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MaryMM @marymm.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

And I'm going to state unequivocally that the @metcouncilmn.bsky.social should provide annual operating funds to @hourcar.bsky.social, and it should be far in excess of a million dollars. This was true in 2002 when we first asked them for support and it's more true today after proof of concept.

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Scott Berger @scottbergermn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Once again, Mr. Lindeke researches and posts an idea as reasonable as it is brilliant. I'd only add that I would gladly pay a premium to street park in key areas when I do have the car and maybe family in tow. Meters = turnover = more customers who want to spend money going through.

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Streets.mn @streets.mn · 17/09/2026

To Solve Saint Paul’s Fiscal Problems, We Need More Density: streets.mn/2026/09/17/saint-pauls-f… Saint Paul needs to dramatically expand its property tax base to become a financially resilient city — updating its zoning rules to enable “dense” buildings is an ...

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Scott Berger @scottbergermn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

trash find of the month: well used pink fuzzy steering wheel cover. This definitely qualifies as trash.

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Scott Berger @scottbergermn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Beautiful T4 high intensity zoning!

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Scott Berger @scottbergermn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The beautiful dissonance of the Midway in transition!

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Scott Berger @scottbergermn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I ended up going down a rabbit hole of esoteric Saint Paul zoning, and realized there was some real hand-waiving going on. Should we waive our very intentional and very intense zoning in view of unsightly and long-term big-box vacancy?

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Guesswork at City Hall: How Midway’s Zoning Cap Got Waived

Saint Paul waived a zoning cap to let LuLuLand fill a vacant Herberger’s, without publicly examining why the cap, or the corridor’s transit vision, exist.

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Scott Berger @scottbergermn.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Most Minnesotan thing ever? Overfilled trash can with carefully engineered mobile of trash and nothing touches the ground. #MNStateFair

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Aaron Gleeman @aarongleeman.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I love @racketmn.com getting the attention they deserve after five great years, and @rossraihala.bsky.social does a really good job with this article about their success: www.twincities.com/2026/08/27/r...

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Racket, the website founded by former City Pages staffers, turns five and publishes new book

They’re celebrating with a free party at Arbeiter Brewing Company in Minneapolis.

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Scott Berger @scottbergermn.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

As I keep repeating, people with bikes do pay gas taxes!

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Scott Berger @scottbergermn.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

TIL you are (apparently) fully allowed to bring your children with you to your polling place and voting booth (in Minnesota)! She seemed genuinely curious, and later mentioned she had done elections at school for class president. Proudly wore her "I voted" sticker. Pretty neat.

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Scott Berger @scottbergermn.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Luce Line brewing. Lots of parked car blocked, wheel bender bike racks. I’ll take the sign, thanks. @blindeke.bsky.social

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Scott Berger @scottbergermn.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Trusty Brompton. Yet again my quite reliable chariot for quite unreliable car retrieval.

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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 22/05/2026

🚨The Wedge LIVE Cat Tour is fast approaching: June 24. Wedge residents, please register your cats. Even if you've participated in prior years, we ask you to register again so we know you remain interested in having a mob scene stream past your home. wedgelive.com/cat-tour/

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2026 Wedge LIVE Cat Tour! » The Wedge Times-Picayune

DATE: Wednesday, June 24, 2026. Register for your free ticket. SHOW US YOUR CATS: If you want to have your cat featured on the tour, and you live in or near the Wedge neighborhood, register your cat.…

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

"Tourists often seem befuddled by the lack of easy river access. The river is separated from the people who want to enjoy it by oversized Kellogg Boulevard, surface parking lots and the bluff itself." www.myvillager.com/viewpoint/ed...

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RiversEdge would unlock the assets downtown already has

I was excited to read that Ramsey County is reviving the RiversEdge park and balcony proposal (MyVillager, April 24). At about $140 million, there needs to be a strong case

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Streets.mn @streets.mn · 20/03/2026

I Am Exactly the Person Who Needs I-94: streets.mn/2026/03/20/i-am-exactly-… I drive I-94 to Stillwater every day because it's rational. Here's why that makes me the best argument for tearing it out.

A dashboard view of I-94, with a Waymo vehicle in the next lane.

A foldable Brompton bike rests on a sidewalk in downtown St. Paul.

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Nietifa Van Suiker @lukewanderer.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

"In fact, I’m the reason you should tear it out." A GREAT post by @scottbergermn.bsky.social via @streets.mn! Hopefully, @mndot.mn.gov will FINALLY acknowledge reality of traffic evaporation, pause #ReThinking94 project, and do a full, real assessment of the #Boulevard. streets.mn/2026/03/20/i...

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I Am Exactly the Person Who Needs I-94

I drive I-94 to Stillwater every day because it’s rational. Here’s why that makes me the best argument for tearing it out.

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Scott Berger @scottbergermn.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Another Stillwater, MN pathetic understanding of sidewalks. This one they added half a block to connect a park but didn’t even bother finishing the whole block.

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Scott Berger @scottbergermn.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Saint Paul should have vibes akin to the Christmas Market all 52 weeks a year.

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Scott Berger @scottbergermn.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

We just canceled Disney+ after having it for more than five years straight. We have small children. This is getting real.

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Scott Berger @scottbergermn.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Another day, another repaired car picked up by trunk-stowable Brompton bike!

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Scott Berger @scottbergermn.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Brand new street in #StillwaterMN and they didn’t extend the sidewalk another 30 feet to fill an isolated sidewalk gap. Truly perplexing. Maple and Owens.

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Scott Berger @scottbergermn.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

What have we done to deserve this?

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Just heard that @mollycoleman.bsky.social won the Ward 4 election handily, proving (once again!) that the anti-street-safety 'tree truther' SARPA cranks have no juice. Congrats to Molly! I think she can be an excellent St. Paul City Council Member.

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Scott Berger @scottbergermn.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Matt Farah is basically the guy I want to be

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Scott Berger @scottbergermn.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Trail users: yield to vehicles at legal intersections? Sorry but this sign doesn’t override state law. #stillwaterlovescars

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Scott Berger @scottbergermn.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Our streets aren’t too small; our vehicles are too big.

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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 18/04/2025

More trucks and SUVs are making traffic worse. They take up more space, require longer stopping distances, and are decreasing the capacity of the system. www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...

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Study: More SUVs on Minnesota roads are making traffic worse

A new study has found that the increase in trucks and SUVs on the roads in Minnesota is making traffic worse.

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Scott Berger @scottbergermn.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

This is how you induce people to break the mold. Driving shouldn’t always be the default but it’s been so easy that people have zombies their commutes in their cars.

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Scott Berger @scottbergermn.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Sure I drive my car around quite a bit. But this is my ideal grocery getter.

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Scott Berger @scottbergermn.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

This isn’t helping my longstanding confusion regarding “caramel” and “carmel” #islesbunandcoffee

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Bella Chu @isabellachu.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

People I see on e-bikes: - Seniors staying active and living their best life. - Moms, dads and kids actually enjoying the school run. - People getting groceries or running errands - Service workers commuting on an affordable vehicle “E-bikes aren’t cheating. They’re winning.” - @pflax1.bsky.social

A cream and grey Trek mixte bicycle with a Copenhagen wheel, grey panniers and a wooden basket in front of a bakery. There is a colorful bag of delicious cupcakes in the basket.

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Scott Berger @scottbergermn.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

broken cars and folding bikes = strange bedfellows

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Streets.mn @streets.mn · 21/02/2025

What Is St. Paul’s CIB? You Don’t Know, and That’s the Problem: streets.mn/2025/02/21/what-is-st-pa… And when you do apply for funding for a project from the Capital Improvement Budget, be prepared for a long and tedious process.

A chart showing the timeline for the 2019-2020 CIB community proposals process, lasting from August 2019 and ending at the end of June 2020. The process includes an idea platform, Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Workshops, public polling, a public hearing, and a final recommendation to the Mayor.

A pie chart of where 2024 CIB community applicants live. Highest percentages are Highland (22%), St. Anthony Park (17%). Greater East Side, Hamline-Midway, Summit-University and Union Park are 11% each.

Pie chart showing locations of proposed CIB projects in 2024. 22% located in Union Park, citywide projects 15%, 11% in St. Anthony Park, all other neighborhoods less than 10%.

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Scott Berger @scottbergermn.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

For years people asked me why I kept buying EVs that didn't say "Tesla" on them. Now they are starting to understand.

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Americans Are Actually in a Position to Make Elon Musk Feel Our Rage

His car company is in a precarious spot.

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Scott Berger @scottbergermn.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

When it snows I grab the bike lock keys. No traffic, no hassle.

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Scott Berger @scottbergermn.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

I was going through old pictures and found this one. POV: me biking home from baseball game and this is what I see. It was raining so hard by the time I got home I had trouble keeping my eyes open.

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Scott Berger @scottbergermn.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Ticking off boxes on the bucket list I didn’t know I had! Drive convertible on frozen lake—check!

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