This is going to drive me bonkers. Why is the Pretti memorial section of Nicollet open to cars? On national TV a sitting senator called it sacred ground. Not to mention it is insanely dangerous!!!! If there are large crowds there daily cars whizzing by...I mean, think for a moment!!

They are just going to wait it out and hope the next news cycle washes it away.

What are we doing here? They need to shut Nicollet from 26th to the Greenway to start at least. It's going to be so chaotic down there come spring and summer when people across the country are making their Minneapolis pilgrimage.

So close to getting it and yet I still see cars driving past the memorial. This is so bewildering. We have enough streets for cars! Can we not remove them from one block for a memorial to an American hero?

Wonder if Second Line parades from George Floyd square to the Renee Good and Alex Pretti memorials will become a regular ritual in South Minneapolis.

Given the size of the memorial for Alex Pretti and the likely historical significance of the site, they will have no choice but to pedestrianize. I know it's way too early for this but I feel this is partly my lane so I am getting a head start. The City of Minneapolis must pedestrianize Eat Street

Agree with this thread.

Brilliant photography by Philip Montgomery, one of the preeminent photojournalists working today.

Pedestrianize Eat Street

what the observers are doing in Minneapolis is a revolution in photojournalism. the documentation when collected and organized will go down as one of the most important historical records and pieces of evidence about this time period.

Bravo to @mplsglen.bsky.social for leading @streets.mn through the ups and downs of the first half of the 2020s. Even though I have to drop off my involvement this year because of other priorities, I will enjoy talking transit at the meetups! Great group of transit enthusiasts.

YouTube premium is such a great deal. I was not aware YouTube music had such game! It was such a breeze switching over.

Shocked to learn this information. Car expenses also zap people's retirement savings too. Unless you are so rich nothing matters, owning a car is a biblically stupid financial decision. But, but, but. Save it.

"True attention lies at the heart of personhood: reason, judgment, memory, curiosity, responsibility, the feeling of a summer day, the burying of our dead. All of these require and activate our presence." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/o...

Car dependency is the affordability crisis. But there's such a profound denial about it in America so the rage is directed at grocery prices. Before you say housing...transit and housing are the same issue and if you don't understand why then go for a walk and meditate on it.

"I-94 was never supposed to be here. Interstates were originally envisioned as connectors that delivered cars to cities’ edges. MnDOT intentionally ravaged Minnesota’s thriving Black communities by forcing I-94 and I-35W into their hearts." www.startribune.com/rethinking-i...

Northstar shutting down made me map around Metra in Chicagoland and the Acela corridor. The Twin Cities are like the gifted athlete that consistently chokes in big matches, picks itself up and then chokes again and again and again. Hate to say it but we have a losers mentality.

This is wonderful. What a huge colossal mistake to shut it down.

Next attempt needs to be an orbital line that follows 494 and connects the edge city.

The algorithm sent me this a few days ago. Made it half way through.

Looks awesome

Transit tourism funeral

Legend. RIP.

The Weisman Tree (Selects from an ongoing diachronic photo project) 8/13/23 - 12/10/23 - 5/23/24 - 7/11/25

Orange E B is going to be a great combo.

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The Food That Built America is a good show.

Print on demand is relatively cheap these days. I use Blurb for all my archive photobooks. Photography portfolio sites are the worst for long term archiving because you need to pay to keep the lights on. I am bullish on YouTube. Eventually, I'll make videos for my photobooks. Should start in 2026!

Wabi sabi is one of the first principles to follow for a creative life.

History of cities sleep podcast

Hopkins is looking interesting with the TOD around the stations.

I thought Minneapolis would make the list but nope. Seattle at the top spot is giving me relocation fantasies again. So close to Vancouver and Portland is a bonus too. But I am not sure if I can handle 365 days of rain 4 sunny days a year.

Wondering if @vincempls.bsky.social knows anything about this building in Downtown Minneapolis? June 26, 2024

Step count low today. Yep, walking season is over. Time for the maintenance walks in the skyway tomorrow. I can smell it already 🤢

Imagine believing this is true. I lived in Queens for 12 years and it's great, like all of NYC but there are a lot of interesting cities. Mega cities are not for everyone. Midsize cities are cool. Lots of cities of various sizes are cool.

"Many well-studied changes show that thoughtful street design is key to reversing course. Narrower lanes that slow traffic, adding curb extensions to increase pedestrian access & visibility, & physically separating bike lanes from car traffic are a few examples." www.startribune.com/mn-car-accid...