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Twin Cities traffic congestion? Eat your heart out, Portland
Cityscape

Twin Cities traffic congestion? Eat your heart out, Portland

By Marlys Harris | 03/06/13

An annual assessment of traffic congestion around the country shows traffic is much worse in Portland than here.

The Stroll

Skateboarding videos create 'a mental and visual map' of the city

By Andy Sturdevant | 03/06/13

The best surfaces for skating are also the ugliest, most unglamorous parts of the postwar city: parking lots, concrete embankments, garages, ugly brutalist plazas, benches, stairways.

MnDOT first truck
MinnClips

FIRST: Reducing the gawker factor in freeway accidents

By Tom Nehil | 03/04/13

Meet some of the MnDOT teams that actively work to keep traffic moving after an accident.

Bike with lights
Cityscape

For safety’s sake, light up those bikes

By Marlys Harris | 03/04/13

It's time for the Consumer Product Safety Commission to step up and make bicycles safer.

Minnesota Blog Cabin Round-up
Minnesota Blog Cabin

MN Blog Cabin Roundup, 3/1

By Tom Nehil | 03/01/13

Pulltab projections, teacher LIFO, Middle East peace, Uptown urbanism, teen texting, transit planning and more.

Street scene
The Stroll

Three short films, years apart, capture slices of Minneapolis street life

By Andy Sturdevant | 02/27/13

I thought this week we’d look at three short films, all shot on 8mm or 16mm film around Minneapolis and now available for free on the Internet.

Detroit parking theater
Minnesota Blog Cabin

Don’t be misled by parking space economics

streets.mn
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.

How to make sure housing doesn’t bring down the economy again
Cityscape

How to make sure housing doesn’t bring down the economy again

By Marlys Harris | 02/26/13

If you want to know what might be done, this is the document to study.

Despite improving economy, demand at food shelves remains high
Community Sketchbook

Despite improving economy, demand at food shelves remains high

By Cynthia Boyd | 02/25/13

Emergency food providers ask the Legislature for budget increases.

Nekima Levy-Pounds. MinnPost photo by Terry Gydesen
Community Voices

Young black men in Minnesota: A clarion call for help

By Nekima Levy-Pounds | 02/21/13

 A look at the statistics surrounding the quality of life for young African-American men point to a picture that is bleak and difficult to ignore.