Reposted by Alex SchieferdeckerChicagoans Who Bike @chiwho.bike · 02/10/2026We were in Minneapolis for a few days on vacation, but couldn't help filming some of their amazing curb-level bikeways - better than almost anything we've seen elsewhere! How is your city doing on bike infrastructure? 58616
Reposted by Alex SchieferdeckerLiberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 02/10/2026"From a modern perspective this all sounds like small potatoes: a few casualties inflicted here and there. But practiced as a sustained war against another society facing a similar demographic predicament, the cutting-off way could inflict unsustainable attrition on its target."liberalcurrents.comThe Return of the Cutting-Off WayStructural changes are driving us towards a more chaotic world, defined by "neither peace nor war, but conflict." 42210
Reposted by Alex SchieferdeckerDaniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social · 02/10/2026One of the reasons the wide range of white supremacist pieces of shit that this country produces hates cities is bc city residents prove that we can get closer to this goal without having to sacrifice cultural diversity to do so. 1417
Reposted by Alex SchieferdeckerDaniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The unending irony of all of this is that the ppl preventing us from getting to a space of a high trust society with cultural cohesion and unspoken affinity between neighbors is the bigots, not the ppl theyre bigoted against. 35810
Reposted by Alex SchieferdeckerMatt DeLong @mattdelong.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Big Tech took control of the ad infrastructure and money, the biggest social media platforms have been consistently tightening the noose on social referrals to news orgs for years and now AI is devastating search traffic. This is not going to be a survivable environment for lots of news publishers. 063
Reposted by Alex SchieferdeckerMatt DeLong @mattdelong.bsky.social · 01/10/2026We also are seeing what fills the information vacuum when news organizations disappear: partisan propaganda sites funded by dark money and AI slop. If that's not the future you want you need to support your local trusted news outlets before they fold. 1113
Reposted by Alex SchieferdeckerMatt DeLong @mattdelong.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I don't think people really appreciate the gravity of what is happening in the news industry. If you value getting reliable information from the news orgs you depend on, you need to support them with your dollars or they could disappear. This isn't hyperbole. It's happening right now in real time. 55322
Reposted by Alex Schieferdeckeramityf @amityf.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Some of the best people I know use @metrotransitmn.bsky.social to get around! Good to see CMs @jchavezmpls.bsky.social, @aurinmpls.bsky.social and @sorenwithward8.bsky.social (and to hear their #busride stories, really!) 0449
Reposted by Alex Schieferdeckeremly in minneaparis @eeewade.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Happy Transit to Work Day! I ♥️ bus 1343
Reposted by Alex SchieferdeckerJason Wittenberg @jasonwittenberg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Happy Transit to Work Day. Or as I call it: “a weekday.” 0132
Alex Schieferdecker @alexschief.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Thanks to all who stopped by our Transit to Work Day celebration downtown! As regular riders know, commuting by transit is a great way to save money, ease stress, lower carbon emissions, and get the day started right. 0317
Alex Schieferdecker @alexschief.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Make a plan to take transit to work this Wednesday! And if you're headed downtown (or to the University of Minnesota), stop by our official celebrations for an AM pick-me-up! 1144
Reposted by Alex SchieferdeckerMN Cargo Bike Library @mcbl.bike · 28/09/2026Thank you to everyone who joined us at Open Streets Nicollet this past weekend! We helped 30 folks test ride bikes (even in the rain!) and had great convos with everyone who stopped by the table to ask questions or share how much their love their cargo bikes. 0295
Reposted by Alex SchieferdeckerGuggenheim Collection @guggenheim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Northerly Set #8, 20, 21, 22, 32, 36, 97, 104 by Dave Muller, 2002 botfrens.com/collections/212/conten… 1262
Reposted by Alex SchieferdeckerCanadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Autumn Bear Michelle Beauregard c.2025 010225
Reposted by Alex SchieferdeckerCanadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 27/09/2026A Different Kind of Gaze Lee Munn 2026 223648
Reposted by Alex SchieferdeckerDan Ness @dn1564.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A little rain didn't keep all-weather community types from gathering on Nicollet Ave. S. for Open Streets Minneapolis today! #openstreetsmpls #bicycling 0111
Reposted by Alex SchieferdeckerMeteorologist Aaron Shaffer @ashafferwx.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Lots of people at Nicollet Open Streets despite the rain! So fun, especially because we normally are on a bike a block away so so many businesses we forget exist without this. 0191
Reposted by Alex SchieferdeckerMinnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 26/09/2026Metro Transit’s Southwest light-rail line finally has an opening day: June 12, 2027startribune.comLong-delayed Southwest light-rail line will open June 12, 2027Also known as Green Line Extension, the $2.86 billion line grew into one of the costliest public works projects in state history. 1386
Reposted by Alex SchieferdeckerMetro 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
Alex Schieferdecker @alexschief.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Open Streets returns to Nicollet Ave today! 11-5, from Lake Street to 46th. Looks like a bit of rain in the forecast, but don't let that keep you at home! 1218
Reposted by Alex SchieferdeckerProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026NEW: ProPublica’s Jake Pearson lost $10,000 mimicking the betting patterns of a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company’s “responsible gaming” safeguards. One week in, he was invited to become a VIP — and faced little pushback as he spiraled.propublica.orgI Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and pro... 11838911491
Alex Schieferdecker @alexschief.bsky.social · 26/09/2026COMING ATTRACTIONS: one (1) brand new block of two-way bikeway curb has been poured! This is one of our most unusual projects; circumstances created an opportunity to fill a bikeway gap so proactively that the work that would make it a gap hasn't even started yet. Can you identify where this is? 4262
Alex Schieferdecker @alexschief.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I saw an interesting LinkedIn post (forgive me) from a local developer about MN's economy. The bulk of the post is below, but specifically I want to point out the highlighted portion. Read it carefully and you'll see what the author presents as a paradox is in fact the same question repeated. 3182
Reposted by Alex SchieferdeckerBikeMN @bikemn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Cozy temps, best foliage colors in the country, unbeatable trails. Are you registered yet? www.startribune.com/this-premier...startribune.comThis premier Twin Cities bike ride is perfectly timed for peak fall colorTwin Cities Bike Tour will roll during a winning autumn forecast; plus take a full-moon hike at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum and celebrate the stars in the Duluth area. 0214
Alex 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
Alex Schieferdecker @alexschief.bsky.social · 22/09/2026There are a lot of things about this winter that I still find hard to believe or process, but one of them is that the federal government singled out a state and city, more or less at random, upon which to intentionally inflict massive economic damage. 26622
Reposted by Alex SchieferdeckerLaura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 21/09/2026Driving a car for errands is so stressful. Biking (on protected infrastructure) is not. More Americans should have the ability to decide how to complete each trip w/o car dependency forced on them. 🚲 ❤️ 1844163
Reposted by Alex SchieferdeckerMinnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 21/09/2026Listen to the latest Essential Minnesota podcast for the full interview with the Democratic nominee for Senate. bit.ly/4cYAA1fbit.lyA conversation with U.S. Senate candidate Peggy FlanaganLt. Gov Peggy Flanagan sits down to discuss why she now supports Medicare for All, her stance on immigration, her opposition to the war with Iran and fraud in Minnesota’s public programs. 0137
Reposted by Alex SchieferdeckerMinnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 21/09/2026Peggy Flanagan on Iran war: “This endless war has not only cost this country the lives of 18 service members, including one Minnesotan, but the high cost of what closing and opening of the Strait of Hormuz has done to fertilizer prices, to diesel prices. Folks are just completely getting screwed.”bit.lyPeggy Flanagan on fraud, war and health care, and why she’s running for SenateListen to the latest Essential Minnesota podcast for the full interview with the Democratic nominee for Senate. 410726
Reposted by Alex SchieferdeckerNPR @npr.org · 19/09/2026Friedman was in her early 20s when she landed her first position as an editorial assistant at NPR. She became an editor and reporter, and a co-creator of the annual Books We Love reading guide. n.pr/4yavrvCn.prEditor Rose Friedman, who helped shape NPR's cultural coverage, dies at 38Friedman was in her early 20s when she landed her first position as an editorial assistant at NPR. She became an editor and reporter, and a co-creator of the annual Books We Love reading guide. 651241206
Alex Schieferdecker @alexschief.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Tomorrow, Saturday the 19th! Ribbon cutting and celebration for Upper Harbor Park from 10:30-12:00. If you haven't gotten a chance to check out this incredible new space yet, you've got to get over there (and if you already have, here's an excuse to do so again). 2349
Reposted by Alex Schieferdeckerrev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 18/09/2026the first thing Democrats should do in 2029 is to tax the sale of voting dual-class stock according to its percentage of the total control of the corporation rather than its book value 161042172
Reposted by Alex SchieferdeckerNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The US already got a do over. A mulligan. A second chance. Much of the world, especially US allies, were ready to write off Trump’s first term as a fluke. The American people’s choice to put him back in power—as a convicted felon, after an openly bigoted, anti-democracy campaign—showed it was not. 12247251141
Reposted by Alex SchieferdeckerBikeMN @bikemn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026This is true in every city. If you want a hope of getting your bike back in the event it is stolen: 1. Take a photo of the id number (typically found on the underside of the bottom bracket) 2. Take a photo of yourself with the bike and the bike itself 3. Register it on BikeIndex.org 0134
Reposted by Alex SchieferdeckerNorm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026As someone who recovered their stolen e-bike from the MPD Property and Evidence Department, do as Alex says and register your serial number. I realize I am very lucky, but even if it had been found, without the serial number, it likely would have gotten auctioned off. 49425
Alex Schieferdecker @alexschief.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Appreciate this story from @wcconews.bsky.social about how the MPD Property and Evidence Dept. handles recovered bicycles. The one thing you can do (today!—don't wait!) to give yourself a bit of insurance against theft is to register your bike w/ serial number on BikeIndex.org youtu.be/-a5eAxlR6-wyoutu.beWhy the Minneapolis Police Department is auctioning off bicyclesYouTube video by WCCO - CBS Minnesota 03013
Reposted by Alex Schieferdecker🎃 Phantom Screamenson 👻 @patiomensch.bsky.social · 13/09/2026“The hellscape that is Minneapolis Uptown.” 🎥 Catherine Smeagal cc: @deveric.net @perennialcycle.bsky.social @joyfulridersclub.bsky.social @danak.bsky.social 1211322
Alex Schieferdecker @alexschief.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Looking forward to Open Streets on West Broadway tomorrow! See you there! More info: westbroadway.org/oswb 1101
Reposted by Alex SchieferdeckerGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026History says the 9/11 attacks began at 8:46 a.m.—but that's not how most, from NYC officeworkers to the President, experienced it. Instead, the "attack" begins at 9:03, when we saw the second plane strike. I wrote abt the fascinating 17 minutes in between: www.nationalgeographic.com/history/grap...nationalgeographic.comThe 17 Minutes That Changed AmericaThe earliest moments of the September 11 attacks did not unfold the way we often remember. Here’s how those surreal 17 minutes changed America forever. 87826202
Reposted by Alex SchieferdeckerJennifer Senior @jennifersenior.bsky.social · 12/11/2024Okay, and in case the story I'm proudest of wasn't readily clickable in the last post, here it is again, sans thread. Wrote it in 2021 for The Atlantic. It's not about 9/11, really, that that was the hook. It's about grief. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...theatlantic.comWhat Bobby McIlvaine Left BehindBobby McIlvaine was 26 when he died in the attacks. Two decades later, his loved ones are still grappling with the loss. 5437
Alex Schieferdecker @alexschief.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Great thread here of Minneapolis bike infrastructure photos and observations. We don't have everything solved yet, but there's a lot that's happening and getting better! 26211
Reposted by Alex SchieferdeckerCarson Hartzog @carzharts.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Oh, hey! I wrote a thing about three employees who enjoy working in the office. Give it a read here: www.startribune.com/return-to-wo... I didn't find many people who wanted to talk openly about the downsides (understandable). If you do, drop me a message at carson.hartzog@startribune.com!startribune.comBack to the office: Why these Minnesota workers prefer working in-personSeveral companies are increasing their in-office mandates, drawing complaints from some and praise from others. 042
Reposted by Alex SchieferdeckerKatie Jones @katiejonesmpls.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Community Ed is a gem. If you haven’t tried a class or an event, take another look! From intro Spanish to a tour of the Somali museum, I‘ve had great experiences with Mpls Community Ed. State investments like this build community & make MN a standout place. www.startribune.com/minnesota-co...startribune.comMidnight bike rides and edible insects: Why Minnesota is the valedictorian of community educationLifelong learning here is comprehensive and cutting edge, from GED and ESL, to Prince tours and dinner at Bûcheron. 04310
Alex Schieferdecker @alexschief.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Ultra-busy schedule of upcoming streets events in Minneapolis: - Sept 12: Open Streets West Broadway - Sept 13: Open Streets Cedarfest - Sept 19: Upper Harbor Park Ribbon Cutting - Sept 26: Open Streets Nicollet - Sept 30: Transit-to-Work Day - Oct 11: Open Streets Hennepin Mark your calendars! 43511
Reposted by Alex SchieferdeckerJohn C @badsocialism.bsky.social · 07/09/2026We act like this is a new thing this was the lesson of the 2nd French Republic, I thought we all knew this 819830
Reposted by Alex SchieferdeckerFrank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 06/09/2026The President of the United States today: 35728881144
Alex Schieferdecker @alexschief.bsky.social · 06/09/2026My fairly well-informed feeling here is that all of this stuff takes so long that debating the proper order between land use, transit, ped/bike, etc is frankly an academic luxury. Cities that are serious about mode shift as climate mitigation (and QOL boost) need to pull all levers simultaneously. 510818