @wedge.live. Seriously. Her answers and conversation with John show you exactly how she processes the work and where she stands. Principled. Strategic. And outcome focused. It is *very* worth your time. youtu.be/MGIVLrkVJHw?...

If you've not had the chance to chat with @mollycoleman.bsky.social for Ward 4 Saint Paul City Council, this interview is the next best thing: her deep thoughtfulness, clear intelligence, and principled progressive urbanism is all on display.

There is a lot to like about @mollycoleman.bsky.social The city and the Ward are at an important crossroads and Molly knows how council works and will be ready day 1. I have full trust that she is the council member for this moment, and hopefully for a long time.

Watch Ward 4 candidate @mollycoleman.bsky.social in her ride-along with @wedge.live Molly talks zoning, housing, vacant buildings, transit, biking, and what levers a councilor has to truly address resident's needs.🏢🚲🚆🌳 She's demonstrating why we're so proud to have endorsed her.

Check out Molly Coleman, candidate for Saint Paul’s Ward 4, on @Wedge.live.bsky.social! Love her communication style. It’s wonderful to have someone who so principled, insightful, thoughtful, intellectually coherent, and forthright about her conclusions / what she can do as a future council member.

BONUS: Forgot to say, she’s endorsed by tons of labor and community folks too. An absurd coalition of supporting orgs and individuals for @mollycoleman.bsky.social Check out her whole site here: www.coleman4council.com

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If anyone wants to know my Ward 4 Saint Paul take, it’s that @mollycoleman.bsky.social is the real deal. I will be ranking her, Allen, and Hanson in some order, but her vocal support for the Summit Ave bike trail is what CM Jalali endured a lot of stone throwing for. Continuity matters!

Of the 4 candidates for Ward 4, only @mollycoleman.bsky.social vigorously supports the Summit Trail. Cole Hanson sides with Carolyn Will SOS and they're bullshit lawsuits. IMO, disqualifying. www.youtube.com/live/rdN0NdW... Question on Summit begins at 38:00.

Door knockin' for @mollycoleman.bsky.social! Special election for the Ward 4 city council seat is on August 12th. Tell yo friends.

Yay bikes! 2/2

“How can we believe in local democracy if a small group of wealthy residents can so easily overturn the will of the people?” Really excellent @streets.mn piece from @danmarstp.marshallwords.com today 🚲 streets.mn/2025/07/14/s...

Within months, @MnDOT wants to remove all freeway options in the "Rethinking I-94" process--BEFORE the real environmental & health review 30 orgs, including 15 neighborhoods, have signed and you can too! betterthan94.org/open-letter/

It was really special to be interviewed by @mprnews.org today about my recent @streets.mn articles on St. Paul's commercial zoning rules. You can listen to the 4-minute segment here: www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...

How St. Paul Can Re-Legalize Small Commercial Development: https://streets.mn/2025/06/25/how-st-paul-can-relegalize-small-commercial-development/ St. Paul may be ready to relax its prohibitions on neighborhood commercial buildings. Here's how it could get over the finish line.

"If we suddenly rezoned vast swaths of the city to re-legalize commercial buildings, we would probably not see a dramatic surge in new businesses springing up in every neighborhood. But we can be certain that small neighborhood-oriented businesses will never open in locations where they’re illegal."

Cargo Bike Show & Tell Sunday, June 1 10am Lynnhurst Park Playground Join @piecycleclub.bsky.social @perennialcycle.bsky.social @thecargobikeshop.bsky.social @mplscargobikelibrary.com & lots of folks who have cargo bikes OR cargo bike curious Tag someone who should know about this event! 🚲 ❤️

Wildfire season is looking grim this year. Forecasters at Natural Resources Canada expect level 5 (on a scale of 5) fire weather severity over most of the population centres across Western Canada by August. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/20/o...

“Transportation corridors” is a rebranding of urban highways: those big, ugly, traffic clogged roads that cut through every city. They are invariably high noise and air pollution, injury and fatality corridors. Setting housing back protects people from these exposures. @completedstreets.bsky.social

ChromaZone is such a great project in St. Anthony Park! The murals have aged really well, and keep getting better. www.twincities.com/2025/05/19/c...