Andy Fenelon
@andyfenelon.bsky.social
Minneapolis transit rider. Associate Professor University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Interested in housing, health, public policy, and coffee.
Instead of making the neighborhood on the right safe, we brought kids to the neighborhood on the left
October 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Instead of making the neighborhood on the right safe, we brought kids to the neighborhood on the left
The coveted 60 degree bike commute during peak foliage.
October 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The coveted 60 degree bike commute during peak foliage.
But I do like that a brewery is allowed by right in a random 44th street parcel.
October 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
But I do like that a brewery is allowed by right in a random 44th street parcel.
This weekend, my son and I took the B-Line to Downtown St. Paul to the Science Museum. It took about 40 min from Nicollet.
On the way back we took the Green Line. To my surprise, it took about the same amount of time - 43 minutes to downtown MPLS.
Why? The Green Line waited at several red lights.
On the way back we took the Green Line. To my surprise, it took about the same amount of time - 43 minutes to downtown MPLS.
Why? The Green Line waited at several red lights.
September 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This weekend, my son and I took the B-Line to Downtown St. Paul to the Science Museum. It took about 40 min from Nicollet.
On the way back we took the Green Line. To my surprise, it took about the same amount of time - 43 minutes to downtown MPLS.
Why? The Green Line waited at several red lights.
On the way back we took the Green Line. To my surprise, it took about the same amount of time - 43 minutes to downtown MPLS.
Why? The Green Line waited at several red lights.
A-Line already packed at 9:30
August 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
A-Line already packed at 9:30
Arguably Minneapolis' most urban format high school of the time (currently maybe Edison?)
August 17, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Arguably Minneapolis' most urban format high school of the time (currently maybe Edison?)
Yes! Nokomis Junior High. Which raises an unrelated question about the difference between Junior High and Middle School in Minnesota.
August 17, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Yes! Nokomis Junior High. Which raises an unrelated question about the difference between Junior High and Middle School in Minnesota.
Nice! Agreed about the layout of the housing. Probably the same density as the surrounding neighborhood or lower.
August 17, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Nice! Agreed about the layout of the housing. Probably the same density as the surrounding neighborhood or lower.
North of 43rd seems like maybe a concrete block factory
August 17, 2025 at 2:35 AM
North of 43rd seems like maybe a concrete block factory
I honestly don't know. The city atlas from 1940 had it as undeveloped, and Sanborn maps from 1950 don't cover the area.
August 17, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I honestly don't know. The city atlas from 1940 had it as undeveloped, and Sanborn maps from 1950 don't cover the area.
Portland - 41st and Oakland. I could not actually find a photograph of this school or information about when it closed. Demolished in the 1940s. Now single-family homes.
August 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Portland - 41st and Oakland. I could not actually find a photograph of this school or information about when it closed. Demolished in the 1940s. Now single-family homes.
Simmons - 38th and Minnehaha. Built in 1905. Converted to apartments.
August 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Simmons - 38th and Minnehaha. Built in 1905. Converted to apartments.
2. Rosedale - 43rd and Wentworth. Built in 1896. Closed in 1980. Also townhouses.
August 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
2. Rosedale - 43rd and Wentworth. Built in 1896. Closed in 1980. Also townhouses.
Three South Minneapolis public schools of the past that closed and are now housing.
1. Louis Agassiz - 38th and Harriet. Closed in 1981 after sustaining tornado damage. Now the site of a few dozen townhouses.
1. Louis Agassiz - 38th and Harriet. Closed in 1981 after sustaining tornado damage. Now the site of a few dozen townhouses.
August 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Three South Minneapolis public schools of the past that closed and are now housing.
1. Louis Agassiz - 38th and Harriet. Closed in 1981 after sustaining tornado damage. Now the site of a few dozen townhouses.
1. Louis Agassiz - 38th and Harriet. Closed in 1981 after sustaining tornado damage. Now the site of a few dozen townhouses.
The one at 40th st and 11th ave does well with the bike navigation issue:
August 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The one at 40th st and 11th ave does well with the bike navigation issue:
1 and 2 are reasonable, but the houses are absolutely NOT insanely expensive.
July 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
1 and 2 are reasonable, but the houses are absolutely NOT insanely expensive.
Milwaukee Ave. Minneapolis. More pedestrian streets!
July 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Milwaukee Ave. Minneapolis. More pedestrian streets!
Some lakes are great. This one is Superior
June 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Some lakes are great. This one is Superior
This is an awesome piece and list. One that I always think about is the gap between the end of the 40th St. cycletrack and the Lake Harriet path. There's plenty of space for a separated path here, and cars go annoyingly fast on Dupont and the Rose Garden connector
April 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This is an awesome piece and list. One that I always think about is the gap between the end of the 40th St. cycletrack and the Lake Harriet path. There's plenty of space for a separated path here, and cars go annoyingly fast on Dupont and the Rose Garden connector
Pretty ridiculous April Fools joke here
April 1, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Pretty ridiculous April Fools joke here
I’ll be honest, the common wisdom that “once you get below 0F, it’s all the same” is not true. It does get colder
February 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I’ll be honest, the common wisdom that “once you get below 0F, it’s all the same” is not true. It does get colder