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Tech guy into transpo and urbanism, politics to push the needle. Once a streets.mn person. A Swiftie to ease my unhappy singleness Transit blog: https://hizeph400.blogspot.com/
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literally no downside and only all upside to the podcast life now. if you podcast hard enough you may become the no. 2 man in the FBI. invite me to all your podcasts as I start my own

The season finale episode of Interior Chinatown included a faux newscast using downtown Minneapolis as a backdrop (the show is set in the fictional city of Port Harbor)

This moment still goes so incredibly hard

I often think about this similar to how computer networks operate -- even just 1 or 2% packet loss means performance is in the toilet. We often deal with much worse ratios when it comes to sidewalks

There really oughta be a law .....

Now ain't that neighborly #TeslaTakedown

Winter makes our transportation priorities so clear: Street: perfectly clear Taxpayer subsidized (“free”) on street car storage: almost perfectly clear Bikeway: doesn’t exist here Sidewalk: covered in snow w/ hundreds of footprints almost 2 weeks after the last snowfall. #PlowMPLSsidewalks

Annoy an originalist by mentioning it's "uox" rather than "vox" youtu.be/tBQCup27ukE

Had to run an errand tonight, saw a train too

Now HERE is an extra foamy railfan shot back when the SN was still under wire at West Pittsburg, Calif. in 1956. Love the hastily repurposed railfan gondola.

It's a month old and has 7 million views, so you may have seen it, but James Bruton made a pretty amazing ball-wheeled electric bike. The demo at the end shows it wouldn't be a good real-world transportation option, but definitely a fun gadget in controlled spaces youtu.be/ZVFB2g25OkM

Minneapolis's newest bookstore is Inkwell Booksellers, at the HenCen building at East Hennepin and Central Aves. SE, which is holding its grand opening today.

Keep this letter from @meghscase.bsky.social in your back pocket as the mayoral election gears start grinding: Mayor Jacob Frey is the one who bears responsibility for public safety in Minneapolis

Surely this new video won't make me seem like a crank. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJp...

discovered that Little Caesar’s has an Apple Watch app and it’s just this image that you can’t interact with in any way

With 3 of 6 bike bridges set to be closed simultaneously this summer, + the completion of Hennepin/1st bikeways on the east side of the river, there’s never been a better time for the County to plop down some jersey barriers to protect riders in the dangerous Hennepin/1st bridge bike lanes!

Well that’s a mistrial, ok you gotta let Luigi go free

Rep Raskin has been great. Rep Ocasio-Cortez has been great. And Rep Frost and Rep Crockett. Senator Murphy. Maybe no one knew exactly what to do. But such people laid down a clear marker. Let’s respect these and other elected federal representatives who stood out these first few weeks.

High Speed Rail Alliance petition page for supporting the California HSR project www.hsrail.org/blog/petitio...

Legit beef about Stone Arch Bridge & Bridge #9 (U-area) both being closed this summer - as a biker I love them like family - but the 3rd Avenue & 10th Avenue bridges have had bike lanes dramatically upgraded in recent years & while not perfect replacements, do exist.

Another scoop from @peard33.bsky.social: DOGE installed Tom Krause at the Treasury Department. He's keeping his job as the CEO of a software company that has millions of dollars in federal contracts, including with the Treasury Department www.wired.com/story/krause...

New video up. Find out what DOGE is! (so you can tell me because I have no idea). youtu.be/ihvSwJT0rLU

Another pedestrian bridge down for the summer Details: www.minneapolismn.gov/government/p...

Here are the March Metro Transit service changes! The big story is the Gold Line's opening. Between that and the need to add resources ahead of the construction season, the service adds are very limited. metrocouncil.org/Council-Meet...

Former East Hennepin Businesses (1973) Source: Hennepin County Library Looking North down Lourdes Place towards Hennepin Avenue. Businesses have closed in advance of major urban renewal project of the area.

Outsourcing planning and design might be the most penny-wise, pound-foolish decision ever.

This pic of a SEPTA bus which tried to take the trolley tracks a couple days ago is one of those “trace of the true self” things so much…

How to kill your brand or company with one move...

Don’t panic folks, we have multiple proposals for additional demand subsidies in the California state legislature this year. One more round of down payment assistance will surely end the housing crisis.

James Hoffmann commits to a bit (or a lot of bits, of trying to roast partly ground green coffee) www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4qD...

Trying to work from home for the first time in a week, but of course a neighboring apartment's fire alarm is chirping due to low battery

I'm honestly not sure how to spell it, since I've only heard people say it aloud, but surely "bassist attack" is incorrect -- "basist attack" gives zero search results, though? (from "base" / "debase")

This was a really great episode, looking at a big contributor to the hollowing-out of rural economies along with the dearth of retail in many urban areas too

If you're a niche Internet micro-celebrity, maybe you too can someday become ensconced at a museum to celebrate the beginning of a new era. Nostalgia Nerd visits the Trojan Room Coffee Pot youtu.be/IOqlDsfTC6g

Funny same goes in climate policy right now and for the last several years

Incredible. Rail fans at LA Union Station heckle and boo Duffy’s remarks at the press conference where he has announced an FRA investigation into CA High Speed Rail. They yell “Cowards!” “Build the Rail!” and “We Pay Taxes, We Want the Train!” #IWillRide