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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 28/08/2026

Know a great public administrator? Richfield is seeking its next city manager. Job details here: www.gmphr.com/job-postings...

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 25/08/2026

Pride flags at half-staff, everyone. Show some respect.

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 17/08/2026

Didn’t realize you were local. I’m in Richfield and I would like us to have the same option to use these. Mpls seemed to be very deliberate in ensuring they were placed fairly and not concentrated in highly BIPOC areas. Seemed like a good balance.

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 11/08/2026

Number 299 at Augsburg Park at 12:45! Have you voted yet?

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 29/07/2026

The Penn Avenue rebuild came to City Council last night. Nothing is final until the layout is approved, but right now we are looking at: 1. Protected bike lanes (66th-style) 2. Street parking for Penn Central, 65 to 68 3. Ped refuge on most corners 4. Roundies at 75, 69, 64.

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 22/07/2026

Prairie update - July 21. Almost everything you see from @blazingstargardens.bsky.social

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 17/06/2026

This is Richfield. cityratings.peopleforbikes.org/cities/richf...

People for Bikes Ratings showing Richfield, Minn as #1 in Minnesota

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 08/06/2026

Checked out Brim Cafe's new Richfield location today! Great ambiance both inside and out. It's in Southdale Square right by Patrick's.

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 19/05/2026

Penn Avenue open house is tonight! From 4:30 to 7pm at the Richfield Middle School. The team will be showing detailed concepts for the corridor. Share your views on roundabouts vs. signals, median design, and your preferred bikeway type. See you there!

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 15/05/2026

Led about 25 planners and engineers on a tour of Richfield and Bloomington this morning as part of @nacto.bsky.social ‘26. We took the Orange Line and toured 66th, Kirchbak Garden, Nicollet, Portland, MOA Transit Center and Bloomington Central Station.

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 02/04/2026

Last night, the Richfield Transportation Commission discussed four bikeway concepts for Penn Avenue. Three will go forward for input. Option 1 is the "66th Street"-style. Option 2 (like Minnetonka Blvd) is a possibility alongside Option 3 (like Hennepin Ave uptown).

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 10/12/2025

Richfield passed our legislative priorities last night, with the following addition from CM Walter Burk (approved 5-0). It is regrettable that it is a "policy position" that the federal government should follow the law and decades-long norms of law enforcement. But here we are.

Support federal legislation that requires officers of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency to 1) wear clothing that identifies them as ICE agents; 2) immediately identify themselves upon request; 3) inform state and local law enforcement about  ICE activities in their jurisdictions; and 4) ensure that due process is followed whenever  engaging with or apprehending someone.

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 01/12/2025

Got a moment to share your ideas for Penn Avenue? Richfield could use your help! (And you're welcome to share your thoughts whether you live in Richfield or not.) This survey asks about preferences for bike lane design, on-street parking, and more. beheardhennepin.org/penn-avenue/...

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 10/09/2025

Beautiful transformation of a suburban collector route in Northfield — streets that formerly had one-side sidewalk and nothing for bikes, now have sidewalks on both sides and a generous, two-way protected bike lane.

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 22/08/2025

We're working on a brand and placemaking strategy for downtown Richfield. Take our survey to share your ideas: what you like today, and what you want the core of Richfield to look like in the future. www.surveymonkey.com/r/DowntownRi...

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 21/08/2025

This is from the DFL constitution - were Fateh an endorsed candidate, Davis is a candidate running against a DFL-endorsed candidate. I understand that there's nuance with RCV but I have never heard anyone say this doesn't count in an RCV jurisdiction.

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 21/08/2025

The rules aren't very closely followed, but in theory Davis's DFL-endorsed endorsers should have withdrawn their Davis endorsement, if there were a legitimate endorsement for Fateh. Without a mayoral endorsement, DFL electeds are free to support whoever they think would do the best job.

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 21/08/2025

We had our first Penn Avenue open house last night! You can share your ideas after the meeting at beheardhennepin.org/penn-avenue

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 20/08/2025

reject modernity embrace tradition

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 10/08/2025

Doing a protected bike lane in only one direction is unusual, but in this case it's a way to improve safety for this particular problem of big car queues from parent dropoff. Currently the queue blocks the on-street lane, affecting kids biking to school.

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 10/08/2025

Looking like some safer routes to school! This is the 70th St project (adding an EB protected bike lane and better sidewalk) and the 73rd St project (building a new trail from Bloomington to Old Cedar).

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 10/08/2025

This KSTP article gives more specifics and the messaging was definitely favoring police abolition. I believe by August she had walked back an "abolish" statement significantly, so it makes sense police abolition advocates might feel less on her side than they did prior. kstp.com/kstp-news/to...

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 10/08/2025

Nobody deserves that, and I'm sorry she experienced it. It seems fairly unlikely the person doing this vandalism was a Frey affiliate based on this, though?

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 07/08/2025

Want to share your ideas for the future of Penn Avenue? It will be rebuilt in 2028, and public input is starting now. First in-person open house is August 20th, and you can add comments to a map now: beheardhennepin.org/penn-avenue

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 06/08/2025

Look at our cute swag this year.

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 06/08/2025

National Night Out was a blast! I hit six parties tonight.

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 25/07/2025

Don't forget to add a little rectangle to include the Uptown Art Fair

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 25/07/2025

Yeah it's often in the subdivision ordinance. Here's just a few from Maple Grove!

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 25/07/2025

Mandatory monument signs have gotten flak from legislators — an odd requirement for residential subdivisions that requires an HOA to maintain. Some of them are cooler looking than others, but this one in Eagan always gets me. How much did someone drop on this office park sign... $100k? More?

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 25/07/2025

One thing I love doing for small clients is composing a simple brand page — I recommend this be publicly accessible so that partner organizations can easily look up a high-quality version of your logo / colors. lind-bohanon.org/website-logos/

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 25/07/2025

Congrats to the Lind-Bohanon neighborhood on their new branding. I helped spin it into a very simple (but on-brand) WordPress block theme: lind-bohanon.org

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 20/07/2025

Humboldt Greenway redevelopment area is a nice example of doing this even where a traditional grid was already in place - although it results in irregular lot sizes.

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 20/07/2025

Although I'm a fan of a consistent grid, one of my favorite lessons from Tangletown is that even adding a *slight* bend to a straight street lets you do this really appealing visual terminus effect. Feels traffic calming and just looks nice, without losing connectivity.

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 15/07/2025

This back garden has been my latest new area... About 90% native-to-MN perennials! And so far it's done fine with its winter role as driveway snow storage.

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 15/07/2025

I've been working on these juniper hedges for a few years, and they're getting nicely over the fence line. Also dig this (I believe) Karl Foerster grass

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 15/07/2025

Garden status: culver's root, bee balm, phlox, hydrangea.

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 15/07/2025

This is how I imagine the State Historic Preservation Office determined the Mendota Bridge railings must meet 1926 safety standards.

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 14/07/2025

St. John's Abbey (St. John's University, Collegeville) is so cool

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 03/07/2025

The great uniter: Left and Right come together over Jacob Frey being, idk, skinny?

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 03/07/2025

Two days of fun starts tonight at 5pm at Veterans Park! 🇺🇸 Tonight: Street dance, food trucks, and beer garden. Tomorrow: pancake breakfast, memorial wreath, parade, and fireworks! richfield4th.com

A poster for a street dance, 5pm-11:30pm on Thursday, July 3rd.

A poster for a pancake breakfast, Friday July 4th, 8:30a-10a at Richfield VFW (6715 Lakeshore Dr)

Also shown is Memorial Wreath Laying, Friday July 4th, 10a-10:30a at the Honoring All Veterans Memorial at Veterans Park

Parade information, Friday July 4th, 1:15-2:15pm, starting at 70th & Harriet and working east to 70th & Chicago.

Fireworks poster, beer garden and food trucks start at 3pm, DJ starts at 5pm, and fireworks at 10pm

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 01/07/2025

1. Make shit up 2. Get called out 3. Call out the callers-out for disagreeing with you, regardless of what objective truth is

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 01/07/2025

One of the most challenging, expensive places for a tree is the back yard of a relatively narrow lot with no alley — a pretty common situation in Richfield. If a mature tree dies there, you need an aerial crane to remove it piece by piece. Boulevard trees are much easier to manage.

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 01/07/2025

Bloomington has a narrower right-of-way for Nicollet, so matching Richfield's design exactly (min. 79') would require at least another 6.5' from each side. Despite traffic volumes lower than the 2-lane Lyndale Ave in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co is insisting on a continuous 3-lane design.

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Sean Hayford Oleary @sdho.org · 01/07/2025

Are you following the Nicollet Avenue project in Bloomington? The road will be rebuilt from American Blvd to 98th Street, and could continue the bike-ped-oriented design planned for Richfield in 2026. These are among the "ingredients" Bloomington and @hennepin.bsky.social are considering:

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