Let’s #DoTheMath in Ramsey County, Minnesota.
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Cities with far more street infrastructure than they can maintain are in triage mode, and are going to have to decide what to keep paved and what to walk away from. Even if they won’t admit it yet.
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St. Paul consistently prioritizes car speed and convenience over the safety and comfort of cyclists and pedestrians. It just inadvertently demonstrated that a better way is possible.
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If the city fixes the street outside of your home and increases the value of your real estate, you should have to pay the city back some of that windfall…right?
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A new redevelopment plan for an empty site in St. Paul, MN has pitted neighbors against neighbors, and blurred the lines of typical narratives that explain opposition to urban development.
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Nate Hood chats with Chuck Marohn about pedestrian safety efforts—the good, the bad and the ugly—in his hometown of St. Paul, MN.
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A bottom-up St. Paul project changes how people feel about their city.
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Here is a quick how-to guide for dealing with people who claim your city lacks adequate parking.
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One historic home at a time, St. Paul, MN is demonstrating how a critical mass of Strong Citizens can be an incredible asset to a troubled area, and how local government can play a constructive role in the incremental revitalization of such an area.
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Pedestrian safety programs acknowledge a problem, but fail to truly solve it.
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Creating a diverse mix of options to reduce car dependence incrementally is a sensible short-term goal of a robust transportation policy. We can make better cities by increasing the size and number of neighborhoods in which it's possible for the average person to live partially—not completely—car free.
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Four simple steps to combat those who claim that there isn't enough parking in your downtown or neighborhood.
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How should we handle situations where the long-term goals of one entity--in this case the government and the city--clash with the short-term, day-to-day existence of another--small businesses?
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Hey walkers....distracted walking is dangerous walking. You don't belong here.
#slowthecars
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I suggest starting small. Pick up an orange flag and cross a street. That's how revolutions get started.
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The heart of the matter is that this isn't the way we should treat shared infrastructure. We need to constantly be on the lookout at the most local level and constantly care for its health. If we don't maintain what we have, it will fall apart. And it'll cost us a lot more money to fix it back up.
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