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The Union Depot which is undergoing a major renovation and transformation back into a transit hub, with the construction of the Central Corridor Light Rail. The way in which people will be arriving to the Depot will soon begin to shift from vehicles to mass transit (predominantly light rail) Read more »

Even the narrowest of Twin Cities streets are pretty wide. With few exceptions, streets in Minneapolis and St. Paul tend to range in width from 30 to 60 feet, curb to curb. Including sidewalks and boulevards, the width stretches to a ballpark range of 40 to 70 feet. Streets get even wider when you move into the "stroad" territory of suburban and semi-rural commercial strips. An average neighborhood street in Minneapolis may not seem wide in the context of an average American city, but compared to the "really narrow streets" of traditional cities in Europe and Asia they are gigantic:  Read more »

When did walking to school become such a hot button issue? I can remember walking to school was a daily activity for me as a child. You would stop by the closest neighbors house and of you went. In the past twenty years a shift has taken place because of fear over safety for children. While some of these fears are based in reality, the idea that kids are driven two blocks to school just doesn't seem right. Read more »