Well here’s something I’ve never seen before. No northbound or southbound service on the entire route 87? @metrotransitmn.bsky.social
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emly in minneaparis@eeewade.bsky.social · yesterdayThank you for being such a critical part of this resource in the Twin Cities, Mary! In case folks haven’t seen it yet, there’s a handy website where folks can contact elected officials here: savecarsharemn.org
Thinking about how the revenue from modest parking rate increases in both cities would be more than enough to save Hourcar bit.ly/47emeq6
Car-sharing service is shutting down operations in the Twin Cities
Hourcar service had been around for 21 years, but the nonprofit said it could not close a $625,000 funding gap.
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Bill Lindeke@blindeke.bsky.social · 6d agoI’ve got a (partial) solution my friends and it starts with P and rhymes with “barking.” 🕺🏼 www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...
There are so many more important things in the world but please please please please please please for the love of all that looks nice and made by humans, don't create AI slop.
VOTE EARLY (whether before you catch anything or in order to utilize convenient curbside options if you're already ill -- please get better soon if that's the case) & MASK UP
Bring Me The News@bringmethenews.bsky.social · 5d agoMeasles cases in southeastern Minnesota rise to three More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/measles-cases-in-southeastern-minnesota-rise-to-three
There's gnarly illness going around right now, Minneapolis, including covid. Mask up in public, do what you need to do. Contact @maskblocmsp.bsky.social if you need their resources.
Who needs the Miracle of Birth exhibit at the State Fair when we have this?!
Alex Schieferdecker@alexschief.bsky.social · 5d agoNeighborhood traffic circle being born at 27th St W and Bryant Ave S!
I’ve got a (partial) solution my friends and it starts with P and rhymes with “barking.” 🕺🏼 www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...
One simple solution to St. Paul’s budget woes
Free or nearly-free parking is a nice-to-have in St. Paul, but when the city is in the hole, it’s time to rethink old policies.
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I remember back when Minneapolis used to take stuff like this as a challenge to do even better. We should bring that feeling back, and not let Seattle beat us at having awesome and safe Halloween streets!
Seattle Department of Transportation@transportation.seattle.gov · last wk.Halloween is coming. You don’t have to go to a “trunk-or-treat” event in Seattle! You can close your neighborhood street to through-traffic – for free! Trick-or-Streets permits are free and easy to get. Join here: seattle.gov/transportation/trick-or-streets
St. Paul libraries have great free programming, including this upcoming Dislocated Worker Program for people who have been laid off (multiple dates on the calendar) sppl.bibliocommons.com/events/6aab2...
Dislocated Worker Program
Get the support and training you need to land your next job or career with the Dislocated Worker Program. The program assists laid-off Minnesotans with these services at no cost: Career counseling and...
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Imagine how this stadium campus would play if we got rid of I-94 on its southern edge. Because right now, walking across that highway is an ugly reminder that Saint Paul can't have nice things. It's loud, and barren, and ugly, and smelly, and dangerous. Bring me regional rail, parkland, and housing.
MaryMM@marymm.bsky.social · last wk.Here's your terrazzo and dining intel from the new Midway Diner by Vincent Francoual on the developing Allianz Field campus. Delicious coffee and eggs. Lemon curd pancakes. Pretty location on a lawn that the toddlers couldn't resist this morning. A Line, B Line, Green Line. Go before it's swamped.
And a reminder that the reason the councilmembers were out and about is that today is Transit to Work Day! And I'm gonna say this--if you think that transit doesn't work for you because it adds time on to your commute to work and that rules it out--it adds time to mine too. To _everyone's_.
My preferred alternative to doomscrolling is sewing, so I just started a pattern with 23 pattern pieces 🫣😬 Nobody has patience to toile this, here goes nothing #sewingsky
Vote yes! Passing the MN constitutional amendment on this year’s ballot will increase funding to all public schools including about $1,000,000 per year to Minneapolis Public Schools. Don’t skip it - leaving this question blank is the same as voting no. (PS - Edison scored!)
Celiac/gluten free friends in MSP: A Bar of Their Own has a GF cookie pop up tonight - Crumb Conscious Bakery - now through Lynx half time! 🍪 🏀 🍪 🏀 🍪 www.crumbconscious.com/about
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if we can replace lead pipes and remove asbestos, why can’t we install air filters and better hvac motors?
Dr. Nic Junius@quakefultales.bsky.social · 3w agoI think the people who want better air purification in all public buildings are correct the same way the people who pushed for treatment of water infrastructure were right
Driverless cars would be great for seniors in rural communities, for example. But tech companies aren't going to make a lot of money catering to those people. The money is only going to be made in cities and by catering to wealthy people. That will most certainly come at the expense of transit.
To be fair, this is exactly what people said about Uber and Lyft. And there have been studies about how much more people drive when they don't have to worry about parking on one or both ends of their trip. There's little reason to think driverless cars won't lead to an explosion in VMT in cities.
niraliberalism@niral.bsky.social · 3w agoDriverless cars would both reduce car ownership and motivate use of non-car alternatives, imo. Having to call, wait, and pay per use will tip some people towards biking, especially.
Free school breakfast/lunch is the single handed best, easy win in Minnesota.
MPR News@mprnews.org · 3w agoSchools across the state started offering free breakfasts and lunches to all students in the fall of 2023. The number of students eating school lunch went up 15 percent the first year. The number of kids eating breakfast at school went up 40 percent.
Got my Covid shot today at the Highland Fairview Pharmacy. Now fully covered by my insurance (Healthpartners) which was not the case a couple weeks ago. They also carry Covid shots for kids under 12!
Stinamo@stinamo.bsky.social · last mo.Made an appointment to get a Covid and flu vax at CVS, the covid shot was auto cancelled this morning. Still went to get flu and the pharmacists had no idea what happened - they have shots in stock. Turns out insurance said they wouldn’t cover it yet, recommended I get it at a clinic instead. Wow.
✅ COVID jab 💉 Moderna. Thanks Dolly ! Got mine at Cub pharmacy. No questions asked about underlying conditions.
NEW CAT JUST DROPPED !!!!!!!!!!!!
Jonathan C Slaght@jonathanslaght.com · 3w agoTilcayo tiger cat! "Slender and spotted, with rounded ears...smaller than a typical house cat and lives in the Bolivian Yungas, the cloud forest where the Andes mountains meet the Amazon basin" www.nbcnews.com/science/envi...
This is a good roundup for sewists on how to avoid AI slop patterns. I’d also recommend looking at Threadloop, which allows the community to flag patterns that are suspicious re: use of stolen/AI images #sewingsky jessilouscloset.substack.com/p/ai-sewing-...
AI sewing patterns are stealing your money and you deserve better
A guide to spot AI patterns before you open your wallet, + where to find inspo from REAL indie pattern designers
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Can we please do this in Minneapolis, too?
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 4w agoLook outside. Do you see snow? No? Well, you will soon. You might also see $30/hr more in your pocket if you become an emergency snow shoveler. Registration begins Saturday, September 19th. Sign up by November 30th for access to paid orientation and expedited payment processing.
