Chris Meyer

"[Our research] found: - Every additional 100kg of vehicle weight was associated with a 6% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality; - Every additional 10cm of height was associated with an 11% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality. " theconversation.com/big-us-style...

We functionally pay violent drivers over $1 trillion per year in subsidies so they can kill and horrifically maim millions of Americans per year. That's the medical/loss of life/disability cost *paid by victims and society* for letting drivers drive violently. All so they can have cheap insurance.

Someone destroyed 4 steel bollards in front of Dinkytown McDonalds. They’re pretty far from the road but I guess they tried to take a shortcut

This is a must read for all progressives.

This is correct. Dealerships make way more money off maintenance than sales for gasoline fueled vehicles.

This should be a pretty interesting discussion!

“Here’s what we found: Every additional 100kg of vehicle weight was associated with a 6% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality. Every additional 10cm of height was associated with an 11% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality. The relationship was even stronger in lower-speed environments.”

I have been hearing from a lot of constituents about nuclear energy, both for and against allowing it. To get better informed on the issue, I will be hosting a forum on nuclear energy on Thursday, September 3, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.

Memo to the Mpls DFL Senior Caucus: the life you save by supporting traffic-calming measures may be your own!

Minneapolis Planning Commission approved 2011 Pillsbury in Whittier for emergency shelter for families experiencing homelessness. 65 beds. Up to 27 families. Intended for stays less than 6 mos. Typical client described as single parent, small children. No changes to the exterior of the structure.

Minneapolis Public Schools is looking for bicycle mechanics (or even just enthusiastic volunteers) to help tune up the district's fleet so that they are ready for 4th/5th grade bike education this fall! Drop-in sessions are open from August 10-19, basically all day. Sign up here: bit.ly/mpsbike

This low stress bike streets map for Saint Paul is just embarrassing

Family photo from my visit to Sturgis

In case you missed it, Utrecht, Netherlands has begun building the largest Dutch “car-free” neighbourhood. With: 12K people 6K homes 1.8K social rental homes 1.5K mid-range rental & affordable owner-occupied homes 21K bike parking spaces 250 shared cars 2 parcel hubs Parking structures on the edge.

If vehicles keep swelling, cities “could lose between 8.5-14% of their on-street parking capacity by 2040. London and Berlin alone are each projected to shed around 100K spaces…in dense cities, it’s a major issue worldwide.” #Carspreading pushes out more than parking spots. Tax cars by the inch.

That’s my family in the other bike and they came home ELATED by the surprise bike ride with friends. You don’t get that in a car, man.

I had a serious bike accident in Minneapolis last month and was in the HCMC ICU for several days after needing emergency brain surgery. We put together a GFM; I'm looking for some help with the mounting costs as I recover. Anything you can spare will help <3 gofund.me/97b67235a

North Carolina State Senate just passed (44-1) H.162 the PARKING LOT REFORM/STORMWATER CONTROL bill! Costly parking mandates will be prohibited in more than 90% of the entire state starting 1/1/27 (pending an expected concurrence vote). Congratulations to everyone who put in time on this!!

These are the 6 DFL senate incumbents who are most important to help win reelection. Pick one or two and help them by donating or volunteering if you can!

The new and improved Ole Olson Park is such a cool spot. Really exciting stuff happening on the Northside riverfront.

When Einstein developed general relativity the closest thing to a practical application that could even be imagined at the time was a slightly more precise description of where to look for the planet Mercury in the sky, and yet now we’d all be literally lost without it. Anyway: fund basic research.

Yes please

Yes! And I strongly recommend people read the pithy and passionate "Field of Schemes" (book or blog) which opened my eyes even wider about the myriad & hidden ways that publicly-financed stadiums are a total corporate racket & giveaway to moneyed interests. www.fieldofschemes.com

Not sure a full ban is in the cards or necessarily desirable in some cases. But we absolutely must reconsider our relationship to parkways and I'm proud that the board voted to do just that. Will have updates on the pilot soon! Be sure to stay tuned and engage with it so it can be a huge success!

Hey terrible news! Mn Sen. Ann Rest has cut the HCMC-saving sales tax plan from 1% to .25%, hiked the Twins’ skim (from $7m to $9m, way above current $1.1m). The sales tax will fall far short of what HCMC needs, so will do more to save the Pohlads than the hospital. assets.senate.mn/committees/2...

Appreciate Chris surfacing this - the Twins grafting on a take is a major concern on the D side even as they labor to rescue HCMC. I believe the initial lease only required $1.1m per year, adjusted for inflation, from the county. law.marquette.edu/assets/sport...