Neighbors for a Better 94 Better 94 is a community effort to ensure that today's highway failures don't become tomorrow's enduring tragedies.

Time to press pause (well past time, actually ...)

better94.org/Take-Action/

& it's been super-cool to see how it's naturally forcing drivers to slow down and attend to surroundings and surrounding people--including me & my kids on our bikes

Traffic circles aren't the answer to everything, but I've seen them be a key tool for traffic-control and traffic-calming. In my neighborhood Minneapolis installed one as part of its neighborhood traffic-calming program--a promising but perennially underfunded initiative.

Transportation Advisory Board - Metropolitan Council

The Met Council Transportation Advisory Board is seeking applicants to fill a vacant 26-27 term for Transit Mode Representative. I served for two years & enjoyed the experience. The seat has gone vacant 3 months. Spread the word & DM me if you'd like to know more!

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Are Roundabouts Just For Rich People? — Streetsblog USA And if not, how do we get more of them in the low-income neighborhoods that need life-saving infrastructure the most?

Great piece on roundabouts from @keawilson.bsky.social & how to make them more widely implemented. Relatedly, at smaller intersections there's also tons of opportunities to create low-speed, all-yield semi-shared space through quick-build traffic circles.

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Donate to Help Olson Middle School Families, organized by jake virden The Olson Middle School community in North Minneapolis is coming together to raise funds… jake virden needs your support for Help Olson Middle School Families

In Minneapolis, the needs are widespread. A fundraiser for the school a friend teaches at in North Mpls. Spread the word! www.gofundme.com/f/Help-Olson...

Streets of an Occupied City As Minneapolis and St. Paul community members resist the occupation of federal immigration enforcement agents, streets and buildings have become one place where that resistance becomes public.

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Minnesota school districts say federal agents still causing daily disruptions School leaders say that ICE activity is continuing to interrupt daily life for students, staff and families despite the announced end of the two-month surge of federal immigration agents.

My kids' school is just one of countless schools where kids are still staying home, trapped inside & in fear & their families at risk of eviction.

But you can help by chipping in to our fundraiser: www.gofundme.com/f/support-mi...

www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

This interview with James Ciano -- so important & so powerful

www.poetryfoundation.org/podcasts/ser...

A photo of the Cloudwatcher book cover with text reading Forthcoming April 7

Cover Art: SeamlessOo Cover Design: Gopa and Ted2, Inc.

Forthcoming April 7: CLOUDWATCHER by MICHAEL BAZZETT, winner of the 2025 Stern Prize from The American Poetry Review!

In today's #coverfeature, BAZZETT tells us about the uncanny resemblance—and rightness—between his speaker, self, and cover figure:

Streets of an Occupied City: https://streets.mn/2026/02/20/streets-of-an-occupied-city/

As Minneapolis and St. Paul community members resist the occupation of federal immigration enforcement agents, streets and buildings have become one place where that resistance becomes public.

March is right around the corner, and with it March rent. So many of our neighbors need help to be able to stay in their homes and keep food on the table right now. Here are some amazing mutual aid efforts being organized by Ward 8 neighbors. Please contribute and share as you are able.

I just mapped the Metro Transit route from the public library where I'm working to a doctor's appointment at HCMC, and Google Maps suggested a flight to Ho Chi Minh City at the cost of $1192 and 21 hours of time. Guess it's time to start using the Transit App. Or travel more widely!

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#23 IN THE NATION!! I've had so much fun cheering for the @goldengophersports.bsky.social women's bball team the last 3 years & this ranking reflects their serious rise & balanced attack. 2 more home games. Dollar-for-dollar it's the best bball in the Cities.

Palette Poetry - The 2026 Rising Poet Prize—$3,500 Awarded Back by popular demand, the Rising Poet Prize is returning this spring! Palette Poetry invites all poets who have not yet published a full-length collection to send us your best poems. We are looking ...

Palette Poetry's Rising Poet Prize open for submissions. Looks like a really cool opportunity. I guess by applying I can nurture the notions that I'm both a "poet" and "rising"??

palettepoetry.submittable.com/submit/34820...

Walking College - America Walks Learn about and apply for the National Walking College to learn what you can do to expand access to safe, vibrant, walkable places.

Apps open for the Walking College! WC helped take my nascent interest in sustainable transpo & transform it into more sustained advocacy, beginning with lots of fun projects w/ @lauragmitchell.com around the Lyndale school/neighborhood!

americawalks.org/programs/wal...

This Sunday!! 4pm central time! The emergency isn't over, our neighbors still need rent and we can still help ❤️

Donate and register here: emergencypoems.substack.com/p/emergency-...

Traffic Analysis Shows Newton Bikeway Project Reduced Car Traffic, Speeding, and Crashes - Streetsblog Massachusetts "Vehicle volumes on the corridor have decreased without evidence of cut throughs on local roads, speeds within the pilot area have reduced, and bicycle activity has increased," according to a City of ...

Always great to see such widespread benefits from reallocating road space to more sustainable uses. Fewer crashes, traffic volume decrease, increase in bicycling. Safer & better for everybody. Repaving, esp on overbuilt roads = opportunities to do better!

mass.streetsblog.org/2026/02/10/t...

Big love to the 7 students who turned out, and to the Loft. We need to lift up and support our arts orgs more than ever in these perilous times.

I was lucky enough to be in community with writers during a @loftliterarycenter.bsky.social class two weekends ago--a reminder of how important it is to seek moments of healing, connection & beauty amid the trauma of occupation & the duties of resistance.

Shocking video of Witt‘s sheriffs acting exactly like ICE. These are not Feds, this is local law enforcement. www.startribune.com/ice-hennepin...

Please continue to observe, patrol, and support our immigrant neighbors. We still need the help of our neighbors. We cannot let our guards down as this is far from over.

Jason Chavez 4/

They've dressed it up differently, but it's same thing, day after day

This is what they consider “de-escalating."

They don’t know the resiliency of Ward 9 neighbors though. We aren’t stopping until the whole dam system is abolished.

Event: Coming Together as Community An upcoming event on Feb. 14.

We’ll be meeting at Uncommon Grounds, near the intersection of the B and E lines, from 2 – 4 PM on Saturday, February 14, 2026. Simply join us for conversation and community, with whatever time and energy you want.

streets.mn/2026/01/30/e...

It's just one tiny example, among many, of the immense community support, love, and protection folks are showing up with.

I'm not from MN originally, but have lived here 13 years, and I've never been prouder to call Minnesota home than in the last 5 days.

Last night I put together an email to friends/family for a fundraiser to support some families' rents, expecting it would take days to raise.

3 min after pressing send, 20% was raised.

By this morning 80%.

There Are No Safe Streets under Fascist Occupation ICE surveillance and “occupation” are hollowing out Twin Cities’ cultural corridors.

today, reading Jeremy Winter's clear-eyed piece on what our Mpls streets are like ATM, and Aman Shankardass's essay on what more forgiving streets, everywhere, could one day look like

streets.mn/2026/01/23/t...

mass.streetsblog.org/2026/01/26/g...

Please chip in if you can to support my school community that is in significant need. Every little bit helps.

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