Mpls Ped/Bike Coordinator. Cold weather apologist. Sports appreciator. Cookie enthusiast. State capacity booster. Opinions do not represent those of the City.
Alex Schieferdecker
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The NYT writes about Minneapolis' peerless trail system in this feature about five North American cities for a bike-centric vacation: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/t...
Minnesota, with its engaged citizens and strong sense of connectedness, is the top state in the country for residents’ quality of life, according to a recent study.
Genuine credit where it's due—this is a great start!
Also:
- Seeing a clear emphasis on streamlining public services (which is a theme of these plans so far and something the Gov controls)
- Honestly heartening that Amy is putting out pretty detailed plans rather than coasting as a heavy favorite
"Something remarkable happened in April. For the first time in history, wind and solar generated more electricity than gas across the entire planet. Not in a country. Not in a region. Globally."
Tons of great news here from Danny Kennedy (via @billmckibben.bsky.social's newsletter, which rules).
We spent the winter defending our way of life and in a single June weekend — with pencil sharpening, Grand Old Day, Tour de Luce, Open Streets, Twins, Lynx, Saints, etc — we are living it.
Some highlights from the Mia's exhibit of inter-war work from the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin.
Several Midwestern states ranked high in the State of the Nation Project’s newest report.
you can see the new franklin ave street design with a dedicated bike path coming together east of 35, to match and link up to what exists currently on franklin west of lyndale ave. another piece of great bike infrastructure and safer streets coming to minneapolis!
