Hello! You probably found this page through some of my more polished work. This is where I post much less polished thoughts and WIPs, as well as stuff completely removed from my main focus of trains, transit and engineering such as politics, my cat Muffin, baseball, and whatever else is on my mind
Another pointless study to line the pockets of consultants
Turn the golf courses into a public sex bathhouse
Elect me in W3 and I promise to take the buses off Nicollett and replace them with light rail
Ian Gaida
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Ian Gaida
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Ian Gaida
Feeling like shit I just want them back
"Supporters and opponents of the Blue Line expansion plan are eagerly awaiting a new report that compares the cost of expanding and running the light rail system to an expanded bus transit system."
Dozens spoke in favor of repealing the adult bathhouse ban during city council hearings this week in Minneapolis. They focused on public health, tourism and city history.
After the hearing, Mayor Frey confirmed to MPR he’s in favor of repealing the ban, but says it’s not a top priority for him.
When you try to have a real conversation about property tax solutions with your Michael Rainville action figure, but you pull the string and all he can say is "get the buses off Nicollet Mall!"
dog owners hold signs saying “no dog is illegal” and “water is life - dogs have a right to it too!” at the minneapolis park and recreation board meeting during public comment over closing the minnehaha dog park due to it being located on sacred indigenous land
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But the cost for the proposed Blue Line expansion has continued to rise. It's up another $336 million from the estimates released in 2024.
kstp.com
More than 30 people who spoke at public hearings Tuesday and Wednesday supported ordinances that would overturn a longtime ban on bathhouses and sex venues. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey also voiced su...
This is up there with "say their names" about police horses
Ian Gaida
Ian Gaida
dog owners hold signs saying “no dog is illegal” and “water is life - dogs have a right to it too!” at the minneapolis park and recreation board meeting during public comment over closing the minnehaha dog park due to it being located on sacred indigenous land
PSL developing an AI surveillance system to monitor their own members, and snitch if they're reading Jacobin (...pffft!!) wasn't what I was expecting to read when my friend sent this to me... www.geesemag.com/articles/psl...
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#OnThisDay June 18 1954: "Farewell to Streetcars" event on Twin Cities Rapid Transit's last day. TRCT president Fred Ossanna, corrupt architect of the system's destruction, mugs for cameras from the drivers seat. The next day the streetcars would be burned for scrap and he would pocket the proceeds.
