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Going Statewide With The Minnesota Cargo Bike Library!

Now known as the Minnesota Cargo Bike Library, let's check in with Laura Mitchell about what's new this year! Links * Minnesota Cargo Bike Library [https://mcbl.bike/] * Merchandise (including the opossum shirt!) [https://www.bikemn.org/join-us/mcbl-merch/] * Cyclehoop [https://cyclehoop.us/] * Perennial Cycle [https://www.perennialcycle.com/] * Opossum in pannier [https://bsky.app/profile/lauragmitchell.com/post/3moorty6h5c2f] * Opossum setting off the music [https://bsky.app/profile/lauragmitchell.com/post/3mouzv7bdns22] * Katie Jones and Peter Schmitt transporting their newborn in a cargo bike [https://www.startribune.com/lawmaker-husband-ride-e-bike-to-and-from-babys-delivery/601595437] Attributions Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, and our interstitial song is Puck's Blues. Both tracks used by permission of their creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band, The Urban Hillbilly Quartet, on their website [http://urbanhillbillyquartet.com/]. This episode was produced by Stina Neel, edited by Parker Seaman aka Strongthany, and hosted and transcribed by Ian R Buck. Many thanks to Laura Mitchell for coming on the show! We're always looking to feature new voices on the show, so if you have ideas for future episodes, drop us a line at podcast@streets.mn [podcast@streets.mn]. Transcript Find the full transcript on our website [https://streets.mn/2026/07/06/going-statewide-with-the-minnesota-cargo-bike-library/].

Presenting Wedge LIVE!: Livable Lyndale

Lyndale Ave is up for reconstruction, and a group of activists have been working for the last few years to make sure it has the best design it can. Let's listen in on their interview on the Wedge LIVE! podcast. Wedge LIVE! Shownotes After years of engagement and political wrangling, Hennepin County and the City of Minneapolis are ready to approve a new design for Lyndale Avenue South between Franklin and Lake. Because the street was last reconstructed in 1934, the road surface and infrastructure underground are long overdue for a replacement. But reconstruction also gives us an opportunity for pedestrian, bike, and transit improvements on a corridor that includes the most dangerous intersection in the state of Minnesota. Julie Johnson, a senior community organizer with Move Minnesota, and Jeremy Winter, a Wedge-based volunteer agitator for "Livable Lyndale," join me for a conversation about what's at stake. Watch: https://youtube.com/wedgelive [https://youtube.com/wedgelive] Join the conversation: https://bsky.app/profile/wedge.live [https://bsky.app/profile/wedge.live] Support the show: https://patreon.com/wedgelive [https://patreon.com/wedgelive] Wedge LIVE theme song by Anthony Kasper x LaFontsee Attributions This episode comes to us courtesy of the Wedge LIVE! podcast. Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, used by permission of its creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band, The Urban Hillbilly Quartet, on their website [http://urbanhillbillyquartet.com/]. This episode was transcribed by Stina Neel. We're always looking to feature new voices on the show, so if you have ideas for future episodes, drop us a line at podcast@streets.mn [podcast@streets.mn]. Transcript Find the full transcript on our website [https://streets.mn/2026/06/15/presenting-wedge-live-livable-lyndale/].

Book Club: Life After Cars

Fans of The War On Cars podcast won't want to miss this episode! We're covering their book Life After Cars, and one of the authors Doug Gordon joins us on the episode. Links * Life After Cars [https://www.lifeaftercars.com/] * Book Club: The Lost Cause with Cory Doctorow [https://streets.mn/2026/03/02/book-club-the-lost-cause/] Attributions Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, and our interstitial song is Puck's Blues. Both tracks used by permission of their creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band, The Urban Hillbilly Quartet, on their website [http://urbanhillbillyquartet.com/]. This episode was produced by Parker Seaman aka Strongthany, hosted by Ian R Buck, and was edited and transcribed by Stina Neel. Many thanks to Doug Gordon for coming on the show! We're always looking to feature new voices on the show, so if you have ideas for future episodes, drop us a line at podcast@streets.mn [podcast@streets.mn]. Transcript Find the full transcript on our website [https://streets.mn/2026/06/01/book-club-life-after-cars/].

Presenting Talking Headways: Week Without Driving

In this episode from the Talking Headways Podcast [https://streetsblog.libsyn.com/episode-563-week-without-driving], Anna Zivarts leads a roundtable about the Week Without Driving event. tk embed Talking Headways Shownotes This week Talking Headways is being hosted by our friend Anna Zivarts who guides a panel of elected officials and advocates to talk about the impacts of the Week Without Driving [https://weekwithoutdriving.org/]. They look back at 2025's activities and look forward to this year's version. Featured guests include: Arizona State Senator Analise Ortiz (Referenced Videos on TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@senanaliseortiz/video/7557107107863072030] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPcm8rRjW8U/]) Rochester MN City Council Member Nick Miller Alice Hilton and Quinn Mulholland Living Streets Lexington Kai Hall of Greater Greater Washington Ruth Rosas of Nondrivers Alliance Listen to Anna speak previously on Episodes 366 [https://streetsblog.libsyn.com/episode-366-inherent-transportation-expertise] & 488 [https://usa.streetsblog.org/2024/06/20/talking-headways-podcast-when-driving-is-not-an-option] +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon [https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041347732-How-to-use-your-audio-RSS]! Find out about our newsletter and archive on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arUeh-CLCMA&t=16s]! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire [https://bsky.app/profile/theoverheadwire.com] Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social [https://sfba.social/@theoverheadwire] Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire [http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire] Buy books [https://bookshop.org/shop/TheOverheadWire] on our Bookshop.org [https://Bookshop.org] Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public [https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/34429251-cars-are-cholesterol?store_id=948514]! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com [http://theoverheadwire.com] Attributions This episode comes to us courtesy of the Talking Headways Podcast. Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, used by permission of its creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band, The Urban Hillbilly Quartet, on their website [http://urbanhillbillyquartet.com/]. This episode was transcribed by Ian R Buck. We're always looking to feature new voices on the show, so if you have ideas for future episodes, drop us a line at podcast@streets.mn [podcast@streets.mn]. Transcript Find the full transcript on our website [https://streets.mn/2026/05/15/presenting-talking-headways-week-without-driving/].

For Fun And For Profit: Oh The Urbanity!

In this new series, we will be chatting with urbanist content creators from across the globe about their craft. First, we have Patrick from the video channel Oh The Urbanity! Chapters 00:00 | Intro 01:00 | How did you get into this? 02:49 | Snow clearance 04:33 | How has your approach to the videos changed? 15:14 | Topics that don't work on video 17:05 | Time budget for filming 20:22 | Balancing topics that are personally interesting with channel growth 27:16 | Dealing with negative comments 30:10 | The Parklet 31:00 | Covering general topics vs specific projects 36:54 | Should we all move away from North America? 44:19 | Advice for new video creators 48:56 | Peertube 51:07 | Shoutouts to other video creators 51:53 | Outro Links * Oh The Urbanity! On YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@OhTheUrbanity] and PeerTube [https://video.canadiancivil.com/c/urbanism/videos] * Kyno [https://lesspain.software/kyno/] * Yet Another Urbanist [https://www.youtube.com/@YetAnotherUrbanist] * RMTransit [https://www.youtube.com/@RMTransit] * Paige Saunders on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@PaigeMTL] and PeerTube [https://video.canadiancivil.com/a/paige/video-channels] * Shifter on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@Shifter_Cycling] and PeerTube [https://video.canadiancivil.com/a/shifter/video-channels] * Alex Davis [https://www.youtube.com/@alexandercarrolldavis] * Nimesh in Los Angeles [https://www.youtube.com/@nimeshinlosangeles] Attributions Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, and our interstitial song is Puck's Blues. Both tracks used by permission of their creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band, The Urban Hillbilly Quartet, on their website [http://urbanhillbillyquartet.com/]. This episode was produced by Parker Seaman aka Strongthany, and was edited and transcribed by Ian R Buck. Many thanks to Patrick Murphy for coming on the show! We're always looking to feature new voices on the show, so if you have ideas for future episodes, drop us a line at podcast@streets.mn [podcast@streets.mn]. Transcript Find the full transcript on our website [https://streets.mn/2026/05/01/for-fun-and-for-profit-oh-the-urbanity/].