Both Minneapolis and Saint Paul are conducting rezoning studies. One is focusing on missing middle housing, the other allowing business uses in more places. Let's learn more from advocates in each city! Episode summary 00:00:00 | Intro 00:00:58 | Luke Hanson, Sustain Saint Paul 00:26:39 | Zach Wajda, Neighbors for More Neighbors 01:05:06 | Outro Resources Sustain Saint Paul Neighbors for More Neighbors Minneapolis Land Use Rezoning Study Minneapolis allowed uses chart Attributions Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, and our interstitial song is Puck's Blues. Both tracks used by permission of their creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band The Urban Hillbilly Quartet on their website. This episode was hosted by Ian R Buck, and edited by Ian and Tim Marino. We’re always looking to feature new voices on the show, so if you have ideas for future episodes, drop us a line at [email protected]. Transcript See the transcript on our website.

At the Streets.mn Contributors' Workshop in February, managing editor Amy Gage hosted a panel titled Show and Tell, featuring several contributors ranging from newcomers to veterans. That discussion was recorded, and we are pleased to present it now on the Streets.mn Podcast feed! Connect with us Amy Gage Pat Thompson Dan Gjelten Lisa Nelson Ed Steinhauer Ian R Buck Attributions Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, and our interstitial song is Puck's Blues. Both tracks used by permission of their creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band The Urban Hillbilly Quartet on their website. This episode was hosted by Amy Gage, edited and transcribed by Ian R Buck. We’re always looking to feature new voices on the show, so if you have ideas for future episodes, drop us a line at [email protected]. Transcript See the transcript on the Streets.mn website.

What if I told you that there is a long-distance bicycling sport that encourages participants to stay together and socialize during rides? It's true! Episode summary 00:00 | Intro 04:55 | What is randonneuring? 26:20 | Kate Ankofski 42:13 | Justin Tan 57:28 | Outro Pictures Connect with us Minnesota Randonneurs Website Register for April 8 Spring Conference RUSA Permanents Finder Email Minnesota Randonneurs "Type II Fun" Attributions Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, and our interstitial song is Puck's Blues. Both tracks used by permission of their creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band The Urban Hillbilly Quartet on their website. This episode was hosted by Ian R Buck, and edited by Ian and Tim Marino. We’re always looking to feature new voices on the show, so if you have ideas for future episodes, drop us a line at [email protected]. Transcript See the transcript on our website.

A newly signed state law sets Minnesota on course to use 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2040. In this episode, Minnesota House Majority Leader Jamie Long describes the decisive legislating that took an ambitious climate bill from introduction to the governor’s desk in the space of one month. Attributions This episode comes from the Volts Podcast with permission of David Roberts. Check out his show for more national coverage on moving our energy systems away from fossil fuels! Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, and our interstitial song is Puck's Blues. Both tracks used by permission of their creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band The Urban Hillbilly Quartet on their website. This episode was transcribed by Ian R Buck. We’re always looking to feature new voices on the show, so if you have ideas for future episodes, drop us a line at [email protected]. Transcript Read a transcript of the episode on our website.

Bicycles can be a wonderful tool for bringing people together, but that doesn't happen without somebody putting in the effort! Today we chat with Patrick Stephenson about how 30 Days of Biking and the Joyful Riders Club got started, with tips for people looking to start their own group rides. Episode summary 00:00 | Intro 01:40 | How Patrick got into bikes 06:08 | 30DOB origins 11:44 | Fostering inclusivity 14:56 | Shifting ride themes 22:06 | Tips for starting a group ride 28:31 | Logistics of a successful group ride 35:30 | Wintertime challenges Tips for Utilitarian Cycling, Part 2 39:14 | "Final" thoughts 40:47 | How to find group rides 44:53 | Outro Attributions Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, and our interstitial song is Puck's Blues. Both tracks used by permission of their creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band The Urban Hillbilly Quartet on their website. This episode was hosted, and edited by Ian R Buck, with transcript by Tim Marino. If you're interested in helping to create the show, we're looking for people to take on transcriptions and editing for occasional episodes. Copyright The Streets.mn Podcast is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. Feel free to republish the episode as long as you don't alter it and you aren't profiting from it.

Join Elissa Schufman and Ruby Levine for a discussion of the novel The City & the City by China Miéville. It starts off as a murder mystery police procedural, but the themes go much deeper than that. Connect with us The interview mentioned in the episode Streets.mn articles by Elissa Ruby's profile on StoryGraph May's book club: The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd Attributions Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, and our interstitial song is Puck’s Blues. Both tracks used by permission of their creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band The Urban Hillbilly Quartet on their website. This episode was hosted by Elissa Schufman, and was edited and transcribed by Tim Marino, who just joined the podcast team. Everybody say hi to Tim in the comments! We’re always looking to feature new voices on the show, so if you have ideas for future episodes, drop us a line at [email protected]. Copyright The Streets.mn Podcast is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. Feel free to republish the episode as long as you don't alter it and you aren't profiting from it.

The Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota works on state-wide efforts to make biking better. They have a list of priorities for this year's legislative session, and you can help them bring them about! Episode summary 00:00 | Intro 02:50 | Bike Walk Summit 10:44 | Bill Dooley Bicycle Safety Act BikeMN legislative agenda 29:09 | Funding 34:13 | eBike subsidy 39:04 | Speed cameras 42:02 | Misc 49:36 | Outro Attributions Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, and our interstitial song is Puck's Blues. Both tracks used by permission of their creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band The Urban Hillbilly Quartet on their website. This episode was hosted, edited, and transcribed by Ian R Buck. If you're interested in helping to create the show, we're looking for people to take on transcriptions and editing for occasional episodes. Copyright The Streets.mn Podcast is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. Feel free to republish the episode as long as you don't alter it and you aren't profiting from it.

Today we're presenting an episode from the Active Towns podcast! They discuss the transformation of a 5,000-acre stripped-out area of iron ore mines into a gold mine of opportunity and a community-wide activity asset that supports both a culture of activity and economic vibrancy for the small towns in the area. Episode summary 00:00 | Intro 01:00 | Cold Open 02:49 | Start of the episode 05:34 | Overview of the property 11:50 | Intro of the initial Cuyuna team 17:34 | Size of the property 19:23 | Timeline of buildout 20:42 | Economic Impact on the communities 23:37 | Cuyuna website 28:46 | Family-friendly orientation 31:00 | All abilities facilities 34:01 | Women and girl riders rock in Cuyuna 40:43 | Paddlesports and other activities 44:58 | Active culture transformation 49:21 | Final thoughts 51:57 | Outro Images Show notes Watch the video version of this episode to get the full effect. Helpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel): – Cuyuna website – Ride The Range Four Easy Steps to Support My Efforts: 1. Become an Active Towns Ambassador by “Buying Me a Coffee” or by pledging as little as $1 per month on Patreon 2. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a “thumbs up,” leave a review on Apple Podcasts, and share it with a friend. 3. Subscribe to the podcast on your preferred listening platform and the Active Towns YouTube Channel 4. Pick up some Active Towns #StreetsAreForPeople Merch at my store Credits: All video and audio production by John Simmerman Music: Epidemic Sound Resources used during the production of this episode: – My awesome recording platform is Ecamm – Adobe Creative Cloud Suite For more information about my Active Towns effort or to follow along, please visit my links below: – Website – Twitter – Newsletter – Podcast landing pages – Facebook – Instagram Background: Hi Everyone, my name is John Simmerman. I’m a health promotion professional with over 30 years of experience and my area of concentration has evolved into a specialization of how the built environment influences human behavior related to active living and especially active mobility. In 2012 I launched the non-profit Advocates for Healthy Communities as an effort to help promote and create healthy, active places. Since that time, I’ve been exploring, documenting, and profiling established, emerging, and aspiring Active Towns wherever they might be, in order to produce high-quality multimedia content to help inspire the creation of more safe and inviting, environments that promote a “Culture of Activity” for “All Ages & Abilities.” My Active Towns suite of channels feature my original video and audio content and reflections, including a selection of podcast episodes and short films profiling the positive and inspiring efforts happening around the world as I am able to experience and document them. Thanks for tuning in; I hope you have found this content helpful. Creative Commons License: Attributions, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives, 2022 Advocates for Healthy Communities, Inc. is a nonprofit 501c3 organization (EIN 45-3802508) dedicated to helping communities create a Culture of Activity. To donate, click here.

Cities, try this one weird trick to encourage efficient land use! We sit down with Michael Krantz from Metro Transit to dig into a study his office did on what the effects of allowing LVT in Minnesota could be. Episode summary 00:00 | Intro 01:26 | Overview of LVT 03:58 | Encouraging better land use 09:44 | Background on the bill and study 12:44 | Outcomes of the study 16:05 | Levers of control 22:08 | Affordable housing 28:48 | How budgets and taxes are set 35:46 | LVT throughout the world 38:23 | Climate benefits 41:22 | Final thoughts 43:37 | Outro Further resources The current bill that would make Land Value Taxation possible in Minnesota. Attributions Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, and our interstitial song is Puck's Blues. Both tracks used by permission of their creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band The Urban Hillbilly Quartet on their website. This episode was hosted and edited by Ian R Buck, with transcript by Mike Allen, first of his name. Christy Marsden is our awesome guest booker, and technical assistance is provided by the super professional Brian Mitchell. If you’re able to help make sure this team gets paid for the hard work they do, please consider donating. We really appreciate it! Copyright The Streets.mn Podcast is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. Feel free to republish the episode as long as you don't alter it and you aren't profiting from it.

School districts are organizations that have a large potential for reducing the carbon emissions of our local communities. Let's explore some of the work that is being done in this sector and see where we can push farther! Episode index 00:00:00 | Intro 00:02:26 | SPPS students riding public transit 00:05:34 | Erica Wacker, SPPS Director of Communications 00:26:05 | Staff Transportation Demand Management 00:29:28 | Bike bus! 00:33:34 | Jody Volk, Health Teacher at Seward Montessori 00:38:26 | Student drop-off and parking 00:41:10 | Land use 00:43:30 | Divestment: Uriah Ward, SPPS board member 00:58:01 | Solar on schools 00:59:03 | Waste reduction 01:01:25 | Outro Further resources Solving the bus driver shortage: Streets.mn Podcast Electrifying Minnesota school bus fleet will pay big dividends How to start a bike bus Seward Bike Sharks SPPS divests from fossil fuels and private prisons Text of fossil fuel resolution Text of private prison resolution Ian on Twitter Attributions Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, and our interstitial song is Puck's Blues. Both tracks used by permission of their creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band The Urban Hillbilly Quartet on their website. This episode was hosted and edited by Ian R Buck, with transcript by Mike Allen, first of his name. Christy Marsden is our awesome guest booker, and technical assistance is provided by the super professional Brian Mitchell. If you’re able to help make sure this team gets paid for the hard work they do, please consider donating. We really appreciate it! Copyright The Streets.mn Podcast is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. Feel free to republish the episode as long as you don't alter it and you aren't profiting from it.