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Bill Lindeke

Bill Lindeke has been blogging about sidewalks and cities since 2005, ever since he read Jane Jacobs while living in New York. He's a PhD candidate in geography at the University of Minnesota, working on his dissertation about bicycling, cities, and affect. He was born in Minneapolis, but has spent most of his time in St Paul. He loves jazz, philosophy, and good news radio.

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St. Paul’s Nice Ride failure shows need for downtown bike lanes

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By Bill Lindeke | 04/10/13

Nice Ride bikes are mostly useless without bike lanes.

Detroit parking theater
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Don’t be misled by parking space economics

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By Bill Lindeke | 02/27/13

Looking for parking is second only to sex when it comes to tapping into our lizard brain, our deepest core of animal urges.

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Saying goodbye to the ‘passenger mile’

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By Bill Lindeke | 11/21/12

Relying on the “passenger mile” as a standard of measure implies that our transportation system is space neutral, that distance travelled is inherently good, that the expansion of transportation is an end in itself.

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Three lessons from Minneapolis’ pyrrhic victory on Lake Street

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By Bill Lindeke | 09/28/12

A recent Transportation and Public Works Committee vote on a Lake Street freeway ramp is a good example of how transportation politics plays out in American cities today.

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Is ‘forgiveness’ just for auto drivers?

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By Bill Lindeke | 09/12/12

Instead of blaming drivers, cyclists or pedestrians for the recent uptick in fatal accidents, we should blame the road.