National Links: An Emerging West African Megaregion
Overperforming downtowns, e-bikes, a $2B people mover at LAX, and urbanism polling well Read »
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An Imaginary Drawing of Korea in the Year 2000, but make it Minnesota: Thoughts on “defensive construction”
Against all odds, futuristic delusions of national construction in South Korea transformed a pitiful backwater into a prosperous country. As Minnesota today faces its own hostile intermeddling, is there something that can be brought from Korea, to Minnesota? Read »
Meet The Streets.mn Board!
What goes into running a non-profit like Streets.mn? Let's take a moment to hear from the board members who make it all possible! Read »
Research finds pedestrian-focused infrastructure can boost safety
New research project evaluates pedestrian safety infrastructure and driver behavior. Read »
Mapping Prejudice: The Importance of Exposing Systemic Racism in our Housing
Mapping Prejudice, at the University of Minnesota, helps us to understand the history of housing discrimination in the Twin Cities—and to participate in mapping it. Read »
Naming Places: Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary School
Names are important. What do these locally named places and streets tell us about who we are, where we come from, and what we care about? Read »
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3 Ideas to Create Better Summer Cities
Summer’s recent resurgence has bummed me out since I’m not exactly a fan of hot weather, but the bright side is that it means this post (which I procrastinated on writing for about two months) can be published and still be somewhat timely even as the first signs of autumn appear. As global warming continues […] Read »