Transportation
With necessity as the mother of invention, brothers “rack-up” success
It all started at the University of Minnesota's Campus Security. As Rolf Scholtz and his brother Derk used to patrol the Twin Cities Campus, they would notice how unappealing and dysfunctional the bike racks were - as far as they could tell, the market for aesthetically appealing, U-lock compatible bike racks was wide open.MORE »
Bike boulevards coming to Minneapolis
The city of Minneapolis is planning to make five new bicycle boulevards in the city next year, including 22nd Ave, Fillmore and 5th Streets in Northeast Minneapolis, 18th Avenue South, and Bryant Avenue South.MORE »
Bike trail stabbing raises concerns
A recent stabbing on the bike trail in Minneapolis near Hiawatha Avenue initially alarmed people, but the complicated circumstances surrounding the incident have raised a lot more issues about safety and self-defense. KFAI's News Director Ahndi Fridell reports.
St. Paul forum to focus on gentrification
In less than a year, construction could begin on the planned Central Corridor light-rail, which the Metropolitan Council claims will bring increased transportation opportunities to Twin Cities. But for many Central Corridor neighbors, it could bring something very different: unsustainable property tax increases, gentrification, and the loss of historic, racially diverse, and close-knit neighborhoods such as St. Paul's Aurora-St. Anthony and Frogtown. MORE »
A day in Transit
A group of more than 20 people stood at a downtown St. Paul street corner at 12:35 a.m., waiting for the Metro Transit westbound 16 bus to bring them to Minneapolis.
A young, drunk man approached a larger man in his early 40s and threatened to punch him.MORE »
Northstar Commuter Rail Line begins daily service
Transportation in the Twin Cities region entered a new era Monday, as the Northstar Commuter Rail Line began daily service. Northstar - operated by Metro Transit - will offer five trips weekdays between Big Lake and downtown Minneapolis (with one reverse trip) and three roundtrips on weekends. For schedules, fares, and station locations, visit the Northstar website. MORE »
NEWS DAY | Rolling on the railroad
Northstar commuter trains were up and running this morning, and MPR reporting had a live-MORE »
Bike Walk Central Corridor Action Plan nearly complete
St. Paul residents got another look at the Bike Walk Central Corridor Action Plan when the current draft was informally re-released on October 6.MORE »
Remembering Rondo: Central Corridor residents speak in Headwaters St. Paul tour
Carl Griffin grew up in the Rondo Neighborhood in the late 1950s, when "there actually was a Main Street" there.MORE »
And then, in the 1960s, Griffin watched as the construction of I-94 devastated the landscape and culture of this predominately African-American neighborhood in St. Paul.
You can’t get there from here
During the thawed-out months of 2009, it seemed as if every construction vehicle in Minnesota must be working in either St. Anthony Park or Lauderdale.MORE »
