The Heights —designed for 1,000 residences and 1,000 jobs— is likely the East Side’s largest development in a century. Twin Cities Habitat will have at least 174 units there including 30 to be built this week. First residents to move in next spring. Jimmy Carter turns 💯 Tuesday:
Oh boy don't get me started on the wonder of Japanese trains. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/s...
Over just a few days in 1964, the launch of the shinkansen and the Tokyo Olympics trumpeted the emergence of a new economic and democratic power
Minnesota's wonderful Monarch Joint Venture appears in this article on threats to monarch butterflies. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate change and pesticides have combined to pose a deadly threat to the vivid species. The Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards celebrate the fightback
^ The unvarnished racism here is just astounding.
NY Times goes to Eau Claire: "Standing against the resettlement: a loud protest group, dozens strong, made up in part of evangelical Christians." www.nytimes.com/2024/09/28/u...
Eau Claire had a plan. But opponents, mostly from rural areas, were convinced that the newcomers would destroy their Midwestern way of life.
"It would make Rochester and Mayo a more competitive workplace. Physicians want access to a large metro area and don’t want to have to drive there, and a fast rail connection between the two would do just that." www.minnpost.com/community-vo...
A regional rail system in Minnesota could transform the state and make it a more attractive place to live and work.
Pretty fair assessment of life on the Green Line these days. I watched a TRIPS agent the other day only check people who were obviously U of MN students (and therefore are sure to have payment via their school ID). streets.mn/2024/09/26/r...
After riding the METRO Green Line in Minneapolis and St. Paul, a transit advocate explains how Metro Transit could improve the rider experience.