Show threadMarkMay 9, 2024

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Great video (20 min.) now on the YouTubes examining the travesty that was and is I94 between Minneapolis and St. Paul, and what this area could become. https://youtu.be/iCoKySjY_ug?si=ddx_i6Tn49Ce9mME (sorry Ray, I’m not nebulized…yet)

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This Freeway Sucks -- Let's Decommission It

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A Minnesota Urbanist Responds to MattCaff's Video About Minnesota Wins

@ianrbuck dives into the details on various Twin Cities transit projects highlighted in @heartlandurbanist's latest video!

https://urbanists.video/w/pZcUBccuF8NLSEMisnyBN3

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A Minnesota Urbanist Responds to MattCaff's Video About Minnesota Wins

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MarkDec 1, 2022
Like many American cities, Minneapolis and St. Paul had a streetcar system that served these “Twin Cities” from the late 1800s until the system was mothballed in 1954. Emily Shepard just posted an article about what it was like, through the lens of her grandmother’s memories & some historical photos: https://streets.mn/2022/12/01/living-in-a-streetcar-city/
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Living in a Streetcar City

In my Grandma’s recollections, streetcars were much more than just transportation. Many of her memories focus on the community that surrounded streetcars and the way streetcars shaped her exp…

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