Bill Lindeke
@blindeke.bsky.social
Urban Geographer @ UMN. Cityscape columnist @ Minnpost. Skyway Don Quixote. Tread lightly on earth. he/him Author of "St. Paul: Urban Biography”
Here's the Twin Cities map. Orono, Sunfish Lake, and Wayzata come as no surprise. Our fiscal disparities program alleviates some of this...
November 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Here's the Twin Cities map. Orono, Sunfish Lake, and Wayzata come as no surprise. Our fiscal disparities program alleviates some of this...
From the Southwest Voices newsletter: Minneapolis Public Works screwed up the sidewalk cafés.
November 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
From the Southwest Voices newsletter: Minneapolis Public Works screwed up the sidewalk cafés.
Oooh, the Star Tribune has a deep dive into the story of notorious downtown STP skyscraper slumlord Jim Crockarell! It's my lucky day. www.startribune.com/madison-equi...
November 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Oooh, the Star Tribune has a deep dive into the story of notorious downtown STP skyscraper slumlord Jim Crockarell! It's my lucky day. www.startribune.com/madison-equi...
Oh my word! St. Paul has a shokupan bakery now? That is a game changer for my egg salad potential. www.startribune.com/x2-pastries-...
November 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Oh my word! St. Paul has a shokupan bakery now? That is a game changer for my egg salad potential. www.startribune.com/x2-pastries-...
Took this today: Smug Seattle coach Brian Schmetzer getting interviewed by the media after losing to Minnesota in the playoffs.
November 9, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Took this today: Smug Seattle coach Brian Schmetzer getting interviewed by the media after losing to Minnesota in the playoffs.
Some more fun signs spotted from the sidewalks of St. Paul and Minneapolis, including these four beauties. tcsidewalks.blogspot.com/2025/11/sign...
November 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Some more fun signs spotted from the sidewalks of St. Paul and Minneapolis, including these four beauties. tcsidewalks.blogspot.com/2025/11/sign...
TIL Edmund Boulevard is no more.
November 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
TIL Edmund Boulevard is no more.
According to my Metro Transit Urban Studies cardboard model mobile, light rail frequency was once touted as every 7.5 minutes, about half of what it is today.
October 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
According to my Metro Transit Urban Studies cardboard model mobile, light rail frequency was once touted as every 7.5 minutes, about half of what it is today.
More noteworthy doorways from St. Paul and Minneapolis for you to peruse. These 4 are particularly fun. tcsidewalks.blogspot.com/2025/10/twin...
October 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
More noteworthy doorways from St. Paul and Minneapolis for you to peruse. These 4 are particularly fun. tcsidewalks.blogspot.com/2025/10/twin...
I'm just trying to read this article on enshittification... www.npr.org/sections/pla...
October 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I'm just trying to read this article on enshittification... www.npr.org/sections/pla...
The entire University of Minnesota student content is down all day thanks to Amazon, meaning students can't do any readings and I can't grade anything.
Amazon tells me this tho. So there's hope.
Amazon tells me this tho. So there's hope.
October 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The entire University of Minnesota student content is down all day thanks to Amazon, meaning students can't do any readings and I can't grade anything.
Amazon tells me this tho. So there's hope.
Amazon tells me this tho. So there's hope.
Fascinating update on Metro Transit's aBRT program, with ridership trends and the list of corridors advancing to the next planning stage.
October 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Fascinating update on Metro Transit's aBRT program, with ridership trends and the list of corridors advancing to the next planning stage.
Oh my god, this is chef's kiss perfection.
October 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Oh my god, this is chef's kiss perfection.
Yet there are still MANY problems with the current signal technology, and the light rail stops a lot at lights where it technically has a full pre-emption. This not a mere door holding situation.
October 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Yet there are still MANY problems with the current signal technology, and the light rail stops a lot at lights where it technically has a full pre-emption. This not a mere door holding situation.
New mural going up in Frogtown, the site of a recently burned down vacant video store.
October 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
New mural going up in Frogtown, the site of a recently burned down vacant video store.
City planting some new trees along University Avenue in Frogtown.
October 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
City planting some new trees along University Avenue in Frogtown.
Students from India is the most significant shift, down by almost half.
October 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Students from India is the most significant shift, down by almost half.
The word "stakeholders" has long been a red flag for me in urban planning, my BS antenna goes up immediately. Looks like the same principle holds for sports league executives. www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...
October 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The word "stakeholders" has long been a red flag for me in urban planning, my BS antenna goes up immediately. Looks like the same principle holds for sports league executives. www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...
In 2018, I led a walking tour of Nicollet Avenue (south of DT) & went to the old Market-B-Que location before it closed. Beautiful spot with a fancy 19th c. bar that had been moved there. It's closed now for good, after seven years in Northeast. racketmn.com/say-hello-to...
October 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
In 2018, I led a walking tour of Nicollet Avenue (south of DT) & went to the old Market-B-Que location before it closed. Beautiful spot with a fancy 19th c. bar that had been moved there. It's closed now for good, after seven years in Northeast. racketmn.com/say-hello-to...
They should put up a sign so people know you can’t park in the bus lane.
October 1, 2025 at 1:32 AM
They should put up a sign so people know you can’t park in the bus lane.
They are getting closer...
September 29, 2025 at 3:46 AM
They are getting closer...
Gotta connect the dots. They're right here.
September 29, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Gotta connect the dots. They're right here.
My wonderful wife, Emily, belongs to a cool St. Paul all-women gym. Tomorrow, she'll be in a weightlifting competition to raise money for TRANSCEND, orgs supporting trans people.
If you have a few bucks for a good cause, throw some money to Emily here. Thanks! givebutter.com/DDG/gentle-s...
If you have a few bucks for a good cause, throw some money to Emily here. Thanks! givebutter.com/DDG/gentle-s...
September 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
My wonderful wife, Emily, belongs to a cool St. Paul all-women gym. Tomorrow, she'll be in a weightlifting competition to raise money for TRANSCEND, orgs supporting trans people.
If you have a few bucks for a good cause, throw some money to Emily here. Thanks! givebutter.com/DDG/gentle-s...
If you have a few bucks for a good cause, throw some money to Emily here. Thanks! givebutter.com/DDG/gentle-s...
Also great to see the state's indigenous languages growing.
September 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Also great to see the state's indigenous languages growing.
Corner Bar is also a vacuum.
September 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Corner Bar is also a vacuum.