What to do with pro-car populism?
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I was catching up with an old friend the other day, an economic geography professor who moved away for a job at a big West Coast university. We were eating dinner and swapping stories. Continue Reading
Saint Paul’s Nice Ride failure shows need for downtown bike lanes
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I saw my first NiceRider this week, an Asian student crossing the Wasington Avenue bridge on the University of Minnesota campus. It seems that, barring massive snowstorms forcing the bright green bikes to scuttle back to their hibernation caves, the Nice Ride season is upon us. They’re even expanding again, adding 24 new stations along the river and in South Minneapolis. Continue Reading
Ethan Fawley explains State Capitol transit debates
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The podcast this week is a conversation with Ethan Fawley, the director of the transportation and built environment program for Fresh Energy, a local energy and economy nonprofit. Ethan is one of the lead lobbyists for a coalition of groups trying to get transit funding passed through the state legislative session. There are at least three different bills this year proposing changes to how we fund transit in Minnesota, and its one of the #1 issues on the agenda for both the DFL and the governor. Continue Reading