Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Minneapolis

Parking Madness: Minneapolis vs. Columbia, South Carolina

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 29, 2013 | 15 Comments

Today we’re getting a look at the last two contestants in Streetsblog’s Parking Madness bracket, the tournament that will “crown” the worst parking crater in the U.S. But don’t worry. Milwaukee, Tulsa, Dallas, Atlanta, Louisville, Cleveland, Houston, and today’s winner still need to do battle to determine the final victor. The final first round match-up […]

Study: Homes Near Transit Were Insulated From the Housing Crash

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 22, 2013 | 11 Comments

If you live close to a transit station, chances are you’ve weathered the recession better than your friends who don’t. Your transportation costs are probably lower, since you can take transit instead of driving. Transit-served areas are usually more walkable and bikeable too, multiplying your options. And while home values plummeted during a recession that […]

Midwestern Cities Race to Adopt, and Grow, Bike-Share

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 13, 2013 | 8 Comments

Pittsburgh was the newest city to announce its bike-share plans this week, when it confirmed the city would add a 500-bike system by the spring of next year. But nearby Columbus, Ohio, will beat them to the punch. Ohio’s capital city is planning to add 300 bikes this summer. Meanwhile, Indianapolis’ plan was to roll out […]

Portland Back on Top in Bicycling Magazine’s City Rankings

By Angie Schmitt | May 21, 2012 | 4 Comments

Minneapolis versus Portland: This is shaping up to be quite a rivalry. Today, Pacific coast sustainability standard bearer Portland topped Midwestern standout Minneapolis in Bicycling Magazine’s bike-friendly city rankings, bi-annual source of bragging rights or shame, depending on your locale. The top-two results were a reversal of the 2010 rankings. Bicycling Magazine did not explain what […]

To Change Your Community’s Streets, the Action Is in the Statehouse

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 22, 2012 | 3 Comments

Anxious about Congress messing up the federal transportation bill? There’s a lot at stake in Washington, but consider this: 78 percent of transportation funds come from the state and local levels. At a National Bike Summit panel yesterday on state-level bike advocacy campaigns, Dan Grunig of Bicycle Colorado spoke about the importance of reforming the agencies […]

Cold Climate Can’t Stop Minneapolis’s Surging Bike Rates

By Ben Goldman | Jan 20, 2012 | 5 Comments

Good news out of the Sierra Club Green Transportation Campaign, whose national conservation organizer Rachel Butler brings our attention to Minneapolis’s first ever Bicycle Account [PDF]. The compilation of cycling-related data shows a marked increase in the number of cyclists and a steadily decreasing injury rate to go along with substantial investments in bicycle infrastructure […]

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