It turns out that ICE had been engaging in a high speed chase with the driver. Under Minnesota law, such chases are only ...

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A massive seven-lane road in Bloomington’s South Loop carries fewer than 4,000 cars daily—raising the question: Why not right ...

Cambridge research proves bike lanes work, Pascal’s transit history warns against classism, and Toronto’s airport becomes an ...

Progress is the watchword in this week’s National Links, with updates on congestion pricing in New York, housing in Atlanta, ...

Cambridge research proves bike lanes work, Pascal’s transit history warns against classism, and Toronto’s airport becomes an urban node. Plus: costly elevators and LA’s care-based safety. Read » ...

Via Pedal Fort Collins, here’s a simple chart showing the basic relationship between vehicle weight and the amount of “damage” or wear that is caused to the roadway. The relationship is pretty ...

This post is co-authored with David King (a displaced Minneapolitan who lives in New York, and who blogs at Getting from here to there) In most of the United States and much of the world, public ...

Everybody knows the Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) metropolitan area is building new housing. It’s been evident for years in the disappearing parking lots of the Mill District and the North Loop, the new ...

When I first stood on the shoulder of Robert Street and looked across the slabs of limestone and corrugated metal that now face the Mississippi, I felt disoriented. Where a row of porches, stoops and ...

Fellow Minneapolites, let’s stop being our northern humble selves for just a quick second and truly boast a fact that we’ve known for a while now: we live in the best biking city in America. Bicycling ...

I have been re-reading Clay McShane‘s Down the Asphalt Path, an absolutely fascinating history of early 20th century urban engineering and street design debates. The history of asphalt may not sound ...