On our way to the ceremony unveiling the plan for the five-block Star Tribune property in Downtown East, my son Shaw and I got off the train at the Downtown East/Metrodome station and I was asked directions by an older couple. They were looking for Periscope, the ad agency, at 10th and Washington. Obliging, I agreed [...]
About Sam Newberg
Sam Newberg, a.k.a. Joe Urban, is an urbanist, real estate consultant and writer. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife and two kids, and his website is www.joe-urban.com.Streets.mn Voter Guide – Chris Lautenschlager, Ward 12
Our latest (11th) response to the Streets.mn Voter Guide is from Chris Lautenschlager, candidate in Ward 12, which includes south Minneapolis on either side of Hiawatha Avenue. 1. What do you believe is the most significant land use and/or transportation issue facing Minneapolis in the next 5 years and how do you hope to address [...]
We Must Build More Transit and Better Urbanism
Kate Wolford’s Star Tribune commentary calling for more transit was spot on. Our peer cities (Denver, Portland, Charlotte, Salt Lake City, hell, even St. Louis!) are ahead of us in terms of built rail miles, lines and stations. We must do more than catch up to remain an attractive metro area for all. Rail miles, [...]
Bikes and Businesses Must Unite
Like the Streets.mn Voter Guide, the Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition has posted answers to bicycling related questions posed to city council and mayoral candidates. Question six asks “when would you vote against or overrule a BAC recommendation?” I read those responses carefully, and as expected, most candidates didn’t really take that one on or provide a [...]
Please Please Make Ellis Drive – the Future of the Republic Lies in the Balance
An article this week in Road & Track magazine entitled “Will Ellis Drive?” got me thinking. Road & Track, a magazine dedicated to all things cars, seems more than a little disturbed (frankly befuddled) that those persnickety youngsters aren’t interested in getting a drivers license, much less buying a Lamborghini. The future of the republic apparently lies in the [...]
Streets.mn Voter Guide Word Cloud
In the past week Streets.mn posted eleven (and counting) candidate responses to our Voter Guide. Read the responses to the Streets.mn Voter Guide here. For your interest, we created word clouds for each response, and they are posted below. Enjoy! Lisa Bender Ken Bradley Elizabeth Glidden Lisa Goodman Diane Hofstede [...]
Streets.mn Voter Guide – Lisa Goodman, Ward 7
Our eleventh response is from Lisa Goodman, (incumbent) candidate in Ward 7, which includes downtown and the Kenwood neighborhood. 1. What do you believe is the most significant land use and/or transportation issue facing Minneapolis in the next 5 years and how do you hope to address it in office? There are many different land [...]
Streets.mn Voter Guide – Matt Perry, Ward 13
Our tenth response to the Streets.mn Voter Guide is from Matt Perry, candidate in Ward 13, which includes southwest Minneapolis. 1. What do you believe is the most significant land use and/or transportation issue facing Minneapolis in the next 5 years and how do you hope to address it in office? First, thanks to Streets.mn for [...]
Streets.mn Voter Guide – Diane Hofstede, Ward 3
Our ninth response for the Streets.mn Voter Guide is from Diane Hofstede, (incumbent) candidate in Ward 3, which includes portions of northeast and north Minneapolis. 1. What do you believe is the most significant land use and/or transportation issue facing Minneapolis in the next 5 years and how do you hope to address it in [...]
Streets.mn Voter Guide – Elizabeth Glidden, Ward 8
The eighth response to the Streets.mn Voter Guide is from Elizabeth Glidden, (incumbent) candidate from Ward 8, which includes south Minneapolis on both sides of 35W. 1. What do you believe is the most significant land use and/or transportation issue facing Minneapolis in the next 5 years and how do you hope to address it [...]
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