Greta Kaul
Ramsey County Reporter at The Minnesota Star Tribune
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1 week ago |
startribune.com | Greta Kaul
Want a fast bus line in your city? Now's your chance to weigh in. After opening three rapid bus lines this year, Metro Transit is asking the public for help planning where future routes should go. Bus rapid transit (BRT) lines are often thought of as a hybrid between rail and traditional buses. They have upgraded stations and higher frequency service, and riders pay before boarding. Metro Transit currently has six BRT lines running, after the opening of the Gold Line in the east metro last month.
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2 weeks ago |
thebrunswicknews.com | Greta Kaul
MINNEAPOLIS -- A flood of kids spilled out of a school bus that stopped near the Witch's Hat water tower in Minneapolis' Prospect Park neighborhood. "We get to walk?" one student asked excitedly, bounding off the bus.
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2 weeks ago |
star-telegram.com | Greta Kaul
MINNEAPOLIS -- A flood of kids spilled out of a school bus that stopped near the Witch's Hat water tower in Minneapolis' Prospect Park neighborhood. "We get to walk?" one student asked excitedly, bounding off the bus. D.Jay Gjerde, who coordinates Pratt Elementary's Walk to School Day, offered high-fives and corralled the kids to walk the last few blocks to the school. "They light up when they realize they're not going straight to the school," Gjerde said.
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2 weeks ago |
startribune.com | Greta Kaul
It's never been easier to get around the Twin Cities by bike. Hundreds of miles of lanes and paths facilitate two-wheel travel around Minneapolis, St. Paul and their suburbs. The cities themselves notch respectable scores in annual rankings for best biking. But something's missing, cyclists say: secure bike parking.
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2 weeks ago |
startribune.com | Greta Kaul
A young woman moves to the city to pursue a career. She rents a room with a shared living space to come home to after work. It's not just a storyline from "Little Women." Until they fell out of favor, boarding and rooming houses were a common thread in people's lives, offering a low-cost way to live independently.
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Extremely anecdotal and one day of data but anyone else notice the Green Line was pretty busy this morning?
I-94 between Minneapolis & Saint Paul construction day 2 update: still awful. Only 8 more months of this! https://t.co/ztDxxBPsTH https://t.co/vGAqrk6uV2
It's never been easier to get around the Twin Cities by bike, but even committed cyclists say lack of secure bike parking at destinations is an obstacle to making trips on two wheels. https://t.co/5rmegI5KOb
RT @StarTribune: Bloomington eyes modern rooming houses for budget-conscious renters https://t.co/lpcpbgXSFO
