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John Levin @jlstp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Just three days until the Midway Music and Arts Festival. This Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in the Midway. So much music! So much art! This will be a not to miss event! www.midwaymusicandart.org

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Midway Music and Arts Fest

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John Levin @jlstp.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Sigh. Hoping this isn’t real.

Screenshot of Transit app screen showing A Line buses departing in 0 minutes and 30 minutes.

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John Levin @jlstp.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Serious question*: Why do non-freeway state highways in urbanized areas exist at all? #TurnThemAllBack * Seriously...What is the argument in favor of retaining this model?

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John Levin @jlstp.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

As we contemplate how we will fill in the trench when we remove the freeway, I'd like to suggest that we start with the rocks from all the horrible gabions that sprang up over the past few years. They are truly eyesores that makes lovely spaces ugly.

Photograph of a gabion made of gray wire filled with large gray rocks.

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John Levin @jlstp.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

As someone who does *not* think this is the right time for this policy, I also find this woefully inadequate. Why didn't the City Attorney raise these issues weeks if not months ago? It just stinks of a calculated last-minute move. Not how I want my City or my council member to operate...

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Anne Kosseff-Jones @annekosseffjones.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

It's National Night Out (my block has a cop-free version) and my microneighborhood is experiencing a sustained rash of petty property crimes (car window smashing, porch thefts, etc.). Does anyone have advice about talking to white liberal neighbors about police-free ways of addressing this stuff?

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John Levin @jlstp.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Hot take: MnDOT shouldn't own any urban arterials streets. They are unequipped to manage the balance between infrastructure and place that urban streets require. I know I am not the first to suggest this, so please do share past explorations of this in the chat...

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John Levin @jlstp.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

All this convenience is built on the backs, and the lungs, and the ears and the pocketbooks of the residents of the East Side, Frogtown, Midway, Seward and beyond. Sure they can bike and walk near their homes, but they can hardly get anywhere else without driving through someone else's community.

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John Levin @jlstp.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

They are not supposed to look like that. But a quick replacement and the cooling has restarted.

Photo of a “domed” capacitor for an air conditioner compressor unit.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 23/05/2026

Y'all if you think that the reason we don't have universal healthcare is that it costs too much, I don't know what to say to you. We would get better healthcare for less money with universal healthcare. The cost is not the issue. There are many reasons we don't have universal healthcare.

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John Levin @jlstp.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Minnesota HF 5077 that would reduce state aid to cities that fly the old state flag is a *horrible* idea. I am sorry to see my rep as one of the authors and have asked them to withdraw their support. www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/202...

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Three months after Ottawa removed its automatic safety cameras, the share of drivers following the speed limit plunged from 87% to 41%(!). "High-end speeding" is up 10x. Automatic enforcement saves lives. If you remove it, people will die.

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‘A clear setback’: More drivers speeding in Ottawa with photo radar gone, city says - Ottawa | Globalnews.ca

The City of Ottawa says more drivers are speeding in school zones five months after the Ontario government shut off automated speed enforcement (ASE) cameras.

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John Levin @jlstp.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I love this idea, but shared bikes and scooters are still way to expensive in the Twin Cities. $5 will get you only 11 minutes or so of riding here... CTA, Pace Suburban Bus to offer $5 Divvy credit with 30-day pass purchase

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CTA, Pace Suburban Bus to offer $5 Divvy credit with 30-day pass purchase

The move looks to get more passengers connected with first- and last-mile solutions to improve transit trips.

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John Levin @jlstp.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Wow! The Minneapolis speed cameras actually work... Now 👏 can 👏 we 👏 please 👏 do 👏 this 👏 everywhere!! lims.minneapolismn.gov/file/2026-00...

Column chart from slide presentation titled "Speeding dropped >40% at all locations"

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Luke Hanson @lukehanson.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Saint Paul faces real challenges, but I’m still optimistic. I’ve seen the momentum firsthand at @sustainstpaul.bsky.social, with community members, partners, and local leaders all stepping up. Every gift this month is matched up to $1,500. Help us get there: www.sustainstpaul.org/donate

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Donate — Sustain Saint Paul

Donate your time or money to Sustain Saint Paul. Feel good knowing you're making a difference!

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MaryMM @marymm.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

This cannot be stated enough. As the world burns, and people keep getting run over by cars and trucks, and gasoline is starting to cost what it should but for the wrong reasons, well hey @mayorher.bsky.social despite what SOS says I can't wait for the Summit Avenue protected bicycle lanes 💥👍💯🚲

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John Levin @jlstp.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Universal health care when?

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Molly Coleman @mollycoleman.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Please, I am begging people: never again repeat the claim that only two people were killed in the occupation of Minnesota.

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John Levin @jlstp.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

“With each day”??? Heck no!! This was clear from the very start. Stop normalizing this completely corrupt regime.

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John Levin @jlstp.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

If you are following MnDOT's Rethinking I-94 project and are intrigued by the ideas like Twin Cities Boulevard that really reimagine this corridor, BUT you still wonder to yourself "Where will all the cars go?", then you have to read this excellent piece!

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John Levin @jlstp.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

This event is TOMORROW/THURSDAY EVENING! I highly recommend it. What Saint Paul, and Minneapolis and the rest of the core of our region, needs is MORE DEVELOPMENT to drive Lower Taxes AND More Services. Come hear how this works...

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John Levin @jlstp.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

I'm know I'm probably just too old and too dry, but I am getting tired of almost every organization holding their public events at brew pubs. And equally tired how many have so few options besides alcohol. Do we really have no other third spaces for fundraisers and celebrations?

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John Levin @jlstp.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Just getting to chapters 8 and 9 now. I feel like I've heard this story recently...

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Arizona Right Watch @azrww.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”

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John Levin @jlstp.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Looking for resolutions to propose at your caucus tonight... here are some more great idea for making our communities stronger and more sustainable. And of course don't forget to ABOLISH ICE.

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John Levin @jlstp.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Do it! You know you want to...

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John Levin @jlstp.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Thank you @metrotransitmn.bsky.social employees for getting us to and from the rally today. We ❤️ you! 🚊 🚌

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Sustain Saint Paul @sustainstpaul.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

A Saint Paul Public Works employee has been detained by ICE and taken to Texas Public works director @seankershaw.bsky.social - "This is someone who should be here, had every right to be here, was helping to take care of Saint Paul Streets, and was illegally detained" www.fox9.com/news/st-paul...

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St. Paul Public Works says employee illegally detained by ICE

St. Paul Public Works Director Sean Kershaw says one of the department's workers was illegally detained by immigration agents.

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Mac William Bishop @macwbishop.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Now the actual military has to dress like it’s not the military cuz federal law enforcement agencies dress too much like the military

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John Levin @jlstp.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

@transit.app wrapped is here!! I don’t always use the GO feature so that’s not the best reflection of my transit rides. But the number of times I opened the app is great. “I thought about using transit on 186 days this year”

Screenshot from Transit app with text “You opened the app an impressive 1737 times over 186 different days”

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Joshua Houdek @jhoudek.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Walking one block from the Mpls Franklin Ave LRT Station to the Mpls Franklin Station LRT Station renovation open house. 🚷🚊 Sound off here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/76Q3G9B

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Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

LOCAL HYPERLOCAL JOURNALIST ICON NEEDS THEIR BIKE BACK

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 26/09/2025

Hi @npr.org! We worked late tonight putting together this handy pocket guide! It doesn't address road design issues, but if we're going to educate road users, we should include drivers. It's the size of a folded business card. Print it, fold it, put it in your wallet!

"How Do You Avoid Hitting People With Your Car" pocket guide. Instructs readers to Watch the Road and Slow Down. Further text humorously insists that watching the road and slowing down are indeed important.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Trump, Carr, Sinclair, Nexstar, MAGA and the GOP badly don’t want you to be able to watch this. Sinclair and Nexstar are still banning it (I couldn’t watch it last night via Seattle). So it seems like every single one of us should watch it and share it on YouTube if they haven’t already. #Kimmel

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Jimmy Kimmel is Back!

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

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Wes Burdine @wesburdine.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

This is the part of "Abundance" that I think we urgently need: our bureaucratic agencies/systems are not up to the task. They end up being small c conservative. And I think progressive mayors/govs/etc seem unwilling to think about what it would be like to explicitly reshape bureaucracy.

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John Levin @jlstp.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Yes! to this. I find the name “administrative citations” to be a bit wonky. I like to think of it as “let the City fine those who break the rules” instead of just looking at them sternly and hoping they will do better!

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John Levin @jlstp.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

As always @naomikritzer.bsky.social is clear, thoughtful, and spot on! There are clear differences in this election and pieces like this help everyone decide which candidates align with their values.

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John Levin @jlstp.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Harriet Island is a lovely event venue: grassy fields on the river with spectacular views of downtown. What it does not have is good transit access. If one is genuinely concerned about folks getting to Harriet Island by transit, maybe start with that goal in mind. 1/2

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John Levin @jlstp.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Just leaving this here... www.transittalent.com/articles/ind...

Image of the "I can has cheezburger" cat

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John Levin @jlstp.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Calling all transit information sleuths: Dear friends gifted me this bus stop sign from a rummage sale in western Wisconsin and I can’t figure out where it’s from. Ideas?

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John Levin @jlstp.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Thinking about a sign to make for the rally tomorrow. Maybe I have an old one around here I can use. Ah yes... NO MORE GUNS, NO MORE WAR U.S. OUT OF EL SALVADOR

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