Jacob Vandervest
@jsweatervest.bsky.social
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This is a small snow plow for sidewalks
If your city plows the roads but leaves sidewalks up to property owners, your city hates pedestrians.
If your city plows the roads but leaves sidewalks up to property owners, your city hates pedestrians.
November 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This is a small snow plow for sidewalks
If your city plows the roads but leaves sidewalks up to property owners, your city hates pedestrians.
If your city plows the roads but leaves sidewalks up to property owners, your city hates pedestrians.
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Colorful Bryant Avenue bikeway and Lake Street at Lyndale Avenue.
South Minneapolis, November 2025
South Minneapolis, November 2025
November 5, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Colorful Bryant Avenue bikeway and Lake Street at Lyndale Avenue.
South Minneapolis, November 2025
South Minneapolis, November 2025
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New bikeways that have opened (or are very close to opening) in Minneapolis this year:
- Hennepin Avenue S
- University Avenue SE
- 24th Street E
- 1st Avenue S
(1/2)
- Hennepin Avenue S
- University Avenue SE
- 24th Street E
- 1st Avenue S
(1/2)
November 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
New bikeways that have opened (or are very close to opening) in Minneapolis this year:
- Hennepin Avenue S
- University Avenue SE
- 24th Street E
- 1st Avenue S
(1/2)
- Hennepin Avenue S
- University Avenue SE
- 24th Street E
- 1st Avenue S
(1/2)
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Picture it: you live in Minneapolis and are enjoying a postcard-perfect fall day riding on our network of over 100 miles of trails and curb-protected bikeways.
October 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Picture it: you live in Minneapolis and are enjoying a postcard-perfect fall day riding on our network of over 100 miles of trails and curb-protected bikeways.
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Seems like it might be time for three-car Green Line trains serving the University of Minnesota again.
September 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Seems like it might be time for three-car Green Line trains serving the University of Minnesota again.
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Heartwarming personal story: These people tubing down Minnehaha Creek shouted out a phone number and asked a man on the bridge to take a photo and text it to them. That man was me.
July 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Heartwarming personal story: These people tubing down Minnehaha Creek shouted out a phone number and asked a man on the bridge to take a photo and text it to them. That man was me.
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If your bikelanes don’t have groups of elementary aged kids going on bike field trips with their class, your infrastructure isn’t safe enough for all ages & abilities (& should be fixed!).
🚲 ❤️
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July 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
If your bikelanes don’t have groups of elementary aged kids going on bike field trips with their class, your infrastructure isn’t safe enough for all ages & abilities (& should be fixed!).
🚲 ❤️
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Taking healthcare from millions to build concentration camps and give the top 1% more money. This is the GOP and Trump. Every GOP elected official in any level of office - this is on them.
July 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Taking healthcare from millions to build concentration camps and give the top 1% more money. This is the GOP and Trump. Every GOP elected official in any level of office - this is on them.
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The state Kristi Noem is from gets 40x as much representation in the United States Senate as the state Los Angeles is in. They take billions of dollars of tax money from our state every year. And yet it's not enough. They won't stop until they occupy our territory and destroy our freedom.
Kristi Noem on LA: "They're not a city of immigrants. They're a city of criminals."
June 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
The state Kristi Noem is from gets 40x as much representation in the United States Senate as the state Los Angeles is in. They take billions of dollars of tax money from our state every year. And yet it's not enough. They won't stop until they occupy our territory and destroy our freedom.
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June 4, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Hot take: Most of the aesthetic criticism of 5 over 1s could be mitigated with ground level building ornamentation, small retail spaces, and sufficient sidewalk adjacent foliage.
Most major global cities are primarily made of boring concrete buildings, it just isn't evident at ground level.
Most major global cities are primarily made of boring concrete buildings, it just isn't evident at ground level.
May 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Hot take: Most of the aesthetic criticism of 5 over 1s could be mitigated with ground level building ornamentation, small retail spaces, and sufficient sidewalk adjacent foliage.
Most major global cities are primarily made of boring concrete buildings, it just isn't evident at ground level.
Most major global cities are primarily made of boring concrete buildings, it just isn't evident at ground level.
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The U.S. needs more of this: density, mixed use (residential and businesses in close proximity), bike/ped/transit infrastructure.
It was a bad idea to do sprawl & forced car dependency almost everywhere in the U.S.
Let’s fix that!
It was a bad idea to do sprawl & forced car dependency almost everywhere in the U.S.
Let’s fix that!
May 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The U.S. needs more of this: density, mixed use (residential and businesses in close proximity), bike/ped/transit infrastructure.
It was a bad idea to do sprawl & forced car dependency almost everywhere in the U.S.
Let’s fix that!
It was a bad idea to do sprawl & forced car dependency almost everywhere in the U.S.
Let’s fix that!
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This is human-scale infrastructure: a protected bikeway, sidewalk seating, and La Bodega serving up flavor in Minneapolis — no parking lot required. It’s not just cute, it’s smart policy. Streets like this boost foot traffic and small business revenue. More, please.
May 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This is human-scale infrastructure: a protected bikeway, sidewalk seating, and La Bodega serving up flavor in Minneapolis — no parking lot required. It’s not just cute, it’s smart policy. Streets like this boost foot traffic and small business revenue. More, please.
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Tulip Season.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 4, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Tulip Season.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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The new sidewalk level 2 way bikeway on 1st Ave S isn’t done yet, but it’s already SO nice!
I cannot wait for this project to be finished.
I’m so grateful to live in a city that keeps adding more bike infrastructure AND improving bike infrastructure we already have (which is the case here).
I cannot wait for this project to be finished.
I’m so grateful to live in a city that keeps adding more bike infrastructure AND improving bike infrastructure we already have (which is the case here).
March 21, 2025 at 2:06 AM
The new sidewalk level 2 way bikeway on 1st Ave S isn’t done yet, but it’s already SO nice!
I cannot wait for this project to be finished.
I’m so grateful to live in a city that keeps adding more bike infrastructure AND improving bike infrastructure we already have (which is the case here).
I cannot wait for this project to be finished.
I’m so grateful to live in a city that keeps adding more bike infrastructure AND improving bike infrastructure we already have (which is the case here).
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Minneapolitans when it’s 42°F/5°C: “It’s SO warm! Time to ride a bike in shorts.” ☀️
March 8, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Minneapolitans when it’s 42°F/5°C: “It’s SO warm! Time to ride a bike in shorts.” ☀️
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I walk in protected bikelanes every time I’m faced with a similar choice.
We should take what we already know works for our protected bikelanes and #PlowMPLSsidewalks, too. ❄️
We should take what we already know works for our protected bikelanes and #PlowMPLSsidewalks, too. ❄️
Walking in the bike lane because that’s what’s plowed
Kudos to our protected bikeway plowers this is one of the best things about our protected bikeway network
Kudos to our protected bikeway plowers this is one of the best things about our protected bikeway network
March 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I walk in protected bikelanes every time I’m faced with a similar choice.
We should take what we already know works for our protected bikelanes and #PlowMPLSsidewalks, too. ❄️
We should take what we already know works for our protected bikelanes and #PlowMPLSsidewalks, too. ❄️
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If you aren’t looking out your window to catch the moment rain turns to snow, are you even a Minnesotan?
March 4, 2025 at 11:18 PM
If you aren’t looking out your window to catch the moment rain turns to snow, are you even a Minnesotan?
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Meteorological spring is here! Old Man Winter: hold my beer.
Rain changes to snow this evening, with 4-8" possible before snow tapers midday Wednesday; maybe 10" of snow in a few spots.
Winter Storm Warnings with Blizzard Warnings south of MSP. Wednesday travel will be a mess
Rain changes to snow this evening, with 4-8" possible before snow tapers midday Wednesday; maybe 10" of snow in a few spots.
Winter Storm Warnings with Blizzard Warnings south of MSP. Wednesday travel will be a mess
March 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Meteorological spring is here! Old Man Winter: hold my beer.
Rain changes to snow this evening, with 4-8" possible before snow tapers midday Wednesday; maybe 10" of snow in a few spots.
Winter Storm Warnings with Blizzard Warnings south of MSP. Wednesday travel will be a mess
Rain changes to snow this evening, with 4-8" possible before snow tapers midday Wednesday; maybe 10" of snow in a few spots.
Winter Storm Warnings with Blizzard Warnings south of MSP. Wednesday travel will be a mess
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I’m gonna be honest with you: I miss going to Target. But they made their choice and I’m choosing not to go to their stores until they roll this back.
NEW: Retailers like Walmart and Target that have rolled back their DEI efforts have seen a big drop in foot traffic, while Costco, a company that continues to invest in DEI, has seen more foot traffic. While correlation doesn't equal causation, still intriguing.
www.retailbrew.com/stories/2025...
www.retailbrew.com/stories/2025...
Exclusive: Foot traffic fell at Target after it backtracked on DEI
But Costco, which refused to retreat on DEI, saw traffic increase.
www.retailbrew.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I’m gonna be honest with you: I miss going to Target. But they made their choice and I’m choosing not to go to their stores until they roll this back.
how depressing
December is Minnesota's fastest-warming month. MSP temperatures have risen 7-8F since 1980, closer to a 10F rise over northern Minnesota. Still cold enough for snow for most storms, but "usable snow" doesn't stick around as long. Don't believe me? Ask anyone with a snowmobile
December 28, 2024 at 7:27 PM
how depressing
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It's a winter wonderland in Minneapolis.
December 19, 2024 at 1:37 PM
It's a winter wonderland in Minneapolis.
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On this day in 1967 the nation's first pedestrian/transit corridor "Nicollet Mall" opens in Minneapolis. Designed by Lawrence Halperin and decorated with public art from famous names such as Alexander Calder, it was a masterpiece of modernism.
November 20, 2024 at 2:35 PM
On this day in 1967 the nation's first pedestrian/transit corridor "Nicollet Mall" opens in Minneapolis. Designed by Lawrence Halperin and decorated with public art from famous names such as Alexander Calder, it was a masterpiece of modernism.