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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 20h

I'm never going to convince anyone about this, but if you look at the data on them, helmets are nothing to get worked up about either way. A minor safety improvement and minor inconvenience. People really should wear helmets in cars too, but nobody does.

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 20h

That prose is terrible

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 21h

I guess so! Infor-Lawson is probably the last one, built in 1999/2000.

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 22h

“A building under construction on United Village’s western edge will be the first office building constructed fresh from the ground up in St. Paul since 1999, McGuire said.” www.twincities.com/2025/10/10/s...

Plans for St. Paul’s Allianz Field: A bakery, pizzeria, garden, ice rink

Regardless of what plans may come, construction equipment is on the ground turning earth for three new structures.

www.twincities.com

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 23h

“A lack of child care is the single biggest economic factor holding back rural Minnesota.” www.startribune.com/minnesota-co...

This Minnesota county is on the verge of losing its only child care center

Officials in the town of Slayton worry about a lack of day care affecting the local workforce and economy. It’s a stark example of a crisis playing out across rural Minnesota.

www.startribune.com

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 1d

I think about this a lot. 99% of people walking in the Twin Cities at any given time are walking their dogs or walking to their car.

Sam Bergman @violanorth.bsky.social · 1d

Having lived through 25 years of Minneapolis arguments over transit, cats, and bikes, I have to say as (now) a visitor that as imperfect as the solutions have been, there are a lot of ways to get around this city now. BUT, and this is a big one…

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 1d

Fun fact: despite the enormous land mass, the population-weighted density of Canada — basically the density experienced by the average person — is the same as Denmark and close to the Netherlands.

Canada and Denmark are 3,000 people per km², while the Netherlands is 3,400/km².

Mapping Population Density Across the Globe

Explore the detailed geography of population across the globe with interactive mapping and statistics. Identify global megacity regions and the growth and diversity of urban forms. Data is from the Gl...

luminocity3d.org

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Jordan Grimes @cafedujord.bsky.social · 2d

Important to remember that not only did we pass #SB79, the biggest transit-oriented upzoning bill ever, we also passed a clean CEQA exemption for new multifamily infill housing.

This is, bar none, the biggest year in state action on housing policy reform in California history. Not even close.

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 1d

Deep dive into the surge in US pedestrian deaths:

"It’s not that more pedestrians are getting hit by vehicles; it’s that the ones that are getting hit are more likely to die."

"[That] seems like fairly strong evidence for the theory that the rise in large SUVs is behind the uptick in ped deaths."

Why Are So Many Pedestrians Killed by Cars in the US?

It’s unfortunately not uncommon for pedestrians to be killed by cars in the US.

www.construction-physics.com

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 1d

Had a bunch of infielders and he was gonna be a free agent.

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 1d

Shirts should just say Proud Racist

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 2d

I love the ice rink idea.

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 2d

Feel sad for Detroit because they're the Eastern Time Zone (for no reason)

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 2d

And that's the difference between the Tigers and the Phillies...

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 2d

Cheers to both of you!

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 2d

Just contemplate what it means for bus riders to average $28K in New York City

Second Ave. Sagas @2avesag.as · 2d

You can tell Cuomo's campaign has cooked its brain on Twitter because it's repeating nonsense talking points from people like Andrew Fine and Reza who claim only rich people use transit.

As of 2017, bus riders in NYC earn an average salary of $28K, well under subway riders ($40K).

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 2d

"Perhaps it’s time Minneapolis considered campaign finance reforms here at home. Establishing a PAC has become tantamount to obtaining nuclear sovereignty, with devastating consequences for the health of our local democracy." racketmn.com/meet-the-big...

Meet the Big-Money Donors Trying to Buy Your Vote in Minneapolis - Racket

PACs will flood this November’s election in Minneapolis with almost $2 million, most of that going to boost the chances of Mayor Jacob Frey and centrist City Council candidates. Who’s bankrolling this...

racketmn.com

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Kevin J. CREATURE @kevinjkircher.com · 3d

Over 40% of corn grown in Indiana is used to make ethanol that cars burn. One acre of corn yields about 16,500 vehicle-miles per year of ethanol, which sounds high until you realize that one acre of solar yields about 2,700,000 vehicle-miles per year: 16,000% more driving for a given plot of land.