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During street redesigns, business owners are often portrayed as preferring car parking over safe streets. But their takes are more nuanced, so let's chat with some! Attributions Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, and our interstitial song
This was our second year with a DFL trifecta, let's check in with a few transportation and land use advocacy organizations to find out what we accomplished and what is on the horizon for next year! Episode chapters 00:00 | Intro 00:53 | Sustai
The Borealis is the first new Amtrak service Minnesota has had since the 80's. Let's chat with some of the people riding on opening day to find out what this train means to them! Episode chapters 00:00 | Intro 07:38 | Jeffrey Mack & Felecia Th
There is far more wildlife living in our cities than many humans realize. Meet a couple University of Minnesota researchers studying urban foxes and coyotes! Links Twin Cities Coyote and Fox Project (TCCFP) Urban Coyotes | Minnesota DNR M
Once a year, the residents of Uptown are delighted by preschoolers walking around the neighborhood, handing out poems they wrote. Let's meet the teachers behind the tradition! Episode chapters 00:00 | Intro 03:00 | Teachers Julia & Claire 34:5
Early in the pandemic, Bemidji offered to pay teleworkers to move there. Let's take a trip up north to find out how it went! Links 218 Relocate Similar program in Tulsa Paul Bunyan Communications Attributions Our theme song is Tanz den Dobber
We took the opportunity at BikeMN's summit on capitol hill to chat with activists from across the state about cycling in their communities. Episode Chapters 00:00 | Intro 00:46 | Alice Tibbetts, Duluth 15:46 | Ben Scheidel, Mankato 33:04 | Th
Kathy Lantry and Amy Brendmoen collectively spent three decades on Saint Paul City Council, each serving as Council President for part of that time. We get their insider perspective about the process of how policy gets made and budgets set, how
Spencer Miller-Johnson, Senior City Planner for the City of St. Paul, joins Sherry for a lively conversation about zoning and land use. Spencer helps us unpack a city report on its East Grand Avenue Overlay Study. He also shares about the city’
You may have noticed bus stops in the Twin Cities with signs naming someone who adopted them. That's right, Metro Transit now has an Adopt-a-stop program! They recently hosted an appreciation brunch, so we went and chatted with other adopters a
Building on the momentum from last year's historic Minnesota State legislative session, several organizations are bringing ambitious transportation and land use proposals to the table this year. Links 2023 Legislative Wrap-up   Neighbors
What to do with an urban highway that destroyed a community 60 years ago? ReConnect Rondo wants to put a land bridge over it. Episode chapters, links 00:00 | Intro Streets.mn Podcast episode on urban highway removal 00:55 | Interview part 1 R
How do you choose a neighborhood to move to? Ian and Tim took very different approaches, did they both end up in places they like? Listen in on their discussion, moderated by Sherry Johnson! Episode chapters & links 00:00 | Intro 01:37 | Tell
This podcast episode comes to you in two parts: Side A: A photographer from Grand Marais previews an upcoming DNR touring route. Side B: The Streets.mn Podcast team looks back on our favorite episodes of 2023! Episode chapters 00:00 | Intro 01
Hear what it’s like to lead and run a bikeshare program with our guests, Melissa Summers and Alasdair McKernan. Formerly of our beloved Nice Ride, they now help run our car sharing program. Listen in as they share their wisdom about the logisti
Everything you want to know about potholes, but were too afraid to ask! How do they form? What can we do about them? We sit down with engineers Doug Fischer and Bev Farraher to chat about all that and more! Connect with us Anatomy of a po
Passenger train advocacy organization All Aboard Minnesota is celebrating their 10th anniversary. Let's learn the history of the organization! Connect with us All Aboard Minnesota 10 year celebration AAMN video: Why Passenger Rail is goo
We sit down with Sherry Johnson to chat about her popular article series of motorists' questions for bicyclists! Connect with us The Top 10 Questions for Bicyclists article series Email Sherry at facilitator.sher@gmail.com Discuss this ep
There are people who travel long distances by bike, and there are people who are willing to open their homes to those traveling by bike. Together, they make up the Warmshowers community! Episode summary 00:00 | Intro 01:08 | History of Warmsho
New Saint Paul resident Sarah Johnson interviews city councilwoman Mitra Jalali about her thoughtful and people-centered approach to transportation infrastructure. Show Notes Sarah has a conversation with Councilor Mitra Jalali of Ward 4 i
Join Elissa Shufman and Ian R Buck for a discussion of the novel The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd. A mystery that has us pondering what is a map, and how does it give us power? Episode summary 00:00 | Intro 01:31 | Spoiler-free 19:56 | The P
There are several current pilot projects in Minnesota that point towards exciting possibilities for public transportation. Let's take a look! Episode summary 00:00 | Intro 01:21 | Micro Transit 23:00 | Southwest Transit Lyft Integration 32:57
Though Hopkins is one of the smaller Minneapolis suburbs, it packs a big punch on climate action. We dig into two really innovative programs they’re doing on reducing the urban heat island effect and speeding deployment of clean energy and ener
BikeMN was founded 15 years ago as a statewide bike advocacy organization. Its founding executive director, Dorian Grilley, is stepping down this summer. Let's look back at his career! Connect with us Suggested listening: Legislative sessio
Sarah Johnson, Omaha-based transportation advocate and podcaster, decided to move to the Twin Cities. Let's follow along with her moving journey! We'll check in at a couple of key points to get a more full picture of what it's like to move to a
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