Small business owners say they're pressured to hire off-duty MPD cops for security • Minnesota Reformer
Small business owners — particularly immigrant owned — say they've been pressured by police to hire off-duty officers to provide security.
Hopkins seeks contractor to reopen Depot coffeehouse
Six months after closing the coffee shop and youth hangout over money troubles, the city wants to turn over day-to-day operations of the space to someone new.
It’s not easy to build a bunch of cheap housing quickly in Minneapolis
In this five-part series, housing reporter Zak Yudhishthu breaks down the different challenges to affordable housing in Minneapolis. In this article, Zak looks at how local policies can impact the costs of land, labor, and building materials for housing projects.
Cityscape: A half-century after the big bike boom, a retrospective | MinnPost
Despite some troubling data around safety and vehicle trends, good things happening are on the ground and with new technology.
"The TRIP staff are likely to be on duty during the first quarter of 2024 following at least four weeks of training. The agency is still negotiating with the Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1005, about contract language for the first 22 ambassadors."
https://www.minnpost.com/metro/2023/09/survey-of-metro-transit-riders-shows-they-want-ambassadors-to-focus-on-safety-fare-enforcement/
Metro Transit survey shows riders want staff to focus on safety, fare checks | MinnPost
It was rising crime on platforms and vehicles that led the Minnesota Legislature to change how Metro Transit deals with safety in part by shifting fare enforcement from cops to civilians.
Despite the legal chum, increasing density in Minneapolis remains very good for the environment | MinnPost
The Minneapolis 2040 lawsuit fits with a national trend of anti-urban activists abusing what ought to be useful environmental laws.
Is Bike Resentment Back for the 2023 Minneapolis Election? » The Wedge Times-Picayune
The Star Tribune’s 2023 Minneapolis City Council candidate questionnaire asks a question that divides our city and inflames the culture war: “If you’re faced with the choice of spending $1 on a road for vehicles or $1 for a bike lane, which do you choose and why?” The existence of this question gives you hope … Continue reading "Is Bike Resentment Back for the 2023 Minneapolis Election?"
How Savory Bake House Become a Cult-Loved Longfellow Fixture - Racket
Open only a handful of hours each week, this south Minneapolis favorite always has a line down the block.
"While these are welcome improvements and are a direct result of community advocacy, MnDOT is not doing all that they can to improve safety and accessibility on Olson Memorial Highway."
https://www.ourstreetsmpls.org/campaign_update_bring_back_6th
Campaign Update: Bring Back 6th
Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) begins work on pavement repair and some near-term safety improvements, however the project falls short of community needs and expectations.
Hennepin County judge grants class-action status to tenants in case against Dominium
The tenants are accusing their landlord of consumer fraud.
