Bill Lindeke

Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 19:13 UTC

"Even with the wages we were able to win at the bargaining table, I think you could still go to a McDonald's or Burger King and make more an hour." m.startribune.com/deficit-at-m...

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 03:46 UTC

Shots fired

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 17:57 UTC

"We struggled to find a safe route through Edina..." streets.mn/2024/07/03/t...

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 17:48 UTC

"Minnesota must fund housing for people with very low incomes, increase substance use and mental health treatment services, and invest in critically underfunded emergency shelters and supportive services" www.minnpost.com/community-vo...

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 13:40 UTC

Get me some grandmas with spray paint. www.mprnews.org/story/2024/0...

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 13:34 UTC

"My schedule isn't, like, 3 to 10 p.m.—it's usually 3 p.m. to B.D., which means ‘business decline'... There's no consistency… I'm either working a part-time job or a full-time job, depending on the week." racketmn.com/ann-kim-dani...

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 16:38 UTC

If you can understand the last paragraph here, you could pass my Municipal Financing class. www.minnpost.com/state-govern...

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 16:38 UTC

If you can understand the last paragraph here, you could pass my Municipal Financing class. www.minnpost.com/state-govern...

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 16:00 UTC

“You’re basically driving around a giant red MAGA hat.” www.nytimes.com/2024/07/02/b...

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 14:54 UTC

"This plan would allow Loring Park and the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden to connect more seamlessly, making it feel like one grand park instead of two separate ones." streets.mn/2024/07/02/w...

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 14:51 UTC

"Builders and developers gained enough permits to build only 24 multifamily units, a fraction of last year's total at the same time and the monthly average... Higher mortgages rates are driving these divergent trends." www.startribune.com/apartment-co...

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 02:04 UTC

There’s nothing better, unfortunately.

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 21:18 UTC

Lots of badly needed money for NYC transit www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 19:57 UTC

Here's her summary versus the actual study she cites: upforgrowth.org/apply-the-vi...

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 19:56 UTC

Again, I've a bone to pick with Strib's new rural columnist, who claims that rural housing shortage is because of urban people moving there. That's not what the report she cites really says... (seems like needless stoking of rural resentment, again) www.startribune.com/tolkkinen-fa...

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 18:23 UTC

Nice piece from the Strib on the new statewide GHG/VMT law aimed at changing MnDOT practices. I'm more skeptical than the author that they'll be doing that... www.startribune.com/do-we-really...

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 18:12 UTC

"The painted-only bike lane was associated with a smaller speed reduction of between 11 percent and 15 percent, but only for drivers turning right." www.rutgers.edu/news/traffic...

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 17:45 UTC

"Nobody asked for this, not on the subway, and she’s trying to change the topic from her total failure on congestion pricing..." pedestrianobservations.com/2024/06/29/w...

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 16:26 UTC

I wrote about why the global "best bicycling city" rankings are dumb. www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 14:00 UTC

Nice story on improving the North Loop's worst feature. www.minnpost.com/metro/2024/0...

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 13:43 UTC

"Individual trains have been pretty full, busier than most other commuter lines in the the country, but the limited schedule has meant limited ridership. It should be given a proper schedule and be expanded to St. Cloud." hizeph400.blogspot.com/2024/06/poli...

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 17:59 UTC

Heavy Table is what you’re looking for

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 18:59 UTC

"We had exhausted every avenue we could possibly figure out how to get turtles and we had none." www.startribune.com/nisswa-saves...

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 14:12 UTC

"Selecting seven bridges for repair or rehabilitation in advance of picking the final I-94 project alternative flagrantly and unwisely tips public and engineering sentiment toward rebuilding the highway to justify the sunk cost of the improved bridges." streets.mn/2024/06/28/i...

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 12:49 UTC

Solnit nails it www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 21:23 UTC

Maybe I'm too old or something, but I see this press release and I just want them to add one or two zeros to it.

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 21:07 UTC

27% of Seattle doesn't even have sidewalks. www.theurbanist.org/2024/06/25/s...

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 20:41 UTC

Edina gonna Edina. www.startribune.com/new-southdal...

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 18:07 UTC

Early next week

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 14:04 UTC

Lovely in-depth look at the changing economy of the East Side. www.startribune.com/stagnant-pay...

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 01:36 UTC

Is that a still from the end of lord of the rings?

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 23:23 UTC

Is that the State Fair?

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 21:07 UTC

The new YMCA on University.

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 20:13 UTC

Encouraging update about Minneapolis' legendary 19 Bar: "they will touch up the paint but the no-frills coziness will stay the same." www.mprnews.org/story/2024/0...

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 18:59 UTC

Cool sidewalk paintings from Tokyo: www.thisiscolossal.com/2024/06/keit...

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