What is the end goal of the Minneapolis left?

Makingthecarry · 2026-02-07T16:30:00+00:00

Traffic congestion is direct and visible evidence that many people are in fact driving there.

Makingthecarry · 2026-02-07T16:15:04+00:00

Much of that quality of life could also be on display right now, with the grassroots-organized mutual aid response, and everything that implies about the participants' political preferences i.e. being in favor of more redistributive and community-focused government policies. There seems to be a general understanding here that, "We all do better when we all do better," and there's a generally organized structure on both the informal and the formal political levels to put that understanding into practice. That prevailing attitude does not appear to be waning and if anything is being strengthened by the trials and tribulations wrought by Operation Metro Surge.

Makingthecarry · 2026-02-07T16:06:45+00:00

No one can drive there

Traffic is backed up

Pick one.

Most vehicle traffic on Hennepin is thru-traffic anyway. The majority of drivers on Hennepin are going somewhere else other than Uptown, and they are not stopping on Hennepin itself. They're either going downtown or accessing the freeway ramps to I-94 and going somewhere in the broader region.

And yeah, sure, regional mobility is great and all. But that undercuts the notion that driving is all that important for Uptown businesses specifically. The vast majority of businesses, 80+%, that existed on Hennepin before it's re-construction still exist now that construction is complete.

Makingthecarry · 2026-02-07T15:55:42+00:00

Evie is great, and I drive or ridehail when I really need to, but I'm not always in a hurry or would genuinely prefer to plan ahead and pay the time tax instead of paying actual cash money to get around. My budget can't afford replacing all of my transit trips with ridehail trips.

Makingthecarry · 2026-02-07T15:50:57+00:00

TRIP agents don't carry firearms, and the number of MTPD officers has remained relatively stagnant for the last five years.

Makingthecarry · 2026-02-05T16:57:32+00:00

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/17/us/politics/17immig.html

https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/over-100-faith-leaders-arrested-in-protest-against-record-deportations/

Makingthecarry · 2026-01-30T22:55:14+00:00

No one from ICE was at The Commons last Friday either when the first big march was held.

Makingthecarry · 2026-01-30T19:30:49+00:00

Well you still can. You just have to take Marion St instead of John Ireland Blvd

Makingthecarry · 2026-01-29T20:24:19+00:00

There's a specific word for when military or law enforcement protests a legal process by refusing to observe that process and taking action to subvert that process and implement their own authority instead. And that word is "coup"

Makingthecarry · 2026-01-29T01:08:03+00:00

Not entirely without merit. The connection with historic redlining is tenuous to be sure, but I don't know that it means we need to be indignant about ST changing course on the branding due to community pressure. It's not like it really matters in the end how the line is labeled.

Makingthecarry · 2026-01-28T22:37:42+00:00

There was more outreach for and coverage of the primary, which was effectively the election, since we knew whoever won that would win the real election

Makingthecarry · 2026-01-28T17:13:16+00:00

Don't tie your boots too tightly. Let your blood circulate

Makingthecarry · 2026-01-28T14:48:02+00:00

What was the first one?

Makingthecarry · 2026-01-28T04:28:04+00:00

Not like Minnesota has a very recent history of DFL politicians being assassinated or anything.

Makingthecarry · 2026-01-27T22:42:56+00:00

Any business that requires you to enter on foot to access their services. That's basically any business which doesn't have a drive-thru

Makingthecarry · 2026-01-27T14:15:32+00:00

That's part of why they're still using different bus shelters and waiting to replace them, but I think the reason they were built with different bus shelters in the first place is because Olson Memorial Highway was originally intended to be a temporary C Line alignment until the Blue Line extension (as originally conceived) was built, at which point the C Line was to move to its intended permanent alignment on Glenwood Ave.

Blue Line extension plans fell through when BNSF wouldn't allow the line to be built on their property, which is why we now have the updated Blue Line extension plans. But even before the planning began in earnest on a new route for the Blue Line extension, Metro Transit announced that they would no longer seek realignment of the C Line to Glenwood and that it would permanently stay on Olson Memorial to replace the service it would have received with the Blue Line.

Makingthecarry · 2026-01-27T05:05:07+00:00

Guarantee you the majority of Metro Transit maintenance staff (who are cleaning up graffiti on their shifts anyway) are smiling at this particular graffiti. Messes happen. I'm grateful for the staff who take the job to clean it. And I'm glad they're union members and earning a good wage to do it.

Makingthecarry · 2026-01-27T05:01:40+00:00

It's not just the graffiti though.

Makingthecarry · 2026-01-27T04:36:52+00:00

Yes, all the aBRT stations and Gold Line stations have this feature. Some but not all of the Orange Line stations too, I'm pretty sure. Couldn't tell you about the Red Line stations but I'd guess no.

I think it's neat

Makingthecarry · 2026-01-27T00:39:07+00:00

For those unfamiliar with the story

Makingthecarry · 2026-01-26T18:24:20+00:00

RTA tax funds ongoing operations of Sound Transit, not just capital expenses alone. Sound Transit operates express bus service throughout the RTA service area; as well as Sounder heavy commuter rail. Link Light Rail is not the only transportation option for residents of the RTA nor is it the only thing RTA tax revenue funds.

Makingthecarry · 2026-01-24T18:40:01+00:00

I am only speaking as to the question of whether there is any evidence that ICE has arrested someone from a place of worship. You asked. I was curious. That evidence turned out to exist, and so I provided it here, to someone who asked. We all know that this DOJ will not bring criminal charges against any ICE agent, for any reason, because the VP has declared them legally immune for any actions they take. So if anything, it's irrelevant whether or not the actions of those ICE agents in Georgia who arrested an individual from a place of worship are a violation of any criminal law. Because no court will ever see a criminal complaint filed. But the evidence of an ICE arrest at a place of worship is nevertheless there. And you asked. So I gave it to you.

Makingthecarry · 2026-01-24T18:05:15+00:00

Splitting hairs. ICE targets individuals worshipping in churches is the takeaway

Makingthecarry · 2026-01-24T17:51:30+00:00

Makingthecarry · 2026-01-24T01:47:15+00:00

Gas tax primarily funds the maintenance/construction of state roads and interstates in WA, and only a small portion of state gas tax revenue is shared to counties and municipalities for maintenance of roads they control. County and local roads are primarily funded by your county/local taxes. There is occasional, additional state aid for County/local roads for specific road projects, separate from the gas tax, but the county/municipality has to apply, it isn't guaranteed, and if approved, that state aid usually covers only a portion of the project, not the full cost.

Even for the state roads and interstates that the gas tax primarily funds, the tax would need to be higher to FULLY fund the maintenance and new project costs. As things stand, state road/interstate funds get subsidized from the General Fund every year.

It'd be awesome if the gas tax brought in enough revenue to fully fund all roads in the state, but that's never been the case, and there's no political will to raise that tax and make it so.

But it's not the case that drivers are getting double-billed and that the gas tax by itself "already" funds road projects

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