Reposted by Adam SmithMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 03/10/2026NYC is opening 160 car-free (but treat-filled) streets and plazas to enjoy fun and safe fall festivities this spooky season. Find one near you at nyc.gov/trickorstreets. 237133482358
Reposted by Adam SmithDefector @defector.com · 02/10/2026The Wuppertal Schwebebahn is real and it is my friend: defector.com/the-wupperta...defector.comThe Wuppertal Schwebebahn Is Real And It Is My Friend | DefectorWUPPERTAL, Germany — When my friend in Cologne asked me if I might want to take a day trip, thanks to Cologne’s proximity to various other notable cities (Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Bonn, among others), I ... 66110
Reposted by Adam Smithmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo put her vision for the city like this: "A city where you can get let go of your child's hand" 4865148
Reposted by Adam SmithSeattle Department of Transportation @transportation.seattle.gov · 01/10/2026Halloween is coming. You don’t have to go to a “trunk-or-treat” event in Seattle! You can close your neighborhood street to through-traffic – for free! Trick-or-Streets permits are free and easy to get. Join here: seattle.gov/transportation/trick-or-streets 12654157
Adam Smith @adamnsmith.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Maybe there are some Kresge Foundation board members out there with a healthy appreciation for irony 000
Reposted by Adam SmithKatie Cashman @katiecashman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Love to see the New Nicollet nearing completion. (Former K Mart site). Best part is definitely going to be how the 18 bus route will speed up without having to detour. 1331
Reposted by Adam SmithCity of Minneapolis @minneapolismn.gov · 28/09/2026Calling downtown commuters! We’re celebrating Transit to Work Day this Wednesday, Sept. 30 from 7-9 a.m. Enjoy free coffee and donuts, weigh in on local transit, and grab a selfie with Metro Transit’s mascot, Skip Traffic. See you near the giant wind turbine blade at Nicollet Mall & S 5th St. 22511
Reposted by Adam SmithJake Anbinder @jakeanbinder.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Did you know: cities used to have balloons that would just follow children to school, until General Motors bought all the balloons and scrapped them 1532538
Reposted by Adam SmithMetro Transit (Official) @metrotransitmn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026We are excited to welcome you onboard the extension of the METRO Green Line beginning June 12, 2027! To learn more visit www.metrotransit.org/green-line 27219
Reposted by Adam SmithSierk @sierkulator.monster · 26/09/2026It's Saturday's #BlueSkyArtShow and the theme is #Lights. Presidio Trolleybus Depot (San Francisco, California, December 2016) 0313
Adam Smith @adamnsmith.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Donovan was electrifying everything before it was cool 010
Reposted by Adam SmithMPR News @mprnews.org · 26/09/2026The new route extension will include 16 stations from Target Field in Minneapolis to Eden Prairie, including stops in St. Louis Park, Hopkins and Minnetonka.mprnews.orgGreen Line Extension to Eden Prairie, southwest Twin Cities begins operation June 2027The new route extension will include 16 stations from Target Field in Minneapolis to Eden Prairie, including stops in St. Louis Park, Hopkins and Minnetonka. 2758
Reposted by Adam SmithYonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 25/09/2026I didn’t attend climate week but: 1—US is falling way behind on electrification 2—even if US electrified, electricity generation isn’t decarbonizing fast enough 3—public incentives & land use policy are still vastly weighted toward inefficient cars & trucks 4—transit ridership remains in crisis 426944
Reposted by Adam SmithMinnPost @minnpost.com · 24/09/2026"Even by the lax standards of the United States, where automobile companies go for decades with minimum government guardrails, the automated vehicle industry has been a brazen example of the dangers of libertarian capitalism," writes Bill Lindeke in this week's Cityscape column.minnpost.comWhat should Minneapolis do about Waymo?A human in the driver’s seat of a driverless taxi won’t solve some of the bigger headaches brought on by Waymo’s arrival. 0155
Reposted by Adam SmithAlex Schieferdecker @alexschief.bsky.social · 23/09/2026NEXT WEDNESDAY: @minneapolismn.gov, @metrotransitmn.bsky.social, and MVTA are celebrating Transit to Work Day in downtown Minneapolis! Stop by 5th and Nicollet between 7-9 am for coffee, donuts, stickers, and more! 1206
Reposted by Adam SmithZeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 22/09/2026As the climate scientist Wally Broecker memorably put it, "the climate is an angry beast and we are poking it with sticks". The more we push the climate system past where its been for the past few million years, the bigger the risks of larger changes becomes. 14410
Reposted by Adam SmithAlex @mplsalex.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Seriously don’t forget your free Metro Transit pass today - no better way to explore the Taco Tour than via B Line! www.surveymonkey.com/r/2026LakeSt...surveymonkey.comEvent Transit Pass Survey -Lake Street Taco Tour - September 19, 2026Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free. 082
Reposted by Adam SmithMetro Transit (Official) @metrotransitmn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This has been a big summer for our BRT lines, with record-setting monthly ridership on the Gold Line, Orange Line, and E Line. The B Line and D Line also had their second-busiest months ever this summer. Thank you for riding with us! 03911
Reposted by Adam SmithDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 18/09/2026I love this slide. I really don't think the geopolitical implications of the clean energy transition have sunk in for most people. 9301138
Reposted by Adam SmithDavid Brauer @dbrauer.net · 13/09/2026Pretty cool-sounding bakery will fill the former Sun Street Breads space later this fall. Former Rustica head baker. mspmag.com/eat-and-drin...mspmag.comComing Soon: Evergreen Café from Pastry Chef Shawn McKenzieMcKenzie is taking over the old Sun Street Breads space and opening an Oregon-informed, Pacific Northwest-accented café that promises to be the biggest baking news of our year. 6623
Reposted by Adam Smithbcmcdowell @bcmcdowell.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Do that 3 more times, Tomas. #MNUFC 172
Adam Smith @adamnsmith.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Feels a bit like thisdailymotion.com"It sank into the swamp" - Monty Python and the Holy Grail - video Dailymotion"It sank into the swamp" - Monty Python and the Holy Grail<br/> 120
Adam Smith @adamnsmith.bsky.social · 10/09/2026A good pair of waterproof boots—I’ve got these, which have been great (and are resoleable)danner.comMountain 600 Leaf 4.5" Loam Brown/Glazed Ginger GTX M 000
Adam Smith @adamnsmith.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I’m not sure I’ve ever been on a bus with 6 other active @transit.app users. A whole group of sad MNUFC fans making sure that the location of this 94 is well-established. 1110
Reposted by Adam SmithAvocadoplex (Matt) @avocadoplex.bike · 08/09/2026We should be electrifying school bus fleets as fast as possible 3122
Adam Smith @adamnsmith.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Worth it only to see Bob Mortimer as a head of state 020
Reposted by Adam SmithDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 03/09/2026We're just hurtling toward immense destruction & suffering & the entire US political class has agreed it's better not to talk about it. "Insanity" barely covers it.nytimes.comU.N. Says World Will Miss Its 1.5-Degree Climate TargetCarbon removal combined with emissions reduction is the only remaining pathway to avert catastrophic levels of warming, a new report warns. 481808579
Reposted by Adam SmithAlex Steffen @alexsteffen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026We have lost one of the 20th century's most important voices for ecological sanity. Wendell Berry, RIP. 120044
Adam Smith @adamnsmith.bsky.social · 30/08/2026During the State Fair, everybody bikes in St. Paul 020
Reposted by Adam SmithCyclingnews @cyclingnews.com · 29/08/2026Tadej Pogačar abandons the Vuelta a España after crash on stage 8 www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/... 0263
Reposted by Adam SmithBill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I rode along with some TRIPs agents, and wrote about the light rail fare checking/vibe shift efforts. Check it out: www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...minnpost.comFare compliance is real, but the bigger goal is to change the transit vibeUsing a variety of staffing strategies, Metro Transit is making progress with safety initiatives on light rail trains. 3386
Reposted by Adam SmithStinamo @stinamo.bsky.social · 28/08/2026ATTN my fellow Route 38 and 46 riders/potential riders: Service improvements & route changes are proposed! Please comment! I am personally so excited that every 38 trip would go to Highland, and that there's more frequency planned: www.metrotransit.org/network-now/...metrotransit.orgMetro Transit - Network Now 073
Reposted by Adam SmithJack Barton @jackkbarton.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Thank you, Dolly. You made an impact on this spinning ball. I shall deal with your passing with humour as I am British and that's what we do. #Dolly #RIPDolly 031
Reposted by Adam SmithKevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 24/08/2026Underappreciated: US farmland *already substantially produces energy, not food*, and does so very inefficiently. Corn ethanol (~40% of all US corn) requires about 100 times more land per vehicle-mile driven than solar photovoltaics -> electric vehicles. Shifting corn to solar *would free up land*. 4935121020
Reposted by Adam SmithMinnesota United FC @mnufc.com · 23/08/2026IT'S FLASHY. IT'S CHEEKY. IT'S JOAQUÍN WITH THE RABONA. 0423
Reposted by Adam SmithJon Marthaler @jonmarthaler.com · 20/08/2026update: hype train on a siding and waiting for a freight train to pass, curse these freight train priority rules 291
Reposted by Adam SmithJohn Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 19/08/2026www.bbc.com/news/article... Another reason to embrace electrification - healthier children.bbc.comChildren's stunted lungs show recovery in ultra low emission zoneChildren's lung capacity caught up with their peers in less polluted areas once a clean air zone came in, a study shows. 051
Adam Smith @adamnsmith.bsky.social · 16/08/20266-year-olds are fun because they ask you questions like “What was the most recent disaster?” 070
Adam Smith @adamnsmith.bsky.social · 16/08/2026That’s 3 assists in ~25 minutes for Caldeira all to Pereyra… seems like that combination is working at least. 040
Adam Smith @adamnsmith.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I just wish he could gather some of these balls instead of punching away every time 010
Reposted by Adam SmithMatthew Doyle @mattdoyle.bsky.social · 14/08/2026MLS needs to shift the league schedule to "alternate timeline where we jail big oil execs and get serious about addressing global warming in the 1990s." 27678103
Reposted by Adam SmithMetro Transit (Official) @metrotransitmn.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Notice something different? METRO station displays on bus rapid transit lines now show predicted departure times and the locations of approaching buses. The “Show My Bus” feature launched systemwide this week after a successful State Fair pilot last year. 0529
Reposted by Adam Smithryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 13/08/2026superb work from @nerd4cities.bsky.social youtu.be/J1qNbIbD4ro?...youtu.beIs Minneapolis Too Nice for Its Own Good?YouTube video by Ray Delahanty | CityNerd 111810