As we approach Twin Cities Bike Walk Week June 2-10, there's so much positive news about foot-powered transportation that it's hard to cram it all into one post. So let's summarize with bullet points:MORE »
Five years ago, the Twin Cities area was one of four across the country to land a $25 million federal grant to encourage bicycling and walking for everyday transportation. This, of course, drives many conservatives nuts.MORE »
The late namesake of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome famously observed that without professional sports the Twin Cities would be nothing more than "a cold Omaha." Well, we've dodged that bullet. Even if the Vikings leave town without getting a new playground, we'd still have three major pro teams, plus the football Gophers, performing in their own publicly-funded facilities.MORE »
It's mid-April in Minnesota, and our state policymakers are still pussyfooting around their best chance to rev up a sluggish economy: Investing in growth-producing public infrastructure.MORE »
Libertarians screamed when Minnesota finally got serious about enforcing its seat belt law in 2009, allowing police to stop and ticket scofflaw drivers without observing any other infraction.MORE »
On July 1 this year, Minnesota's highway fuel tax will go up a half-penny to 28.5 cents a gallon, the last of seven phased increases that began in 2008. Absent legislative action, it won't go up again — ever. Before you raise a cheer, let's consider what that may mean for the safety, comfort, efficiency and even the cost of driving in the long run.MORE »
As Minnesotans continue to debate whether to restrict voting to citizens with government-issued photo identification, the lack of another kind of plastic card already denies many people access to services most of us take for granted.MORE »
Retail stores count on steady foot traffic to keep the cash registers ka-chinging. Now there's a unique opportunity to set up shop in a St. Paul travel hub expected to draw at least 4 million annual potential customers in the coming years.MORE »
It's a bedrock American principle that public facilities should be accessible to all the people, even if we haven't always honored it.
Five years ago, the Twin Cities area was one of four across the country to land a $25 million federal grant to encourage bicycling and walking for everyday transportation. This, of course, drives many conservatives nuts.
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Libertarians screamed when Minnesota finally got serious about enforcing its seat belt law in 2009, allowing police to stop and ticket scofflaw drivers without observing any other infraction.
As Minnesotans continue to debate whether to restrict voting to citizens with government-issued photo identification, the lack of another kind of plastic card already denies many people access to services most of us take for granted.
Retail stores count on steady foot traffic to keep the cash registers ka-chinging. Now there's a unique opportunity to set up shop in a St. Paul travel hub expected to draw at least 4 million annual potential customers in the coming years.