Getting started with biking on a daily basis can be an intimidating experience! This week Ian and fellow bike commuter Melody Hoffmann talk about the solutions they have developed for the challenges of utilitarian cycling. Check out part 1 for even more tips!

Episode summary 00:00 | Intro 01:20 | Looking presentable 09:37 | The weather 10:22 | Heat 12:00 | Cold 15:13 | Snow and ice 16:37 | Rain 20:33 | Far-flung destinations 25:51 | Bike touring Routes & Maps- Bicycling - MnDOTWisconsin Department of Transportation County bicycle maps 41:01 | Unsolved challenges 46:39 | Outro Connect with us!

• Melody's website
• Melody Hoffmann on Twitter
• Ian R Buck on Twitter

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.

This episode originally appeared on The Extra Dimension, a show Ian actively produced from 2015 to 2020 about the social and ethical implications of technology.

This episode was hosted and edited by Ian R Buck, with transcript by the indominable Mike Allen. Christy Marsden is our awesome guest booker, and technical assistance is provided by the super professional Brian Mitchell. If you're able to help make sure this team gets paid for the hard work they do, please consider donating. We really appreciate it!

Copyright

The Streets.mn Podcast is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. Feel free to republish the episode as long as you don't alter it and you aren't profiting from it.

Getting started with biking on a daily basis can be an intimidating experience! This week Ian and fellow bike commuter Melody Hoffmann talk about the solutions they have developed for the challenges of utilitarian cycling. Stay tuned for part 2 with even more tips!

Episode Summary 00:00 | Intro 04:21 | Feeling safe on your bike 18:09 | Biking within budget 27:24 | Mechanical trouble 33:20 | Security 36:14 | Hauling cargo 42:25 | Outro Connect with us!

• Melody's website
• Melody Hoffmann on Twitter
• Ian R Buck on Twitter

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.

This episode originally appeared on The Extra Dimension, a show Ian actively produced from 2015 to 2020 about the social and ethical implications of technology.

This episode was hosted and edited by Ian R Buck, with transcript by the indominable Mike Allen. Christy Marsden is our awesome guest booker, and technical assistance is provided by the super professional Brian Mitchell. If you're able to help make sure this team gets paid for the hard work they do, please consider donating. We really appreciate it!

Copyright

The Streets.mn Podcast is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. Feel free to republish the episode as long as you don't alter it and you aren't profiting from it.

Today we're joined by Adrianna Jereb, Transit Justice organizer at MN350, to talk about their campaign to influence the Metropolitan Council's budget to reflect the needs of transit users.

Episode summary 00:00 | Intro 04:21 | The three needs 25:51 | Levers of power 34:11 | Connections to other transportation campaigns Urban highway removal 38:44 | Organizer role 46:19 | Outro Connect with us!

• Bus Rider's Budget Website
• MN350 Transit Justice Team
• Adrianna Jereb on Twitter
• Ian R Buck on Twitter

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.

This episode was hosted and edited by Ian R Buck, with transcript by the indominable Mike Allen. Christy Marsden is our awesome guest booker, and technical assistance is provided by the super professional Brian Mitchell. If you're able to help make sure this team gets paid for the hard work they do, please consider donating. We really appreciate it!

Copyright

The Streets.mn Podcast is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. Feel free to republish the episode as long as you don't alter it and you aren't profiting from it.

This week we're joined by Brian Nelson, President of All Aboard Minnesota, to chat about the current status of passenger rail projects in Minnesota.

Episode Summary 00:00 | Intro 00:53 | Legislative update 33:25 | Rail termini in the Twin Cities 50:10 | Outro Connect with us!

• All Aboard Minnesota website
• Video: Why Passenger Rail is Good for Minnesota
• Ian R Buck on Twitter

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.

This episode was hosted and edited by Ian R Buck, with transcript by Mike Allen. Christy Marsden is our awesome guest booker, and technical assistance is provided by Brian Mitchell. If you're able to help make sure this team gets paid for the hard work they do, please consider donating. We really appreciate it!

Copyright

The Streets.mn Podcast is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. Feel free to republish the episode as long as you don't alter it and you aren't profiting from it.

The movement to remove highways from our cities is having a bit of a moment right now! Let's learn about why we would want to remove highways, and dive into a few such projects happening in Minnesota.

Episode Summary 00:00 | Intro 01:04 | Background on urban highway removal Toole Design 17:09 | I-94 & MN-55 in the Twin Cities

• Twin Cities Boulevard
• Bring Back 6th

40:30 | I-35 in Duluth Duluth Waterfront Collective 59:48 | Outro Connect with us!

• Ian Lockwood on Twitter
• Alex Burns on Twitter
• Jose Antonio's website
• Jordan on Twitter
• Ian R Buck on Twitter

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.

This episode was hosted and edited by Ian R Buck, with transcript by Mike Allen. Christy Marsden is our awesome guest booker, and technical assistance is provided by Brian Mitchell. If you're able to help make sure this team gets paid for the hard work they do, please consider donating. We really appreciate it!

Copyright

The Streets.mn Podcast is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. Feel free to republish the episode as long as you don't alter it and you aren't profiting from it.

Janne wrote an article that got a lot of attention, so Ian sat down with her to chat about the data that led to the article, the policies that got us here, and what the responses to the article have been. Episode Summary 00:00 | Intro Janne's original article 00:44 | The Data 29:07 | City Policies Janne's Twitter thread about city policies Article on Reason about the overemphasis of eliminating single-family zoning 40:43 | House Flipping 50:24 | Outro Connect with us!

• Janne on Twitter
• Ian on Twitter

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.

This episode was hosted and edited by Ian R Buck, with transcript by Mike Allen. Christy Marsden is our awesome guest booker, and technical assistance is provided by Brian Mitchell. If you're able to help make sure this team gets paid for the hard work they do, please consider donating. We really appreciate it!

Copyright

The Streets.mn Podcast is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. Feel free to republish the episode as long as you don't alter it and you aren't profiting from it.

We're relaunching the Streets.mn podcast! We've got all kinds of good audio content about transportation and land use in Minnesota planned for you, including: interviews with folks working on cool projects, behind-the-article looks at Streets.mn posts, field trips, and interactive segments. If you'd like to help make the show, drop us a line at [email protected]

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Trailer music: Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod.