At least one member had some preference for Option 3, liking the benefits of having both bike directions on one side.
Personally, I like the ease of passing and riding abreast with that design, but in a context with lots of driveways and cross streets, I worry about the safety.
Option 4, providing an asymmetrical facility with no dedicated bike space, was not recommended to advance to public.
Overall, the one-way pair of Option 1 was most folks' highest preference, but there's openness to a more compact layout for Penn Central business district.
Last night, the Richfield Transportation Commission discussed four bikeway concepts for Penn Avenue. Three will go forward for input.
Option 1 is the "66th Street"-style. Option 2 (like Minnetonka Blvd) is a possibility alongside Option 3 (like Hennepin Ave uptown).
(April Fools) Nancy Daubenberger, Jacob Frey, and Michael Rainville cut the ribbon on the new project
MnDOT reconstruction of Main Street, Crosby before
MnDOT reconstruction of Main Street, Crosby after
(April Fools) Current crosswalks on St. Anthony Main are frequent and create a false sense of security
MnDOT to combine history, AASHTO compliance in innovative reconstruction of St. Anthony Main: streets.mn/2026/04/01/mndot-st-anth...
MNDOT, MPRB, and City of Minneapolis announce new collaboration on St. Anthony Main.
Yeah it's a funny quirk of realigning W 65th Street in the 1980s to accommodate the Hub's expansion. I guess they didn't want to change established addresses, or maybe wanted west side to still correspond to east?
I'm excited that The Coven is coming to downtown Richfield this spring! This will be the first coworking space in Richfield proper, and they're taking over the beautiful mid-century Richfield Medical Clinic building.
www.thecoven.com/richfield
A photo of a person (Reddit user "TauCritical") riding a bicycle west into the sunset on the Sabo Bridge in Minneapolis with a large Minnesota state flag flying from the back of the bike.
Via /r/CyclingMSP: www.reddit.com/r/CyclingMSP...
Photo credit: /u/mplsforward
We live in a metropolitan area of the United States. People who are going about their lives like other Americans are being taken away for no reason and trauma is being inflicted at schools, hospitals, neighborhoods. It’s appalling that complaints are made about their dining options being affected.
hi from Minneapolis. these folks are catastrophically overthinking it; the immediate need when agents hit a block is for people that speak *any* language to know it's not safe to go out. that need is far more pressing than whatever this infantilizing "actually it's racist to make noise" shit is.
You lying piece of shit. I chaired the Minnesota DFL for all three of your runs here. I watched you lose. Three times. Minnesota never bought your con. And now, as Chair of the DNC, I’m looking forward to ending Trumpism for good in 2028 — not with lies, but with votes. Again.
Support federal legislation that requires officers of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency to 1) wear clothing that identifies them as ICE agents; 2) immediately identify themselves upon request; 3) inform state and local law enforcement about ICE activities in their jurisdictions; and 4) ensure that due process is followed whenever engaging with or apprehending someone.
Richfield passed our legislative priorities last night, with the following addition from CM Walter Burk (approved 5-0).
It is regrettable that it is a "policy position" that the federal government should follow the law and decades-long norms of law enforcement. But here we are.
Got a moment to share your ideas for Penn Avenue? Richfield could use your help! (And you're welcome to share your thoughts whether you live in Richfield or not.)
This survey asks about preferences for bike lane design, on-street parking, and more. beheardhennepin.org/penn-avenue/...
Mamdani's model only works in a few places now, the most effective way for him to spread his ideas is to be a good mayor.
A sunset next to a 20 or so story building
Sunset outside of my burger
Richfield, Minnesota
10/27/25
We've actually just gone through this in Richfield. Starting in 2026, short term rentals must be for a 5 day minimum, and there's a cap of 100 licenses citywide. (We don't believe we currently have more than 100)
A ban was originally proposed, this was a compromise to allow some benefits to remain
Was a mistake to drop the "weird" attack
Supreme Court: of course states can regulate, and restrict access to, medical procedures if there’s a compelling public interest
Colorado: (bans conversion therapy for minors)
Supreme Court: no not like that, we only meant abortion
Traffic laws are now photo-enforced in the City of Mpls. Five traffic safety cameras were placed on accident-prone streets and will now issue tickets for speeding - $40 or $80 depending on the speed.
This is a step towards encouraging behavior change to slow down drivers and keep our city safe.🚦
This is St. Paul.
Q: Do you think it would've been fitting to lower the flags to half staff when Melissa Hortman, the Minnesota House Speaker, was gunned down by an assassin?
TRUMP: I'm not familiar. The who?
Beautiful transformation of a suburban collector route in Northfield — streets that formerly had one-side sidewalk and nothing for bikes, now have sidewalks on both sides and a generous, two-way protected bike lane.
This isn't just a political claim, it's an empirical one. If "the problem is not guns" then we shouldn't see any correlation between gun ownership and oh wait platform.vox.com/wp-content/u...
Bingo. If you've got good-faith ideas, send 'em over! I think a lot of the customer base of the businesses here is actually far-south Minneapolis (66th is the biggest commercial street south of Lake). They should tell us what they think!
We're working on a brand and placemaking strategy for downtown Richfield. Take our survey to share your ideas: what you like today, and what you want the core of Richfield to look like in the future. www.surveymonkey.com/r/DowntownRi...
Looking around, it's hard to avoid the conclusion that everyone -- and I mean everyone -- should have worked much harder to prevent Donald Trump from being elected.
This is in the DFL constitution and I literally noted that three Frey endorsers had the same issue. The point wasn't to call out the endorsers, it was to note one benefit to all of Fateh's opponents.
If there's a city level thing that changes that, link me please. I was under the impression all party units had to follow state constitution.
I actually don't like this rule, and was perfectly happy to see you support Davis. But as far as I know, rule still applies.
This is from the DFL constitution - were Fateh an endorsed candidate, Davis is a candidate running against a DFL-endorsed candidate.
I understand that there's nuance with RCV but I have never heard anyone say this doesn't count in an RCV jurisdiction.
(Frey also had three endorsements by DFL-endorsed candidates in this same cycle — Palmisano, Rainville, Vetaw)
DeWayne Davis seems like a great guy has a lot more to offer than being not-Frey. While this maybe hurts the not-Frey cause generally, I think it slightly helps him specifically.
The rules aren't very closely followed, but in theory Davis's DFL-endorsed endorsers should have withdrawn their Davis endorsement, if there were a legitimate endorsement for Fateh.
Without a mayoral endorsement, DFL electeds are free to support whoever they think would do the best job.
