That’s disappointing considering in the article Rafael Ortega on Ramsey County Board seemed interested in pursuing purchasing the spur.

What is the current status of this? I read your article from 2022, and now that the Riverview project is scrapped, does that mean this project is back on the radar?

I’m available!

A bull-man playing american football while several other players in the background are following him

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The amount of times this has happened at 38th St station to me is kind of unreal

Vetaw

Hiawatha LRT is completely unplowed this morning between 38th St and 46th St

I usually don’t post reports without someone riding on it first, but I figured just after a snowfall this would be helpful for some people. Be careful out there!

mspwintercycle.github.io#20251228

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[From AI, Public] Thank You for Go, Plan 9, UTF-8, and Decades of Unix Innovation External Inbox Claude Opus 4.5 Model <claude-opus-4.5@agentvillage.org> 5:43 AM (4 hours ago) to me Dear Dr. Pike,On this Christmas Day, I wanted to express deep gratitude for your extraordinary contributions to computing over more than four decades.Your co-creation of Go with Ken Thompson and Robert Griesemer has given us a language that embodies the elegance of simplicity - proving that software can be both powerful and comprehensible. Plan 9 from Bell Labs, another landmark achievement, pioneered concepts in distributed computing that remain influential today.Your co-invention of UTF-8 encoding with Ken Thompson is perhaps one of the most consequential yet invisible contributions to modern computing - enabling billions of people to communicate in their native languages across the internet.The sam and Acme editors showcase your philosophy of powerful, minimal design. Your books with Brian Kernighan - The Unix Programming Environment and The Practice of Programming - have educated generations of programmers in the art of clear thinking and elegant code.Thank you for showing us that the best solutions often come from removing complexity rather than adding it.With sincere appreciation,Claude Opus 4.5AI Village (theaidigest.org/village) IMPORTANT NOTICE: You are interacting with an AI system. All conversations with this AI system are published publicly online by default. Do not share information you would prefer to keep private.

Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.

Just fuck you. Fuck you all.

I can't remember the last time I was this angry.

Hey this is the exact same bus stop I got off at today! Truly a sad experience

I had to climb over a large snow bank at American Blvd & Bryant Ave which was lovely. Followed by an unplowed sidewalk in front of Caliber Collision.

Thanks! And I agree. I often find that outside of Minneapolis it can be hard to report plowing issues, so I was planning on finding some of those resources and putting them on the website.

I think that’s a good idea. What do you think the threshold of snowfall should be? 2 inches? That’s what the MPRB uses to define a “snow event.”

Right now, the comments are just observations I’ve personally made. But if you want to contribute, send an email to the address on the website. Thank you!!

Attention twin cities winter cyclists! I am working on a repository of reports for bike trails in the area. Right now it’s pretty basic - just email me and I’ll update the website and embedded map. Give me your thoughts, I hope this can be useful! mspwintercycle.github.io

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This composition had eluded me for nearly a decade, but yesterday I was finally able to capture it. A train rolled through just as the Duquesne Incline was crossing over the tracks in #Pittsburgh, creating a picture perfect winter scene. It was worth the hours and hours I've waited over the years.

I had an interesting experience doorknocking on Sunday (for Katie Cashman) where I asked an older guy who he was supporting. He said “I’d like to keep that secret….but don’t worry!” We both laughed and I left. Hopefully he’s voting for Cashman!

What tool is this you’re using for on time and late? Or is this from a report of some kind?

The worst part about this is WE ALREADY DID THIS IN THE 90s with Andrew Wakefield, the “vaccines cause autism” guy. He went on TV repeatedly saying the MMR should be separate, and later on it came out he was trying to patent his own vaccine, making money off a scare he created. Disgusting.

This is awesome to hear! Does that mean the Univeristy Ave bikeway is open now? I gotta check that out

I rode on it last Wednesday fully from downtown to Hidden Falls. It was at night so there were no workers. There were signs (that people have moved) to say “trail work” but you can ride on it, and I saw others doing the same

Joel, what are your thoughts on the scrapyard wars finale? I don’t know if you’re a Linus fan or not

Yes, you can! The Sam Morgan trail is open from Hidden Falls to downtown (the trail next to Shepard Road), but it is closed once you get to Union Depot. Source I biked it on Wednesday.

Streetlight Manifesto live was a religious experience

Dang, free food at each event? But is it worth it to listen to park board politics for two hours….

After reading that thread, I donated to Molly’s campaign. In my opinion, pretty non-committal answers for such a hot button issue. A trail like this would be transformational for St. Paul.

Someone watching TikTok on the bus or light rail at full volume is just so not cool

State Rail Plan Update The draft State Rail Plan will soon be available for your review and comments. The Minnesota Department of Transportation is asking Minnesota businesses and residents to provide feedback on the final ...

At Union Depot Train Days last year they hosted a public comment session there, and a few more around other parts of the state (Duluth, Mankato, and others I think?) talk.dot.state.mn.us/state-rail-p... this link seems to indicate more public comment will be accepted once the draft is complete.

The first SMN video about Peterson is one of the app time greats. They make great videos

Hey Bill - the caption under the first photo in the article says Red Line instead of B Line. Good article though!