Doors Open Minneapolis

Doors Open Minneapolis is a pretty cool event, getting to see things you don't normally have access to. Don't miss it! www.doorsopenminneapolis.org

The mode is the message

I think this is right.

And I don't mean to recast brunch as a heroic act or whatever, but I do think that if you care about cities especially, it's really on you to intentionally be a convener or a joiner.

Also to both pay attention to what's happening in your community *and* be social about it.

The mode is the message

Mamdani hasn't had time to really think about all that space he now has, because he spends most of his time at City Hall and around New York City. He tries to keep a semblance of his old life by getting around the city on foot, by bike or train. "If you spend every single day driving around in a tinted window security detail, you will have a very specific view of the city," he said. "You actually meet other New Yorkers and you break out of the bubble that so many have come to expect of politics, where politicians only seem to be spending time with other politicians or the people who donated to make them politicians."

I'd say that this applies to anyone traveling in a car in any city. Being in a car versus walking, riding, or taking transit fundamentally changes how you view a place and your relationship to it. I wish more leaders set this kind of example.

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I was not doing the double-negative math correctly, thanks @dbrauer.net:

1. Rejection
2. Veto
3. Failed override
4. Nomination is “still open” and incumbent gets to continue serving for up to 210 days

Math never wasn’t always not my strongest subject!

So the entire effect of the veto override vote is just to determine how much longer the failed-nominee incumbent gets to stay in office?

That is… actually even stupider. It takes a deep disrespect for the law to even want to look for ways to twist it like this. 😡

This opinion seems to imply that the Mayor can appoint department heads with the consent of just 1/3 of the council.

Am I doing the double-negative math right?

1. Council rejects appointment
2. Mayor vetoes rejection
3. 1/3 of council votes to sustain veto
4. Appointment is confirmed (??!)

The 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment captured that flag the day *after* they suffered 82% casualties in a desperate delaying action that saved the Union position on Cemetery Ridge

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Min...

Thank you, First Minnesota

andrewowen.bandcamp.com/track/first-...

The 28th Virginia battle flag is a Confederate battle flag that belonged to the 28th Virginia Infantry Regiment. Captured by the 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment at the Battle of Gettysburg, the flag was brought to Minnesota and exhibited at the state's capitol for several years before passing into the permanent collection of the Minnesota Historical Society after 1896 where it has remained since.

Happy Confederate Surrender Day from Minnesota where we still have your goddamn flag and we’re not giving it up.

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News you can use!

Maybe a curing oil finish like tung or linseed as both the adhesive and sealant?

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Roasting potatoes. Said, “I’d better check the taters.”

Kids asked, I am not kidding:

“Taters? What’s taters, dad?”

The Great Minnesota Get-Together

Well done! You're on the fast track to commissioner, I see.

I guessed right!!!

This thread has me thinking about mayors that talk about process when trying to stall positive change on transportation.

👨“That’s neat, Timmy! Who taught you to draw that?”

👦“Big Brother!”

Also: github.com/Crissov/unic...

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"I'm from the government and I'm here to

Excited to publish this dataset by my students Tanvir Ahammed and Bo-Jyun Shih. GTFS data for 72 intercity operators. we will update periodically to add operators and alter schedules. we haven’t been able to add many Chinatown buses yet

Idea: There should be a dedicated weekend of just exploring the Twin Cities by bike and on foot

A taco tour here, an architecture tour there, "let's just bike together on the Greenway" in the afternoon.

No overarching planning; ppl just organize and we list them on a website. All DIY and free.

Meanwhile bike fuel prices have not changed at Costco.

It’s a big part of why Seattle has consistently overperformed in generating transit access to jobs. Access by transit is much higher than the size of the region’s economy would predict.

www.cts.umn.edu/programs/ao/...

Giving transit (both buses and trains!) dedicated ROW through geographic bottlenecks is Seattle’s under-appreciated transit superpower

🎵You may find yourself

Behind the wheel of a large automobile

And you may ask yourself

Well, how did I get here?

And you may say to yourself

My God, what have I done?🎵

How far can you get in 60 minutes? European cities offer vastly larger areas reachable by public transit than US cities of comparable population size. Source: lconwell.github.io/lucasconwell...

I KNOOOOW WHOOOO IIII WAAANT TO take me to homecoming

This is so much better: