The ArtCrank poster archive found a new home at Venture Bikes and they have a fun launch event planned for this Friday (6-10:30pm)! www.bikemn.org/events/art-c...
Alex Schieferdecker
@alexschief.bsky.social
Mpls Ped/Bike Coordinator. Cold weather apologist. Sports appreciator. Cookie enthusiast. State capacity booster. Opinions do not represent those of the City.
Minneapolis Public Schools is looking for bicycle mechanics (or even just enthusiastic volunteers) to help tune up the district's fleet so that they are ready for 4th/5th grade bike education this fall! Drop-in sessions are open from August 10-19, basically all day. Sign up here: bit.ly/mpsbike
2026 Summer Bike Maintenance Sign-Up
Help us get MPS bike fleets ready for next school year! Please indicate your availability below and MPS will be in touch with more directions. Thank you! Where? Northeast Minneapolis- precise direct...
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I received a recent question about the closure of the bridge over Minnehaha Creek near the Minnesota Veterans Home, and so I'm sharing for broader awareness this statement from the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs about this and the next steps. Please share if you see this topic come up:
Packed bike parking at 50th and France Lunds. Majority are probably kid's bikes. A good reminder that when we build quality bike infrastructure we are improving youth autonomy!
On Jan. 11, Gregory Bovino watched as his Border Patrol agents dragged a man out of his car at a St. Paul Speedway, knelt on his back until he lost consciousness, and dragged his limp body into the back of a van. The man's name is Orbin Mauricio Henriquez Serrano and this is his story.
Orbin Mauricio Henriquez Serrano survived a violent arrest in St. Paul. It still haunts him. • Minnesota Reformer
The morning of Jan. 11 began for Orbin Mauricio Henriquez Serrano with an ominous warning: The gas light on his Jeep Cherokee was glowing yellow on the dashboard. He didn’t want to go to work at the r...
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WALK OFF GRAND SLAM Kody Clemens (19) 407 ft (27°, 104.7 mph) off Matt Strahm (82.7 mph Slider, 2684 rpm) KC 3-MIN 4 (B9, 0-2, 2 outs) https://www.mlb.com/video/kody-clemens-hits-a-grand-slam-19-to-right-center-field-ryan-jeffers-scor-dysd0f
More magical things happening on 26th and 27th streets in Whittier. Here's a raised crosswalk.
Public works has reduced the driving space so much that you almost can't do anything but drive the speed limit past this elementary school. This is outrageous. It's like they have no concern for the people who left home 5 minutes late to drive their kids to school two towns over.
For decades, Sherburne County Generating Station, known as Sherco, burned thousands of tons of coal every day to generate electricity. Over the next few years, the plant’s owner, Xcel Energy, is winding down operations. In it's place, Xcel is building a massive solar energy facility.
As central Minnesota coal plant edges toward closure, massive solar project keeps growing
With the completion of its third phase, the Sherco Solar project near Becker is now one of the largest solar facilities in the U.S. Xcel Energy has plans to make it even bigger.
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The City of Minneapolis keeps making progress in transforming our streets. Each year of work makes them more accessible, walkable, bikeable, and safe for all users. Last week's "Your City Your Streets" annual report totaled up the achievements from 2025: lims.minneapolismn.gov/Download/RCA...
One consequence of the democratising effect of social media is too many people treat “the statements made and endorsed by a social media platform’s wealthy and powerful owner” with the same seriousness as “a random user with no influence or importance”.
Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · last wk.There is simply no ambiguity in what Elon Musk is arguing and endorsing here.
COVID was a moment where the liberal consensus about both expert institutions and shared personal responsibility were proven to be incredibly important and it has driven both conservatives and a certain kind of leftist completely insane because it invalidated their worldview
Post-Left Watch@postleftwatch.bsky.social · 2w agoRyan Grim wants Dr. Fauci prosecuted because we didn't know everything about COVID-19 a month after it was discovered.
The reporting by NBC News on our depletion of weapons and by the Times on the selection of a CNO is more evidence that Hegseth—with his firing of competent general officers, politicized promotions, and a culture where truth-telling is punished—has done real damage to our military.
“Racism is good and policy should be designed to reflect that principle,” couched in euphemism, is an acceptable opinion in the anglosphere leadership class but “racism is bad and policy should be designed to reflect that principle” is wokeness gone amok and unacceptable bsky.app/profile/okwo...
Musa Okwonga@okwonga.bsky.social · 2w agoThe editor in chief of The Economist referring here to the AfD’s leader as a “perfectly thoughtful person“ instead of what she truly is - a driver and enabler of German fascism - is a huge part of the problem.
Bass promoting fare-free LA metro is a really funny example of a politician attempting to pander but instead landing on a proposal that, within the community of people who care a lot about the issue, is a specific shibboleth for not knowing what you're talking about: bsky.app/profile/mayo...
Mayor Karen Bass@mayor.lacity.gov · 2w agoAs Chair, I’ll build a long-term financial plan to make Metro fare-free. I’ve fought for a world-class transit system my entire career because public transit should create opportunity for everyone.
Our latest bike rack installations are now complete at Fletcher's Ice Cream and Como Tap. These bike racks were made possible by a grant we received from the U of M's Good Neighbor Fund, and through our partnership with the City of Mpls. More racks are on the way — will show them to you soon!
This man dispatched gangs of armed thugs to my city where they terrorized my neighbors for three months, abducted young children, and shot two random people to death.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoTrump jokes about serving a third term — and gets laughs at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
every day i feel like we're experiencing some kind of societal gas leak
the hanania article on the Atlantic is mostly an bad apologia of RH but i really do not think people get how much basically everyone goes insane (no matter politics) by the fact that online is basically the primary space of socialization today
Sharon 🪳🌹@sharonk.bsky.social · 2w agofundamentally i think this is why BBS/Reddit-style forums are superior to the Twitter mode, primarily because i genuinely do think it ends up pissing people off when people they dislike are still in a common space
every time you write overly defensively you should remember that you are pursuing a strategy of writing careful sentences specifically for people who demonstrably either won't or can't read them
BeijingPalmer@beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 2w agothere is literally no amount of caveats or careful wording that will protect you from stupidity or bad faith, so you might as well say things straightforwardly and strongly to begin with.
we're in for a lot of hard work to regain the trust of all the peoples we've betrayed
Reconstructionist@unavaleable.bsky.social · 2w agoI really fucking hate the way this administration is evil
I think really the only thing that Americans could and should say to our northern neighbors is "I'm extremely sorry about all of this."
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2w agoPresident Trump signed an order imposing a 50% tariff on a wide range of goods from Canada, including hockey sticks, wine and cement.
This is such a powerful editorial and a stirring call to action. Urban America was one of the the stars of the World Cup. Our cities have so much potential. We know what it will take to make them great—welcoming public spaces, excellent multi-modal transport, and density, density, density.
The War on Cars@thewaroncars.bsky.social · 2w agoSeattle Mayor Katie Wilson: "Magic happens when we create inviting, people-centered public spaces — a car-free Pioneer Square, Pike Place Market, our new Waterfront Park, Seattle Center — and give people reasons to gather and shop there. Let’s do more of this across neighborhoods citywide..."