The Cities Blog

January 31, 2011 5:18 AM

Twin Cities ‘transit guy’ gets off the bus

To be Bob Gibbons is to command a bus and train-load of transit minutia.

by Dan Olson

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January 31, 2011 4:16 AM

Are you Somali or American? It’s complicated…

Questions about self-identity and belonging get a different response from young Somali-Americans in Minnesota and their counterparts across the pond.

by Laura Yuen

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January 28, 2011 2:51 AM

No train in my (Lakeville, Bloomington, Edina) backyard

The planners were sidetracked by neighbors fearing declining property values from commuter rail running literally through their backyards. They lobbied lawmakers to successfully pass in 2002 an amendment prohibiting any study or spending for Dan Patch Corridor commuter rail.

by Dan Olson

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