How Parking Mandates Tilt the Market Toward “Luxury” Housing
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After Minneapolis slashed parking requirements, developers started to produce more affordable mid-rise apartment buildings instead of luxury high-rises.
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These People Lost Their Minds Over a Bike Lane
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The photos don't lie -- these protesters actually called some new stripes on the street a "Nazi lane."
A Recipe for Cutting Traffic: Build More Apartments, Fewer Single-Family Homes
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In the Twin Cities, people living in multi-family housing - apartments, condos, or any kind of dwelling that shares walls with its neighbors - travel by car 25 percent less than people who live in single-family homes. And they get around by walking, biking, and transit much, much more.
Why Looking at Crash Stats Alone Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story About Pedestrian Safety
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Some intersections are riskier to cross than others, but looking at the number of pedestrian injuries alone doesn’t tell the whole story. A new study from Minneapolis combines crash data with pedestrian counts to deliver a more nuanced picture of traffic dangers for people on foot. Among the findings: There’s safety in numbers for pedestrians.
Riding Transit Should Never Be a Pathway to Deportation
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A sad story has been unfolding over the past few weeks in the Twin Cities, where a transit fare enforcement stop led to a man being deported. The officer who initiated the stop, Andy Lamers, has since been fired, but it was too late for the passenger, Ariel Vences-Lopez, 23.
Local GOP Reps Counting on Elaine Chao to Trip Up Transit Projects
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Acting on the behest of Congressional Republicans opposed to high-speed rail, earlier this month Transportation Secretary Chao delayed a $647 million grant for Caltrain electrification, throwing its future in doubt. It looks like Republicans in other states were watching and learning.