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The Cities Blog

Major changes coming to some Twin Cities bus routes

Major changes coming to some Twin Cities bus routes

Some bus riders may have to figure out a different route next month. Metro Transit is reducing bus service on routes that run parallel to the light-rail line from St. Paul to Minneapolis. But the agency is enhancing nearby bus service, as well as bus routes that link up to the Green Line LRT stations.…
by Laura Yuen

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Chart uses mayor’s tweets to track her awakenings

Chart uses mayor’s tweets to track her awakenings

When Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges began sharing 140 characters of inspiration every morning, she probably didn’t realize how much she was revealing. The mayor starts each day by tweeting a brief quotation from the likes of Carl Sagan, Colin Powell and Nora Ephron to her 8,462 followers on Twitter. Local statistician Tom Q. Johnson saw…
by Curtis Gilbert

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A stop-by-stop look at Southwest LRT

Who would be the heaviest users of Southwest light rail? Hunt for the big globs in the map. Projections by the Metropolitan Council show that the line would be most popular with people traveling to and from select stations in Eden Prairie, Hopkins and St. Louis Park. The opposite is true for the three stops that Read more →
by Laura Yuen

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A bitter harvest for better beer

A bitter harvest for better beer

A group in the Longfellow neighborhood of south Minneapolis is set to combine those activities by planting a community garden where they grow only hops, the bitter herb used to brew beer.
by Jon Collins

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St. Paul meets Pedro Park deadline with flower field

St. Paul’s decision to convert the vacant lot where Pedro Luggage once stood to an “urban flower field” makes good on a promise the city made five years ago. The Pedro family gave the land to the city in 2009 on the condition it be turned into a park. The agreement between the city and Read more →
by Curtis Gilbert

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Artist to transform ‘gravel pit’ into newest St. Paul park

Artist to transform ‘gravel pit’ into newest St. Paul park

The vacant lot that was once the downtown St. Paul home of the Pedro Luggage company will be filled with flowers this summer. The city, which eventually hopes to raise millions of dollars to turn the property into a permanent park, will spend $30,000 to create a temporary “urban flower field” on the site. Plans Read more →
by Curtis Gilbert

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