Streets.mn Podcast #3: Campuses, subsidies, W 7th Street with Nate Hood & Alex Bauman
Podcast #3 is complete. Access it here! Nate Hood, Alex Bauman and I sat down yesterday evening at the Aster Café, a lovely place along the Mississippi River just across from Downtown Minneapolis. You can find Nate’s writing on his blog, Thoughts on the Urban Environment, and Alex’s writing is at Getting Around Minneapolis.
Nate, Alex, and I had three things on our agenda this week, and tried not to stray around too much. We chatted about campus design comparing the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis to the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Second, we discussed the role of government subsidies in cities, looking at a recent public private development in Mankato, and finally, we talked about the pros and cons of “greenway” style pedestrianized residential streets, thinking about the current greenway project in North Minneapolis. The conversation went a little bit long, so feel free to turn it off at any time by using the stop button on your audio device.
Enjoy!
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No one is free
I did not agree to let listeners press stop! Check the contract, clause 19 specifies that listeners may pause the recording if certain life threatening emergencies arise, but they are required to resume playback with 15 minutes or after resuscitation, whichever's first.
I'm with Alex - Is there a
I'm with Alex - Is there a way we can program it so they can't hit stop?
Good discussion, guys. I'd
Good discussion, guys. I'd never heard about that greenway project in North Minneapolis. I've got a friend who lives up kind of in that area, though she's about a mile away from it. I may have to point her at it as somewhere to take the kids next spring/summer.
Yeah, the streetcars did run all the way down West 7th and cross the river to reach Fort Snelling. The road actually sliced through the historic fort for many years, though I'm not sure where the tracks went, precisely. It's difficult to imagine how it used to be since the bridge the streetcars used doesn't exist anymore.
Errata
On strip malls: What makes them walkable? Easy enough: Parking in the back vs. parking in the front. When parking lots are in front of the strip mall, the setback adds a lot of travel time to pedestrians. When parking is in back, it adds zero distance cost for a pedestrian.
On W 7th: What about that Ethiopean place? More diversity, even if it is tucked away and has no windows.
On Highland Park: How much are the houses around there, anyway?