Reposted by ZackNaomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026It genuinely blows my mind the degree to which people in power do not grasp (or just refuse to acknowledge) that encampments are preferable to shelters for a whole lot of people, for a long list of reasons. 20831248
Reposted by ZackSeth @sethbose9.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I'm digging into some historical Freeway planning reports, and it is wild to see what people thought freeways would do before they built them. A study in Minneapolis 1957 said that freeways in Minneapolis would both immediately increase Minneapolis property values and might stop suburbanization. 2122
Reposted by ZackDeJota Mac @dejotamac.bsky.social · 04/09/20261980s (joking, obnoxiously): your team is so bad they finished 11th in the Big Ten 2000s (pointing out a harsh truth): your team is so bad they finished 11th in the Big Ten 2020s (optimistically): your team finished 11th in the Big Ten - that's up seven spots from last year! 1367
Zack @kcazllerraf.bsky.social · 04/09/2026$270k feels shockingly cheap for running an entire library for a year 140
Reposted by ZackBrad Tabke @bradtabke.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Help me win by more than the 2026 MN State Fair no attendance record margin. -> bradtabke.com/volunteer 1266
Zack @kcazllerraf.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Come join me Tomorrow at 6pm for my fourth annual Highland Bridge Walking Tour! Back by popular demand, take a stroll through a lovely new neighborhood while I ramble on about zoning, geology, Saint Paulitics, urban history, and more! actionnetwork.org/events/walki...actionnetwork.orgWalking Tour of the Highland Bridge and Social HourJoin us on Monday August 24 for our annual urban walking tour! 🚶♀️🌳🏘️ We will enjoy a guided tour of the Highland Bridge development (formerly the Ford Site) and then finish with drinks and socializ... 160
Reposted by ZackBen Raderstorf @raders.bsky.social · 18/08/2026This is one of those arguments that sounds like slopulism but is actually, if anything, understated. 56% of Colorado river water goes to GROWING FEED FOR LIVESTOCK IN THE DESERT. 512844803
Reposted by Zackstar @foundbysara.bsky.social · 12/08/2026if Naomi be Klein, you're doing fine. If Naomi be Wolf, oh, buddy, oof if Naomi be Kritzer, give her a Pulitzer 533955
Reposted by ZackZak Yudhishthu @zyudhishthu.bsky.social · 04/08/2026A fond goodbye to my Avondale apartment, which breaks every part of its RS-3 zoning and could never be built today ❌ 12 units (2 unit max) ❌ 40 ft tall (30 ft max) ❌ 260 sq ft lot area/unit (2,500 min) ❌ 0 ft rear setback (35 ft min) And way above the 0.9 floor-area ratio cap 315823
Zack @kcazllerraf.bsky.social · 27/07/2026My literal job right now is to sit on the front porch and wait for a package from my company. Having a lovely first day reading a book in the shade so far! 040
Reposted by ZackHeather Silsbee @hsilsbee.bsky.social · 27/07/2026I told him that, being raised as a woman, I was taught not to walk alone at night *anywhere*, but I don't feel any more or less safe doing it in Uptown than anywhere else. So if you're curious how much KSTP selects their quotes to fit the slant of their story, here's one data point! 🙃 5/5 17111
Reposted by ZackAdam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 18/07/2026I cross-referenced my database of candidates against credible voter fraud cases. GOP politicians are implicated at 50x–38,000x the general public's rate. Yet even if every American voted with the integrity of a GOP candidate, it still wouldn't come close to justifying making voting one iota harder. 10702340
Reposted by ZackBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 14/07/2026This is VERY interesting — one of many streets that Montreal has been successfully pedestrianizing for years now, had CARS RETURN this summer. People-levels and sales are way down. Interestingly the story uses “closed to pedestrians” to describe the returning cars. People-streets mean business.youtube.comBusinesses feeling the impact after Montreal street opens up to cars this summerYouTube video by CBC News Quebec 6453150
Reposted by ZackGreg Annandale @gregannandale.com · 13/07/2026I made an animation which shows the effects of air pollution on pedestrians waiting to cross the road, along with what can be done to reduce its harmful effects: stepback.gregdev.com Thank you to @ianwalker.bsky.social for the inspiration for doing so during a conversation a couple of weeks' back!stepback.gregdev.com'Step back' - air pollution at pedestrian crossingsEvery busy road produces a cloud of pollution you can't see. Where you stand in it matters more than most people might realise. 16208102
Reposted by ZackMaryMM @marymm.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Yes! Look at cities around the world. Safe infrastructure for cyclists means more cyclists by far. I will never begrudge any vehicular cyclist for choosing to ride among cars and trucks, but do not ask me to send my 6-year-old or 12-year-old or bike commuter or elderly parent out there. 141
Reposted by ZackSustain Saint Paul @sustainstpaul.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Saint Paul built 3.43 new homes per 100 residents over the last decade. Nearly every peer city — Minneapolis, Edina, Richfield, even Cottage Grove– outpaced us.🏘️ Three reasons why, and how to fix it. Article Below!🧵 1188
Reposted by ZackSustain Saint Paul @sustainstpaul.bsky.social · 07/07/2026We at Sustain Saint Paul extend our deep condolences to the family and friends of Ricki Allan Larson for their tragic loss. So far this year Saint Paul has seen four pedestrian deaths and now one cyclist death. For context, Saint Paul has seen three homicides in 2026. 13011
Zack @kcazllerraf.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Oh hey that would have demolished my house and half my block, if it had happened. 120
Reposted by ZackJennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Here’s Why Weather Forecasts Have Seemed So Inaccurate Lately. Meteorologists simply aren't able to gather as much data as they used to, and you're suffering for it. gizmodo.com/heres-why-we...gizmodo.comHere's Why Weather Forecasts Have Seemed So Inaccurate LatelyMeteorologists simply aren't able to gather as much data as they used to, and you're suffering for it. 342205971
Reposted by ZackVince Mpls @vincempls.bsky.social · 17/06/2026#OnThisDay June 17 1890: In the opening salvo of the "Census War," US Marshals from St. Paul arrest 7 census takers in Minneapolis, accusing them of cooking the books so Minneapolis could claim a higher population. A court finds it true, but also that St Paul was doing exactly the same thing. 1186
Reposted by ZackWilliam B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 17/06/2026people make fun of Sun Tzu for being not terribly profound stuff like "do not needlessly anger your allies before you need them" but you do kinda gotta hand it to the guy, White House would have been well served with someone who knew those things 301770196
Zack @kcazllerraf.bsky.social · 04/06/2026St Peter is a popular choice for people looking to loop their way up the hill, but imo that road feels awful to bike on, no protection on what feels like a freeway ramp. Wabasha and Cedar have much slower traffic than St Peter, they're similar to eachother. There isn't much else worth considering. 020
Zack @kcazllerraf.bsky.social · 04/06/2026The tricky part of biking downtown St Paul is that the capitol city bike way is missing all of its connections to anything outside of downtown. Jackson is the only fully finished connection, great if you're going to Lowertown or Wacouta Commons, out of the way for the west half of downtown. 150
Reposted by ZackGinny Brideau @gincase.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Society has normalized irrational thinking around housing. A 200-unit apartment building gets treated like a natural disaster while hour-long commutes, overcrowded apartments, and rising homelessness are accepted as normal background conditions. 0144
Reposted by ZackNicholas Rae @nickrae.bsky.social · 08/05/2026I think we need to stop asking residents in detached homes if they want apartments on their streets, and start asking people in apartment buildings on arterials if they would prefer if they could live on quiet residential streets 0183
Reposted by ZackInfrastory @infrastory.bsky.social · 08/05/2026To finish off our first week, we have a post on one of the biggest problems facing modern infrastructure projects. open.substack.com/pub/infrasto...open.substack.comEngineering Problems and Phone Call ProblemsPerhaps sometimes we really should just phone it in 2358
Reposted by ZackKevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Folks! Who do you think can apply for a low paying, high prestige job? It's neither average people (representative) nor salaried technical experts (massive pay cut). It's people who don't need the income! 949857
Zack @kcazllerraf.bsky.social · 28/04/2026If you can even plug into a normal wall outlet at home you should be able to get back about 30 miles of charge overnight. Sure that won't top you off from empty but consider how many days you actually drive more than 30 miles. If that isn't your average day you could get pretty far with just that. 010
Zack @kcazllerraf.bsky.social · 31/03/2026My hot take is that most of the productivity gains from pandemic WFH came from people's newfound availability to tune out and get work done during meetings they never really needed to be in. 030
Reposted by ZackWendy @hyssop.bsky.social · 26/03/2026I’ve been photographing anti-ICE & related pro-Democracy yard/window/tree/street signs around Minneapolis. In the words of my friend the skeleton, below, “Civil Disobedience is not Domestic Terrorism” Batch #31 0203
Zack @kcazllerraf.bsky.social · 12/03/2026I wouldn't be surprised if the fare enforcement push had a lot to do with the drop in light rail traffic. These are rider numbers, not fare payer numbers, and non-payers were a not insignificant chunk of riders. 020
Zack @kcazllerraf.bsky.social · 05/03/2026While poking around at the Saint Paul city survey map (as one does) I noticed an oddity around Lake Phalen, the golf course has a grid of city owned right-of-way covering it. Was this a relic of a plan that never came to be? A former neighborhood demolished by urban renewal? I sure couldn't say. 040
Reposted by ZackWarren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 04/03/2026When you look at literally any planned freeway that *did not* get built, it becomes clear what a disaster it would have been, and we can see what we would now be missing. Looking at the freeways that did get built, it's much harder to know what we lost. 511419
Reposted by ZackHooper @hoopermn.bsky.social · 23/02/2026I’m here to rally for homes and chew bubble gum. And I’m all out of bubble gum. 082
Zack @kcazllerraf.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Nobody is allowed to try to drive down Ramsey Hill right now. Don't do it. I'll be disappointed in you. 1161
Reposted by Zack🚲 🥜scoops 🥜🚲 @scoopsstp.bsky.social · 19/01/2026That church on Summit with the ICE pastor has a lot of ties to John Piper's Bethlehem seminary, and specifically with toxic figures that were kicked out of that (already quite conservative) church because they were abusive and palling around with fascist pastor Doug Wilson (Pete Hegseth's mentor) 122259
Reposted by ZackSolar Minneapolis @minneapolis.solar.v.cx · 21/12/2025The sun will rise in #Minneapolis #SaintPaul #Minnesota tomorrow at 7:48, 28 seconds later than the day before. It will set at 16:34, 29 seconds later than the day before. 061
