We are at City Hall to call out @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social for his disgraceful steal of climate funding to fill his budget gap. That money comes from our utility bills and is funding home energy retro fits for low-income residents.. SHAME on Mayor Frey! We need City Council to fix his mistake.

There are numerous signs & concrete emplacements making it clear that the driver should not have continued onto one of the few bike/ped bridges in the state. There is insufficient funding going towards education + licensing enforcement as the likelihood this kind of behavior becomes more likely.

Laura G Mitchell@lauragmitchell.com · yesterday

Holy shit. Friend of a friend encountered a driver on Sabo Bridge today. Driver apparently seemed very confused and lost. Howwww did they get past the concrete barricades on both ends? (For non Mpls folks: this bridge is bike/ped only & paths up are narrow w/ bollards on both ends.)

Somebody needs to get me this guy Larry's phone number

Victor Stefanescu@vstef.bsky.social · 2d ago

Scoop: A group of local investors including a longtime former owner is making a play to save Pearson’s Candy, a beloved Minnesota confectioner slated to halt production this week. www.startribune.com/pearsons-can...

At these rates my ebike would go 350 miles for less than two quarters. Considerably less than $54.

Dr. Jonathan Foley@globalecoguy.bsky.social · 3d ago

EVs are awesome. I have a Hyundai Ioniq 5, which has a range of 300-350 miles. I charge it at home, which is convenient, and it costs me about $10 to completely recharge the battery. (84 kWh at 12 cents a kWh) Compare that to a similar size gas car, at 25-30 mpg, which would cost $54 to fill up.

MSP to CHI is roughly 400mi. Borealis barely scratches the surface of what is possible at 7hr 24min. By comparison, here are the train times for: • Madrid – Barcelona: 387mi • 2hr 45min • Berlin – Munich: 387mi • 3hr 45min • Paris – Marseille: 410mi • 3hr 5min • Tokyo – Okayama: 404mi • 3hr 10min

Rail Passengers Association@railpassengers.org · 2d ago

To call the Borealis a success would be an absolute understatement.

To call the Borealis a success would be an absolute understatement.

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Borealis train surpasses 500,000 riders since launching between St. Paul and Chicago

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Minnesota AG candidate’s stock portfolio presents 174 potential conflicts of interest minnesotareformer.com/2026/09/29/m...

Minnesota AG candidate’s stock portfolio presents 174 potential conflicts of interest • Minnesota Reformer

If Republican Ron Schutz wins the attorney general’s race in November, he will be responsible for enforcing Minnesota’s laws against the country’s biggest and most powerful corporations. His own perso...

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The benefits of riding a bicycle are more than cardiovascular. The benefits of riding a bicycle are more than musculoskeletal. And riding an e-bike still gets you those. Getting around your community isn't a competitive sport. If you think it is, that says more about you than about the e-biker.

angela (she/her)@amoridesabike.bsky.social · 2d ago

i had this convo w/ @eriknoonan.bsky.social when they first started at @bikemn.bsky.social. Erik's blog post here does a great job summing up why all bikes are cheating: www.bikemn.org/all-bikes-ar...

"E-bike adopters reduced travel costs by 12% and increased physical activity by 14%." doi.org/10.1016/j.ur...

Excellent news. Glad to see what so many of us predicted borne out by actual data. (Yes, this is a "we told you so" post. Hopefully one day people will stop listening to the cranks who think the world will end if we even slightly reduce the amount of cars in the city.)

Adam@adamshap.bsky.social · 3d ago

NYC’s congestion pricing program cut ambulance travel times by over a minute

Bike/pedestrian networks don't take 30 years to build. Stop accepting those timelines in your community. The best practices have been proven & they already exist. Safety should already be the #1 priority. The ROI is unbeatable. The timeline is a moral document and it shouldn't be generational.

Show your dog the world. Opt out of driving.

mukhtar ibrahim, founder of the sahan journal, and ubah ali, a former WCCO reporter, have just launched the somali brief, an independent media outlet where somali americans can tell their own stories www.thesomalibrief.com

The Somali Brief

The Somali Brief is a digital-first media platform covering the stories shaping Somali American life.

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Minnesota deserves a hometown candy tradition. We've given the world the Milky Way and the Salted Nut Roll. What comes next?

🚲 🥜scoops 🥜🚲@scoopsstp.bsky.social · 3d ago

Sic Transit Gloria Nut Roll www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Somewhere on a Minnesota trail this weekend, a very serious rider in full kit on a carbon road bike got passed by someone on an e-bike and muttered the familiar line: e-bikes are cheating. We agree. All bikes are cheating. Literally every single one. Read more ⤵️⤵️⤵️ www.bikemn.org/all-bikes-ar...

All Bikes Are Cheating - Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota

E-bikes aren't cheating. All bikes are. And it's past time that the bike community recognizes the shared goals are accomplished together.

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Reading through the comments on the @mndot.mn.gov feedback feedback site for the statewide bicycle plan is a shot of optimism I know we could all use on this Monday morning. Go read a few and then add yours. talk.dot.state.mn.us/statewide-bi...

One of the things in this image is an actual climate change solution.

NACTO does not exist to demonstrate the maximum of what is possible. The design guides should be the *minimum* acceptable standard.

Every paper-of-note has some old white guy who had a moderately successful journalism or political career back in the day. They have a column that is treated as sacrosanct by the editorial leadership or financial owners of the paper. So sacrosanct that any ideas they put forward go unchallenged.

The venture-cap subsidizing of tech goods/services + startup businesses in the '10s showcased that the wealthy could be making life much better for many people. The enshitified consolidation + quality collapse of these services as they try to max their extraction showcases that it will never last.

If you bike in Minnesota, help flood the MnDOT comments to showcase the near-insatiable demand for better bike funding in Minnesota.

BikeMN@bikemn.bsky.social · 6d ago

The Statewide Bicycle System Plan is at a critical threshold! Let MnDOT know that YOU want a fairer share of funding to be prioritized towards upkeep, improvement, and expansion of bike infrastructure in Minnesota! talk.dot.state.mn.us/statewide-bi...

168 pages, man. And I don't think this is a _new_ analysis or shocking to anyone. But god.

“We Had Whistles, They Had Guns”: Human Rights Violations in U.S. Immigration Enforcement Operations and the Case to Abolish ICE

To comply with international human rights law, Amnesty International urges the U.S. government to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

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Prepping someone else for a tabling at a major retailer. Rules included no materials of a political nature. What a bubble of privilege to still get to exist in where someone can think that is possible.

Alex Pretti was shot and killed 8 months ago today after being disarmed by federal agents. The agents then spent the next few hours denying the BCA and MPD access to the scene while shooting at protesters. No one has been held responsible in the killing. chaddavis.photography/sets/ice-in-...

In light of tonight's BET meeting, I am auctioning off a signed original crayon on paper drawing by @ehbinmn.bsky.social of what can best be described as a "Biscikle". Bidding will begin at whatever the MPD budget gets finalized at.

Cozy temps, best foliage colors in the country, unbeatable trails. Are you registered yet? www.startribune.com/this-premier...

This premier Twin Cities bike ride is perfectly timed for peak fall color

Twin Cities Bike Tour will roll during a winning autumn forecast; plus take a full-moon hike at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum and celebrate the stars in the Duluth area.

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Every time a bikeway is villanized for tree impacts from a project that involves a roadway reconstruction or underground utilities, this is the depth of the logic hole being ignored.

Elected leaders opposed to adequate funding for parks make it clear that they: 1) Don't go to parks in nonaffluent areas and see the disinvestment 2) Don't talk to the parents and residents who rely on parks programming 3) Don't understand that money can be saved by spending a small amount first

Ride cozy out there and don't forget to look out for large obstacles placed in your way! 🍂 🍁 🚲

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