Smart transportation tools: how Metro Transit uses technology to ensure a smooth ride
Metro Transit recently launched its first free mobile app; more features will be added to it this year, including enhanced and advanced trip planning.
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Rain as a resource: St. Paul innovates shared, sustainable stormwater management
The new method of managing stormwater is called “shared, stacked green infrastructure.”
Community gardens: living examples of neighborhood commitment
The Bancroft Meridian Garden, founded in 1996, began as a flower garden. But communities change, and so do their gardens. Now it’s a food forest for the neighborhood.
Microbrewing’s breakneck growth: 7 of the coolest new craft-beer concepts in MSP
Aside from a small blip in 2012, Minnesota’s taproom occupancy growth chart shows a classic hockey stick pattern. (Fitting, right?)
Museums and libraries as co-creators of change
These important “anchor institutions” are helping drive economic, educational and social efforts to raise the standard of living in their surrounding neighborhoods.
Transit-oriented development in St. Paul: connections that create value
A Chicago Magazine piece heaped effusive praise on MSP’s efficient transit system and forward-thinking policies, contrasting our region’s transportation infrastructure with Chicago’s creaky, ineffective network.
Where to take winter visitors in MSP: 14 time-tested activities
From Wirth Park to the St. Paul riverfront, the Walker to the Ordway, Minneapolis and St. Paul bustle with life from November to April.
10 redevelopment projects transforming MSP in 2016
We’re in the midst of a redevelopment boom that has touched nearly every part of Minneapolis and St. Paul, from residential teardowns to re-envisioned riverfronts, from new stadia to new parks and trails.
Make the switch from car to bike commute this winter: Here’s how
Imagine a day in a bike commuter’s boots. How does he or she prepare before walking out the door?
Why MSP’s amenity-rich downtowns are prime spots for relocating businesses
The two cities offer irresistible quality-of-life benefits that help firms attract and retain top talent.
5 stops not to miss on the Blue Line
There’s plenty to see and do along MSP’s original light rail line outside the 9-to-5 grind.
Urban agriculture in MSP: growing, diversifying, sustainable
As the dizzying proliferation of urban CSAs, community gardens, hyper-local farmers market stalls and farm-to-fork restaurants attests, MSP’s urban agriculture ecosystem is only getting stronger.
Has the Twin Cities reached peak craft beer?
Not yet. Because taprooms weren’t legal here until 2011, Minnesota actually remains underserved by the craft beer industry relative to neighboring states.
An urbanist’s dream: New MSP innovation district would create national standard for city building
The area, dubbed (for the moment) “University Avenue Innovation District,” covers parts of Prospect Park in Minneapolis and St. Anthony Park in St. Paul.
Pedals and pints: A guide to your own bike-friendly brewery tour
All of these homegrown breweries are located on or near major bikeways, making for convenient — and safe — access.
Transforming St. Paul’s West 7th into a vibrant, urban life/work/play corridor
The area sports new residences, busy workplaces, transit opportunities and hot spots for art, culture and entertainment.
A walk in the woonerfs: rethinking a realm for bicyclists, pedestrians and cars
Woonerfs are catching on in cities across Europe, as well as in Seattle and in Minneapolis.
Take me out to a ballgame and brewpub: Your guide to game-day transit and venturing afield
You can find plenty of reasons to take in a game or two this season. But why not make a day of it?
Living the life: Our growing coastal-transplant community
Some come to reconnect with family or to start new families. Others come for school. Still others come for employment opportunities, the arts and culture, and the livability.
Why MSP is the once, current and future Internet of Things (IoT) alley
MSP boasts a lively, innovative IoT scene that produces connected devices, and systems that make them easier to use, for businesses and consumers alike.
