A four-block long bike infrastructure demonstration near downtown Rochester installed this summer does more than create four blocks of protected bike lanes. It also makes an already existing and heavily used bike route safer. The City of Rochester partnered with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) to set up a four-block demonstration corridor west of downtown along 11th Avenue West. The project created protected bike lanes and added protection to a key bike and pedestrian cross...| Streets.mn
Reporter Jay Gabler taps into the enduring fascination with the Lake Superior tragedy in ‘Edmund Fitzgerald: 50 Years Below.’ The post A half-century on, Duluth News Tribune podcast explores the legacy of the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck appeared first on MinnPost.| MinnPost
A recent study suggests that improving infrastructure may be key in allowing more kids to experience the benefits of walking and biking to school.| Streets.mn
Editor’s note: This article is reprinted with permission from Minnesota Trails magazine, where it ran in the Summer 2025 issue. The story details the author’s experience on the Gitchi-Gami Trail Association (GGTA) North Shore Bike Ride in August 2024, in anticipation of this year’s 25th anniversary ride on Saturday, August 16, 2025. Click here for registration. From the moment I received the registration email, I knew I was going to have a great time on the Gitchi-Gami Trail ride in Aug...| Streets.mn
Editor’s note: A version of this article appeared as two opinion pieces in the Duluth News-Tribune in spring 2025. Since then, the Minnesota Legislature has reduced funding for the Northern Lights Express (NLX) by some $77 million, and Republicans in Congress are threatening to cut off federal funds. Amid the flurry of activity at the State Capitol in May as the 2025 Minnesota Legislature worked to balance the state budget, $77 million in funding for the Northern Lights Express was realloca...| Streets.mn
Minnesota’s suburban “donut” has devoured resources, jobs and hospitals — deepening decline in both rural towns and inner-city neighborhoods.| Streets.mn