Lane safety conversion & bike lane gap filled on Lowry Ave N! Shout out to @mennos.bsky.social who pushed for this to get done this year, County staff who got on board, & City crews who installed. This 3-block paint job cost only $12k, but delivers big safety improvements.

ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.

This week, the City launch automated enforcement of speed limits at five high-risk intersections as part of a traffic camera safety pilot program. The pilot is a key part of the City’s award-winning Vision Zero initiative to eliminate traffic deaths and severe injuries on Minneapolis streets.

Excited that people will finally see in concrete how our Public Works staff has been working to expand the envelope for roadway safety improvements. Coming at the close of this construction season, we'll have some much-needed new medians and new crosswalk locations at high ped/car volume crossings.

Traffic laws are now photo-enforced in the City of Mpls. Five traffic safety cameras were placed on accident-prone streets and will now issue tickets for speeding - $40 or $80 depending on the speed. This is a step towards encouraging behavior change to slow down drivers and keep our city safe.🚦

I’m proud that my speed camera pilot program is now being implemented. This will protect Minnesotans by reducing reckless driving and speeding. These cameras will capture the license plates of speeding drivers and the city will mail a ticket to their home. So, drive carefully!

Traffic safety camera pilot launches tomorrow. Signs and cameras are out now at initial locations. Glad to have this starting.

Horrifying— Barbara Gomes Marques went with her US citizen husband and lawyer on 9/16 to a green card appointment at USCIS office in downtown LA where she was tricked into walking down a hallway away from them, was snatched by ICE and never came back. She now faces imminent deportation in Louisiana.

Minneapolis is set to turn on its first cameras to catch and cite speeders.

@jonmarthaler.com since there was confusion on the pod about CCC qualifications, I’ll point to this bsky.app/profile/etha...

Let’s go Lynx!

That's a wrap on Open Streets season! A huge thanks to all of our community organizations that made these events really sing. Fall may be around the corner, but we're celebrating all things summer with Open Streets!

First-ever Open Streets Hennepin was great! Minneapolis community is awesome!

our friend jason garcia is still in the hospital recovering and needs our support with medical bills and other needs during their recovery. jason does so much for the community. this is our chance to give back to them. please share - www.gofundme.com/f/support-ja...

We celebrated Mpls & the Schools being awarded the national Vision Zero for Youth leadership award at Whittier School today. A great time on an example school street. A reminder of the good around us & the many people working to make our city better

Starting in a half hour and running from 4-6, we are celebrating transit at The Commons, just steps from US Bank Stadium Station. Stop on by and grab a donut on your way home!

I also took the D Line today (as I do every day I don’t bike to work). 15 mins door to door that is time to decompress. 😊

The murals under Hiawatha have started going up, and they look like they’re going to be stunning.

Semifinal Wednesday for the Loons! $20 tickets

Join us in celebrating the presentation of the 2025 Vision Zero for Youth Leadership Award. The City and Minneapolis Public Schools will gather on W. 27th Street between Grand and Harriet avenues from 4-6 p.m. Sept. 18 for ice cream, giveaways, demonstrations and more.

"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...

“Transit in Minneapolis is getting faster and more reliable,” Schieferdecker said. “We want to raise the profile and awareness of transit, and encourage people to try or rediscover it.” www.startribune.com/city-leaders...

Nectar has arrived.

Sept 17 is Take Transit To Work Day; and it's a great opportunity to try it out if you don't. If you have questions on how, ask! Literally, from how to pay, where to sit, how to exit, no question too small or weird. And if you already do, stop by the celebration!

Transit is a great way to get around, saving you money on gas and parking. Skip the drive Sept. 17 and give the bus or train a try with Transit to Work Day. And stop by our celebration at the Commons Park for free snacks, transit tours and more 4-6 p.m. Sept. 17.

Some fun news this morning; we're seeing the highest bike count numbers on the 10th Avenue Bridge since we started counting. With the UMN starting its fall semester and the University Ave two-way bikeway open right on schedule, it's exciting to see clearly increasing traffic. #RTB = Ride the Bike!

Tonight: Hennepin County has open house on Lyndale Ave S design 4-6pm Springhouse Ministry 610 West 28th Street beheardhennepin.org/lyndale-avenue

"Harvard can't use race as a factor in admissions, but ICE can use race as a factor in detentions" is a retrenchment essentially to a pre-Civil War understanding of the Constitution. It's vanishingly few steps removed from "Latinos have no rights which the white man is bound to respect."

Broadway Open Streets returns tomorrow (Saturday)! There are so many fun activities out there this year. 11-5. I’ll be at the Public Works booth west of Bryant Ave until 2. Come say hi! westbroadway.org/oswb

The extent to which ICE is ignoring all civil rights and due process is astounding — and indicative of a culture where they’ve been told they can do literally no wrong. Agency and admin leaders must face sanctions and legal consequences.

The touch. The finnish 🤌

It’s time to take serious action at the State Capitol to address gun violence.

According to the City of Paris, in the last 10 years 150K trees have been planted & 45ha of parks created in the already hot city, all intended to not only improve quality-of-life today, but also help the city adapt to & manage summer heatwaves of 50℃ (122F) by 2050. Just the start. Common sense.

“Someday, I hope, we’re going to have a reckoning over the horrors of this moment, but I don’t think we can do it without a clearer understanding of how this fits into U.S. history. There’s a tendency to say, “This isn’t who we are,” and I get the impulse, but history is never that simple.”

How to Bike to the State Fair in 2025: https://streets.mn/2025/08/20/bike-to-state-fair-in-2025/ Biking to the Great Minnesota Get-Together can be cheaper, quicker and less stressful than driving — if you can find the right route.

Did you know that you can weigh in *right now* on what our next big federal transportation bill should look like? You've got until August 20 — and if you're struggling to figure out what to say, these orgs have some great ideas you're welcome to steal.

Another beautiful evening in Minneapolis!

Open Streets Cedar Ave going until 5! Very fun vibe. And my son is about to ride a camel

Singing Wonderwall with thems that created it

My son on one of his last rides on Northstar on his way to meet his grandparents. His first-ever solo transit trip was on Northstar, so he has a special spot for it. I understand the challenges with negotiating with the RRs & that makes adding a bunch of service hard. Still a bummer to lose

Does anywhere have better parks than Minneapolis? Like really. It’s hard to imagine a better city for parks.

Attention anyone who has registered your bike with the Minneapolis database. Support is being ended for this service and we encourage you to make sure your bike is registered with bikeindex.org Please help spread this for awareness!

So I think this month is the Midtown Greenway’s 25th birthday. I feel like it has to be one of the top city defining things built in in the last quarter decade? Can’t imagine the city without it… Would love to see your favorite greenway photos 📷

Let us pay tribute to the speed hump, an unsung hero of street safety. These prosaic protrusions of pavement can work wonders -- and at minimal cost. My deep dive, in Bloomberg 🧵

The annoying spam texts destroying the Democratic brand: $678M raised through those spam tactics $282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies. $11M to actual campaigns (1.6%) The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.

Beautiful evening in Minneapolis. (I realize the beautiful sunset is unfortunately partly due to smoky skies)

This is amongst the most impactful two minutes of broadcasting I’ve ever seen. By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza

Lucha libre at Open Streets Northeast.

Stop by the Minneapolis Public Works tent at Open Streets Central, learn about all of the major projects coming to Northeast, and tell us what 2025 project opening you are most excited about!