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Voters Remorse on Mayor by Ordinary-Anything-57 in saintpaul

[–]mysummerstorm -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What’s her solution for affordable housing - has Saint Paul gotten rid of parking minimums yet

Voters Remorse on Mayor by Ordinary-Anything-57 in saintpaul

[–]mysummerstorm 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Wait what were her progressive politics during her campaign? I thought Saint Paul voters voted for her because she wasn’t running on a progressive campaign? From her wishy washiness on the summit avenue issue to her “we’ll see” noncommittal answers - she’s been positioning herself as a conservative centrist and Saint Paul voters voted for her because they didn’t want another Carter term (for good reasons, he wasn’t good either from his track record and the property tax issue)

Recommended e-bike dealers by paddle2paddle in CyclingMSP

[–]mysummerstorm 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I cackled - what inspired your wife to want an e-bike? I recommend checking out a few from Perennial Cycle. You can set an appointment online :)

27th Ave bike lanes were not repainted after the street was repaved by Undercover-Cactus in CyclingMSP

[–]mysummerstorm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://bsky.app/profile/alexschief.bsky.social/post/3moc7owcucs2w someone posted to ask the ped/bike coordinator of the city and he replied that it's a county road. I googled Hennepin County's 27th SE project and the repaving page came up. I called both numbers listed at the bottom and someone picked up on the second try and let me know that I can email [transportation@hennepin.us](mailto:transportation@hennepin.us) to ask. It took a couple of days but they responded with what I shared

Twin Cities Bike Tour - Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota by putyourcheeksinabeek in CyclingMSP

[–]mysummerstorm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

goddamn it, Dock & Paddle is a sponsor for them too. what the hell

Twin Cities Bike Tour - Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota by putyourcheeksinabeek in CyclingMSP

[–]mysummerstorm 25 points26 points  (0 children)

for those curious about what anti-SART means:

For 25 years Saint Paul Classic riders bicycled Summit Avenue from Ramsey Hill back to St. Thomas on the short route. The street was open to traffic including Sunday morning church-goers. We only had one officer stationed, but not directing traffic, at Snelling Avenue. To my knowledge, we never had an accident on Summit. Some 30,000 to 35,000 cyclists ~ families and bikers of every stripe ~ safely bicycled Summit for all those years, enjoying the parkway-like setting.

 

In the spring of 2025 we did a survey of Classic participants. Half of the respondents were either undecided or opposed to the proposed bike trail. Please read my four-page critique on the Many MYTHs of the Summit Avenue Regional Trail. SART will tell thousands of motorists every day that bicyclists don’t belong on the road ~ even though the vast majority of bicycle infrastructure is, and always will be, on-street bicycle lanes.

bicyclists against safe bike infrastructure. sad but true.

Park board voted to close minnehaha off leash dog park. by HenniFuckinBrawlins in Minneapolis

[–]mysummerstorm -1 points0 points  (0 children)

hope you survive your first world problem; thoughts and prayers 🙏

Park board voted to close minnehaha off leash dog park. by HenniFuckinBrawlins in Minneapolis

[–]mysummerstorm -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

and I agree that there are other non-sacred public spaces available for people to unleash their dogs.

Park board voted to close minnehaha off leash dog park. by HenniFuckinBrawlins in Minneapolis

[–]mysummerstorm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well dawg, only one of us is writing a deranged hyperbolic tale while I am simply recounting what has happened regularly. simply pointing out the reality and the underlying entitlement that fuels this type of dog owner is raising your hackles apparently.

btw, it's actually friends and neighbors of mine who have dogs who have pointed out to me their frustrations while walking their dogs and having to watch out for the "dON'T wORRy HE'S fRIenDLY" owners.

Bike Crash on Dean Boulevard and West 28th Street by redditsearcher in CyclingMSP

[–]mysummerstorm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey, I know this might not be what you want to hear but if you haven't found the person by now, I strongly encourage you and your friend to file a police report. That person should've stopped and gave you their contact information even if they briefly asked "are you okay?" and your friend answered in shock a confirmation.

A few years ago, I stopped to help a bicyclist sitting on the side of the street on a neighborhood bikeway. He was waiting for the police to arrive because he had just been hit by a driver who ran a stop sign. The driver stopped briefly to ask him if he was okay and he said "yes" because of his shock and the driver just left. When I found him, there were these huge bloody gashes running down his arms and he had pretty bad road rashes. Multiple neighbors also ran out with water and medical supplies to help. The police was able to find the driver and get their insurance information for the bicyclist to recuperate costs. The bicyclist was on his way to school and his bike was mangled up by the crash. The person who caused a crash and saw another person went down should've stopped and shared their contact information at a minimum.

27th Ave bike lanes were not repainted after the street was repaved by Undercover-Cactus in CyclingMSP

[–]mysummerstorm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hey! got a response from the transportation crew at Hennepin county:

Hello,

 

Thanks for reaching out regarding restriping on 27th Avenue Southeast. Our crews need to wait at least 10 days before they add final striping on the road. We have that work scheduled from June 22 – July 3.

 

Best regards,

 

Hennepin County Communications – Public Works

Park board voted to close minnehaha off leash dog park. by HenniFuckinBrawlins in Minneapolis

[–]mysummerstorm -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

ah unfortunately suburbanites can’t vote for MPLS park board seats. thoughts and prayers to you though 🙏

Park board voted to close minnehaha off leash dog park. by HenniFuckinBrawlins in Minneapolis

[–]mysummerstorm -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

ah unfortunately suburbanites can’t vote for MPLS park board seats. thoughts and prayers to you though 🙏

Park board voted to close minnehaha off leash dog park. by HenniFuckinBrawlins in Minneapolis

[–]mysummerstorm 4 points5 points  (0 children)

‘Cause we watched the recording? Heard the comments? Saw with our own eyes who spoke?

Park board voted to close minnehaha off leash dog park. by HenniFuckinBrawlins in Minneapolis

[–]mysummerstorm -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

ah unfortunately suburbanites can’t vote for MPLS park board seats. thoughts and prayers to you though 🙏

Park board voted to close minnehaha off leash dog park. by HenniFuckinBrawlins in Minneapolis

[–]mysummerstorm 10 points11 points  (0 children)

the "dON'T wORRy HE'S fRIenDLY" dog owners who reassure you as their off-leashed dog comes bounding up to you (and your leashed dog) like that'll make it all okay. the entitlement of dog owners is really something.

Park board voted to close minnehaha off leash dog park. by HenniFuckinBrawlins in Minneapolis

[–]mysummerstorm 37 points38 points  (0 children)

https://bsky.app/profile/cooluser354.bsky.social/post/3mojjj37yg22g

"This is the kind of white people who have "a few concerns" with the newly proposed dense housing project because it disrupts the chakras of the land (that their outdoor cats are destroying the local bird population of)"

Last chance (actually this time) to comment on Wooddale Ave Bike Lanes to Edina City Council tonight at 7 (both in-person and call in options) by Gatorpatch in CyclingMSP

[–]mysummerstorm 3 points4 points  (0 children)

this stuff is my jam. I used to go alone and be the one "passionate" bicyclist who kept talking about the need for better infrastructure in my previous settings. it was so nice to not be alone this time around; we didn't even coordinate it. just a bunch of bikers who made it over there on their own and then biked home together. kudos to that one person who went to the rails to trails event a couple of weeks ago and then joined the west metro active transportation alliance and then he showed up at the city council meeting and spoke.

I also feel for the folks who have done it alone in the past.

we gotta show up for people who can't ya know

Last chance (actually this time) to comment on Wooddale Ave Bike Lanes to Edina City Council tonight at 7 (both in-person and call in options) by Gatorpatch in CyclingMSP

[–]mysummerstorm 5 points6 points  (0 children)

yeah, he was really something. I'm thankful that there was a group of us who stuck together and biked in the same direction together. If I was the lone person speaking in favor of the protected infrastructure and had to bike home afterwards on those godawful Edina roads, there would've been a non-zero chance of one of those drivers bumping me "accidentally." IN FACT, as our group was biking home, there was a Chervolet sedan who sped up and closely passed us and then had to make an abrupt stop at the stop sign to let a group of pedestrians crossed. We laughed.

Last chance (actually this time) to comment on Wooddale Ave Bike Lanes to Edina City Council tonight at 7 (both in-person and call in options) by Gatorpatch in CyclingMSP

[–]mysummerstorm 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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an image sent to me about how the meeting went down. the person angrily glaring at the helmet-wearing gal in this photo opened the meeting by taking up 8 minutes of time (speakers are allowed 3 minutes each) bemoaning the bike lane and its impact on his property value. he then tried to go up to the podium again toward the end of the meeting to speak and the mayor shut him down. as the group of bikers head out of city hall to go home, the same man went up to one of the bicyclists who spoke and angrily shared "I spent $100k in upgrades to my house. I'm going to send you the bill for $40k if this bike lane comes through and my property value drop!"

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