Adam Smith

Wow oh wow. Tonight’s #prairie restoration #sunset view.

Kenosha, Wisconsin is as far north as the Chicago commuter rail network gets. Some trains lay over for the night here.

City Trees Sale. Order today! Plant a memory. Woman standing by a tree. City of Minneapolis Health logo and Minneapolis City Trees logo

Great memories grow under trees. Order low-cost trees for your yard through the City Trees Sale and invite new stories to take root. The sale opened Aug. 1 for residents participating for the first time. For all other residents, ordering opens Aug. 8. Order at http://bit.ly/3GWcmYF

Squab goals

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Air quality alert for all of Minnesota through Saturday A northerly wind flow will send multiple waves of Canadian wildfire smoke into Minnesota for the next few days. Air quality will reach the unhealthy range for most of Minnesota.

What if… instead of dealing with toxic air every other week for the rest of our lives… we did something about this whole climate change thing?

I hate that my kids are growing up in a world literally & figuratively on fire.

They, and we, deserve better.

#MSPCycleCast

Metro Transit is asking for public feedback on 10 candidates for coming BRT routes by 9/1. That's narrowed down from 17.

Here's the website to comment: tc2.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...

🤩 Stunning moment from the Tour de France last stage.

#TDF2025 | #TDFLive

Soon tonight, the #TDF2025 will ascend Montmartre and pass the top funicular station 3 times. Remember that bicycles are not permitted on the Montmartre funicular 🚳 🇫🇷 🚞 🚴 #funiculaire #funicular #Montmartre #RATP #Paris #TDF #cyclism #lesRP #Mobility

Soon tonight, the #TDF2025 will ascend Montmartre and pass the top funicular station 3 times. Remember that bicycles are not permitted on the Montmartre funicular 🚳 🇫🇷 🚞 🚴 #funiculaire #funicular #Montmartre #RATP #Paris #TDF #cyclism #lesRP #Mobility

Soon tonight, the #TDF2025 will ascend Montmartre and pass the top funicular station 3 times.
Remember that bicycles are not permitted on the Montmartre funicular 🚳 🇫🇷 🚞 🚴
#funiculaire #funicular #Montmartre #RATP #Paris #TDF #cyclism #lesRP #Mobility @chrisinparis.bsky.social

Provide feedback by September 1:

Map showing the 10 advanced corridors to be evaluated for future arterial BRT: 63rd Avenue/Zane, 66th Street, Bloomington/Lyndale, Broadway, Franklin/Grand/3rd Street, Johnson/Lyndale, Lowry, Nicollet, Payne/Westminster, Randolph/East 7th Street

Metro Transit has advanced 10 corridors for detailed evaluation toward identifying the next 3 arterial BRT lines (the J, K, and L lines).

Metro Transit's August service improvements are posted. Excited to see the 6 extended to Westgate, lots of frequency improvements in Bloomington, and a new South Bloomington metro micro area launch (attn Orange Line riders) www.metrotransit.org/quarterly-se...

Don’t miss your opportunity to learn more about the preferred design for Central Avenue (between 37th Ave and I-694). Public meeting details: July 30th from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Columbia Heights Public Library (3939 Central Avenue Northeast, Columbia Heights, Minnesota 55421.

Changes are coming to Central Ave (Highway 65)! Join us on July 30, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Columbia Heights Public Library to see the design concept for Central Ave between 37th Ave and I-694. Learn more: bit.ly/4h3w417

I like the combo of completely separated with BRT stops and concrete curb they’re doing on University. I think University will also be 2-way for bikes which is nice next to campus.

Two new E Line BRT stations — Bde Maka Ska/Richfield Rd and another at 33rd/Hennepin Ave. Service is scheduled to begin at the end of the year. The E Line will upgrade bus service on the route 6 corridor.

This Parking Lot That Replaced Paradise Is Actually Pretty Convenient With apologies to the great Joni Mitchell. - - -All right, I’ll just say it: I really, really like our town’s new parking lot. And I know how contr...

"Maybe we could build an auxiliary lot where the tree museum is? I know I was just praising it, but do we really need a museum dedicated solely to trees, what with our town’s dire parking shortage and the abundance of tree videos on YouTube?"

Striking Transit Workers Meeting with a Management Representative (1938)
Source: Hennepin County Library.

Motorman refused to take their cars out of the North side barns until a union vote. Fay Rice, at right, smoking, had announced a settlement has been reached.

Just saw this on Metro Transit’s instagram:

“We’ve wrapped up work early and are resuming light rail service in St. Paul, where buses have been replacing Green Line trains…” 🎉

www.metrotransit.org/home

Something I'd like to ask of all the Minneapolis Park Board candidates is for them to support a VMT (Vehicle Miles Traveled) reduction target. Minnesota, Hennepin County, and the City of Minneapolis all have strong VMT targets, but up to now MPRB has done almost nothing to help.

If and when Democrats come back to power in Washington, I can only hope they will invest massively in permanent state capacity. In the meantime, state governments must take up the charge here. We’re experiencing a systematic reduction in the public sector’s ability to do anything other than deport.

Photo of a Nanboku Line 乗り換え 出口案内 (transfer and exit guide) on a station platform.

The other day, I was telling friends and family how a housewife originated these Tokyo Metro transfer and exit guides, and they thought I was kidding. It used to be a well-known story. If you don't know it, here's a quick summary.

A Blue Line train car at the station.

We’re taking public comments on amending the region’s long-range Transportation Policy Plan, adding aspects of the METRO Blue Line extension and Gold Line extension projects. Find information on the public hearing, how to comment, and read the full amendment at metrocouncil.org/tpp

This is a dark day…

MSP transit quiz, what is the highest ridership regular bus route now that the B and D lines are open?

Size matters.
@theonion.com

Republican bill would ban federal funding for train between Twin Cities and Duluth It also would gut funding for a federal grant program the Metropolitan Council is counting on for a planned extension of the Blue Line light rail project and a planned bus rapid transit line.

NEW: Republican bill in Congress would explicitly ban federal funding for train between Twin Cities and Duluth, gut grant program that would fund Blue Line extension

www.startribune.com/republican-b...

Just learned at the three-week-old B Line is providing a 23% boost over previous Route 21 numbers, about 8K rides per day. That's a great result, and likely to climb even higher.

Right, so post-D Line launch, the 21 was the highest ridership local route.

MNUFC Heritage Kit image with Tani

Do we love it?

#MNUFC with the early release over on the app!

Example of automated traffic safety infrastructure.

Map of Minneapolis indicating traffic safety camera locations for the pilot a: Freemont Ave. N near W Broadway Ave; 18th Ave NE near Central Ave NE; 3rd St N near 1st Ave N; Chicago Ave S near Franklin Ave E; and Nicollet Ave S near 46th St W.

Minneapolis is launching a pilot of traffic safety cameras this September. Cameras enforcing speed limits will be installed at five initial locations.

Learn more about the traffic safety camera pilot program: www.minneapolismn.gov/government/p...