It turns out that ICE had been engaging in a high speed chase with the driver. Under Minnesota law, such chases are only ...

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A massive seven-lane road in Bloomington’s South Loop carries fewer than 4,000 cars daily—raising the question: Why not right ...

Cambridge research proves bike lanes work, Pascal’s transit history warns against classism, and Toronto’s airport becomes an ...

Cambridge research proves bike lanes work, Pascal’s transit history warns against classism, and Toronto’s airport becomes an urban node. Plus: costly elevators and LA’s care-based safety. Read » ...

With the Northstar Line now shut down, I reminisce about our short-lived commuter rail, how history is repeating itself with this shut down, and what the future holds for the transit system of the ...

Progress is the watchword in this week’s National Links, with updates on congestion pricing in New York, housing in Atlanta, ...

When I first stood on the shoulder of Robert Street and looked across the slabs of limestone and corrugated metal that now face the Mississippi, I felt disoriented. Where a row of porches, stoops and ...

In my previous piece on the Midway’s suburban design problem, I focused on the area south of University Avenue: the big-box graveyards, the empty At Home (former Wal-Mart) building, the struggling ...

Everybody knows the Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) metropolitan area is building new housing. It’s been evident for years in the disappearing parking lots of the Mill District and the North Loop, the new ...

We formed Streets.mn because we think transportation and land use news and information in Minnesota can be done better. This site explores the pressing issues facing our cities, towns, neighborhoods ...

This is the second part of the history of Interstate Highways in Minnesota. Part One covered the early plans and conceptions of the interstate system, from the 1930s to the Interstate Highway Act of ...