Wild that it's double. (That's a lot BTW. Predict a HUGE ridership drop-off.)

“climate politics is in undeniable withdrawal, and far from ushering in a new era of cooperative global solidarity, Paris has given way to something much more old-fashioned: an atavistic age of competition, renewed rivalry and … national self-interest.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/m...

Saw this myself today. 😢

“Urban areas need far more transit than rural areas do, so fighting over transit has always been a thinly coded way to fight over whether cities, and higher-density living in general, are a good thing.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Fascinating story about the Bdoul people living in a rather timeless manner in Jordan, about to be evicted by the government. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Yikes www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

If there's a bigger US politics heel-turn than John Fetterman, I don't remember it. (It's even worse than that lady from Arizona, what's her name.)

It's usually going very slow in this stretch so I hope this isn't a severe crash.

Good high-level parking explainer with a bunch of neat data. www.planetizen.com/blogs/135767...

Richard Layman weighs in on University Avenue redevelopment struggles, mostly by reading a bunch of articles I wrote! urbanplacesandspaces.blogspot.com/2025/09/why-...

Good Alexandria manhole covers. sidewalkcity.wordpress.com/2025/09/07/k...

Good read on VMT vs. LOS. www.planetizen.com/blogs/135966...

Why local developers aren't building apartments anymore. A case study. Flux Apartments in Uptown (pictured here). 216 units 2019: Sold for $54M Tuesday: Sold for $36.1M That's $167,000 per unit. If you wanted to build Flux today it would likely cost in the ballpark of $71M or $330K per unit.

Classic case of traffic modeling pseudo-science here. cityobservatory.org/denial-and-d...

The Trump administration is withholding funding for 78 units of permanent supportive housing in the Twin Cities metro. PSH is a road-tested, highly effective method of treating the worst cases of homelessness. Unfortunately, the economics of fighting homelessness run through the federal government

All for it! Also St. Paul Parks and Rec should charge for parking at Como.

Naomi @naomikritzer.bsky.social sums up the case against Mayor Frey very well. naomikritzer.com/2025/09/18/e...

I think this is a fine policy, but honestly asking how do we enforce having license registration tabs in Ramsey County? www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...

Kudos to Cole for correctly praising the Lexington Parkway Aldi's and its fine plaza and parking lot design. streets.mn/2025/09/18/w...

Not sure the US media has been this broken in quite a few generations. Really have to support the few remaining institutions doing good work.

I wrote about the new proposed Lyndale Avenue reconstruction design, one of the most confusing things Hennepin County Public Works has done in years. www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...

The "Bring Back 6th" coalition led by Our Streets MN has unveiled three design concepts for the Olsen Memorial Highway corridor. Options are linear park, neighborhood blocks, and tree-lined transitway. (Concepts by Toole Design Group) www.ourstreetsmn.org/2025/09/17/n...

Terrific @blindeke.bsky.social article on Lyndale Ave. He does a great job listing the many issues with the design put forward by the county and asks the fundamental question: "What the hell happened here?"

Starting Tuesday, 9/16, @farmaid.org and several UMN departments are collaborating on an amazing line-up of film screenings, discussions, and musical events at and near the University of Minnesota. Most are free and all are open to the public. Check out and share the list here:

Just gonna say this won't work well. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...

Really well said, as usual. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/o...

Good news for fans of land-value taxes. minnesotareformer.com/briefs/longt...

The D region contains around half the world's population. Of course it's going to be the best choice.

I wish I could go!

Solid gold.

A real one. www.startribune.com/brooks-legen...

hilarious, the NYT lists the best TC restaurants and has Gai Noi, Bucheron, Spoon and Stable, Owamni, and Skinners (!!)

All I want is a train from St. Paul to Kansas City.

Fascinating piece on the 50 year anniversary of St. Paul's District Council system (official neighborhood groups), which OK I guess, sometimes anyway. www.parkbugle.org/reflecting-o...

Wild that these are making a comeback. www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20...

“If this is true, this is the largest public corruption scandal in the history of the United States and it’s not even close.” #teapotDome www.commondreams.org/news/trump-u...

Protip: Don't eat mallards from Green Bay. bluestemprairie.substack.com/p/is-wiscons...

legit hilarious

Q: Do you think it would've been fitting to lower the flags to half staff when Melissa Hortman, the Minnesota House Speaker, was gunned down by an assassin? TRUMP: I'm not familiar. The who?

Alleluia! The parking lot will be born again! (along with millions of dollars of property tax value) www.myvillager.com/news/general...

As always, Wolfie's history of St. Paul's North End is great neighborhood. saintpaulbybike.com/2025/08/30/a...

History of St. Paul's Hungry Mind bookstore. IYKYK www.minnpost.com/mnopedia/202...

Turns out that congestion pricing hasn't made traffic significantly worse in the Bronx. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/09/k...

Trump take coffee

Amazing photograph.

"Salinas Ramirez said hope is slipping from him. His family visits weekly, but glass separates them. No hugs, no kisses — his face flinched and reddened at the thought." www.startribune.com/a-willmar-fa...

Vikings don't look good, but maybe it's just me.

It's so stupid Palmer's is closing. 🥲 That place should outlive all of us.

korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in