Readers’ Twin Cities transportation questions, answered
From biking speed limits to declining bus ridership, we get answers to your questions from transportation engineers, city staff and other experts.
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Hennepin County looks to address homeless camps along Midtown Greenway
A year after a massive encampment formed at the intersection of Franklin and Hiawatha avenues in Minneapolis, the Greenway community has become one of the most conspicuous signs of homelessness in the Twin Cities.
Northern Metals’ Minneapolis facility shut down after company admits to altering pollution records
Following the announcement of the settlement, two nonprofits — Community Members for Environmental Justice and Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy — called for a criminal investigation of Northern Metals.
Five takeaways from Minneapolis’ new plan to boost street safety
Among the proposals included in the plan, known as Vision Zero, is lower speed limits, a new traffic enforcement division, and automated enforcement technology.
Minneapolis officials say they need more time to formulate neighborhood association plan
The city is bringing in researchers from the University of Minnesota to learn about the challenges of neighborhood leaders and to see why others don’t participate in neighborhood groups.
St. Paul’s epic fight over trash collection, explained
A look at what’s at the upcoming ballot measure; what a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ would mean, and why garbage pickup is so controversial in the Capital City.
Pay to sway: more Minnesota newspapers charging to publish political endorsement letters
Press Publications, which owns 18 newspapers in Minnesota and Wisconsin, is now charging $25 to publish letters that endorse or oppose a candidate or ballot measure — a policy that has become increasingly common.
From WeDo to East Town, why so many neighborhood branding efforts in Minneapolis go up in smoke
A series of initiatives to reimagine areas of Minneapolis have come and gone in recent years, all of which had the same ostensible goal: to attract people to areas whose old names may no longer reflect their new reality.
Why Minneapolis wants to create six ‘cultural districts’ across the city
The City Council wants to help local entrepreneurs thrive in Minneapolis’ most diverse neighborhoods. Less clear is how the efforts from the city will actually spur economic growth while keeping neighborhoods affordable.
