@maplehoodunited.bsky.social, is Joe Robbie a hero or a villain in your book?

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The discovery that ICE began using Subarus shook me to my core. My culture is not a costume

It's hard to find positive news lately so I'm going to share a small thing that made me smile recently. As I crossed the Lake St-Marshall Ave bridge recently, I noticed every single streetlight is functioning. That hadn't been the case for most of the last few years due to copper theft.

20% faster than a regular sled!

Many people are saying we need to look at government services consolidation. @maplehoodunited.bsky.social www.startribune.com/jessie-diggi...

The bridge over Cedar is perhaps a good example of when infrastructure is nominally for pedestrians but it does a better job of serving cars instead.

The Minnesota United team store is playing The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald as background music.

I was inspired by Robert Joyce’s letter to the Star Tribune about consolidating cities. I mocked up what his proposal would look like in the metro area. These two mergers would be the 3rd and 4th largest cities in the metro. www.startribune.com/readers-writ...

38th Street used to have space for grassy boulevards and trees large enough to provide a canopy over the road. Now the only trees we have are utility poles that obstruct pedestrian and wheelchair access. Never forget what they took from us; Reject modernity, embrace tradition; RETVRN; etc

That was some pretty heavy rain. Anyone have a status report on Lake Blaisdell? (CC: @wedge.live )

WOLVES IN 5

Update: A car has taken out the fence at the corner and would have hit the house if not for a large tree.

I missed out on the original launch of @mnaurorafc.bsky.social but I made sure to be a part of this one. mnaurora.com/Become-A-Com...

This damaged sign advertising safety improvement on Park and Portland avenues is perhaps a good indication of why we need safety improvements on Park and Portland. www.hennepin.us/residents/tr...

Does anyone know why some Minneapolis street signs show a bike symbol even if they don't have any bike infrastructure? This example is from 38th St and Cedar Ave. The sign appears to have changed at some point between 2017 and 2019. @alexschief.bsky.social

This year's construction on Hennepin Ave looks almost complete.

There has been a lot of progress on the Gold Line since this summer as illustrated in these two images from July and October of 2024.

MNUFC blast from the past: Here are two photos from April 2012 when the then Minnesota Stars FC played their season opener at the Metrodome. The previous season average attendance was around 1,600 so to see 8,500 fans at the Metrodome felt like a really big deal.

There are as many people in the right lanes as there are in the left three lanes. 🚌

New bus lane in action on Lyndale Ave near the Walker.

Fairview Avenue Station on the Green Line is starting to develop a nice urban canyon feel to it.

Lake Street is starting to look even better. I think the addition of the turn lane last fall was really helpful.

Ever wonder how often the appointed officials who manage Metro Transit ride transit? I did, so I submitted a data request to see how often Metropolitan Council members used their ID badge to ride transit.

Google Maps shows a street called "The Mongoose Ave" near Olson Memorial Highway and I-94. I can't find any other evidence of this street name so it makes me wonder if it is an error or if map makers still use "trap streets". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap_st...

I took a look at a few of the Southwest LRT Stations. Here is West Lake Street. You can see a few cranes closer to the dreaded tunnel.

The pricing on this downtown parking sign is a good example of how commuting patterns have shifted since 2020. I don’t think I’ve seen price changes broken down between middle of the week and Mon/Fri before.

Here is a chart of pageviews for the Wikipedia article on Don Samuels. It is very obvious when he announced his campaign and then there has been some more activity recently with his latest remarks.

Lake Street looking east from over Nicollet Avenue. You can just make out downtown Saint Paul in the distance.

When you look from above you can really see how the Kmart site blocks the natural progression of Nicollet Ave.

Valley Transit buses during the hourly pulse time at the Appleton Transit Center in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Can't wait to see some towers replace the Kmart site on Nicollet Ave.

Red looks good on Lake Street.