1st Annual Minneapolis Bike ‘n’ Brew Tour
Whatcha’ doing this Friday night at 5pm? Nothing? Oh, that’s cool. Kinda. Join local urban and transportation celebrity bloggers on the 1st Annual Minneapolis Bike ‘n’ Brew Tour. The route is a simple 8 (eight) miles that start at Harriet Brewing Company at 5pm. The route will then progress up through Northeast as the night goes on. Here’s the line-up: Harriet Brewing … Read more
Streets.MN Rundown …
I’m going to steal a little something out of the Strong Towns Playbook (e.g.: Friday News Digest). Sorry Chuck, I’m stealing your idea! How does the saying go? Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery? Here we go … Sidewalk sales? Yes, please!, on Star Tribune Minneapolis is looking to change an ordinance to … Read more
Joe Soucheray is wrong
*For the record: I do enjoy Joe Soucheray’s sports writing. The Pioneer Press’ resident aging baby-boomer Joe Soucheray is pounding his fist in the air again over Transit for Liveable Communities recent success at getting a bike median on Snelling Avenue at Charles Street in St. Paul. While I think there is a conversation to … Read more
Photos from Up North [Minnesota]
From Grand Marais, Bean Lake, the Oberg Loop and Lutsen’s Moose Mountain. Cheers – Nate
Walking Tour of Springfield Illinois
Across the street from the hotel … I follow the street to a nearby pedestrian mall … The pedestrian mall is great, but around the corner I bump into some confusion … I keep walking until I bump into … and … I have a beer and make my way towards Abe’s … It’s a … Read more
Minnesota Wild, St. Paul and the definition of insanity
If the Minnesota Viking’s quest for a $1 billion taxpayer funded stadium wasn’t enough sports related drama for the year, the Minnesota Wild ownership group is asking for for a practice facility that “would cost $45 million to $55 million and would be linked by tunnel or skyway to the Xcel Energy Center” [Pioneer Press, … Read more
Do Stadiums Bring Development?
You can read an enhanced version of this on Streets.MN! Defense of the proposed Minnesota Vikings downtown stadium is typically accompanied by a handful of arguments; one of the most prominent being that of associated development. If we build it, the developers will come! Unfortunately this commonplace argument has little backing in reality. “The mayor’s … Read more
Photo Adventure in Exurban Miami
A trip to Florida wouldn’t be complete without a field trip to the outer ring. I created a detour on my way down to the Florida Keys. South of Miami, just off the interstate, the scenery isn’t perfect. But, it wasn’t the apocalyptic “Mad Max” environs I had imagined. That being, homes consumed by vegetation, … Read more
Miami Beach Wanderings & Photos
I really enjoyed my time in Miami Beach. This means, you’ll have to suffer through another post of photos [FYI: Next up: The Bahamas urbanism and Florida's foreclosure-villes at Miami's edge]. Here we go … This photo was taken on a walk northward up the boardwalk along South Beach. It’s a mid-sized Tuscan-Villa -styled building … Read more
What happens when a street is just no good?
You can read this one over @ Streets.MN, too! Having a quality streetscape is beyond important, and one essential elements of this is having buildings that address the street. But, what if the street isn’t any good? Should buildings still address it? What happens when a street is just no good? The River Crossing Apartments in St. … Read more
