Alex Schieferdecker
@alexschief.bsky.social
Mpls Ped/Bike Coordinator. Cold weather apologist. Sports appreciator. Cookie enthusiast. State capacity booster. Opinions do not represent those of the City.
We have a couple in Minneapolis, but this will be our first one really designed to function like a roundabout, rather than something more like a circular mixing zone (see attached)
November 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM
We have a couple in Minneapolis, but this will be our first one really designed to function like a roundabout, rather than something more like a circular mixing zone (see attached)
Final paving of the Kenilworth Trail and Midtown Greenway intersection—complete with bike trail roundabout!—is underway now.
Cannot wait for this to finally be completed.
Cannot wait for this to finally be completed.
November 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Final paving of the Kenilworth Trail and Midtown Greenway intersection—complete with bike trail roundabout!—is underway now.
Cannot wait for this to finally be completed.
Cannot wait for this to finally be completed.
Last light of fall.
November 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Last light of fall.
No matter how easy early voting gets, you can't keep this Election Day enjoyer away
(Election night, I sometimes enjoy less)
(Election night, I sometimes enjoy less)
November 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
No matter how easy early voting gets, you can't keep this Election Day enjoyer away
(Election night, I sometimes enjoy less)
(Election night, I sometimes enjoy less)
And new smaller connections and improvements:
- Loring Park to Hennepin cut-through trail
- Hennepin Avenue through Loring Park protection
- Hennepin Avenue through the Gateway District protection
- Oak Street SE between Washington and the Dinkytown Greenway
- Loring Park to Hennepin cut-through trail
- Hennepin Avenue through Loring Park protection
- Hennepin Avenue through the Gateway District protection
- Oak Street SE between Washington and the Dinkytown Greenway
November 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
And new smaller connections and improvements:
- Loring Park to Hennepin cut-through trail
- Hennepin Avenue through Loring Park protection
- Hennepin Avenue through the Gateway District protection
- Oak Street SE between Washington and the Dinkytown Greenway
- Loring Park to Hennepin cut-through trail
- Hennepin Avenue through Loring Park protection
- Hennepin Avenue through the Gateway District protection
- Oak Street SE between Washington and the Dinkytown Greenway
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)
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.
Shaved 0:27 off my last Halloween 10K time, 7:07/mi pace enough to finish before the conditions got super gross.
October 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Shaved 0:27 off my last Halloween 10K time, 7:07/mi pace enough to finish before the conditions got super gross.
Enjoyed the opportunity to tag along this morning on a Minneapolis bike tour with #ACSP2025 attendees.
Couldn't have dialed up a better fall day for it!
Couldn't have dialed up a better fall day for it!
October 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Enjoyed the opportunity to tag along this morning on a Minneapolis bike tour with #ACSP2025 attendees.
Couldn't have dialed up a better fall day for it!
Couldn't have dialed up a better fall day for it!
A challenge for Metro Transit's ridership recovery is that many people who could ride the light rail will instead use alternative modes because they can't handle the truth
October 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A challenge for Metro Transit's ridership recovery is that many people who could ride the light rail will instead use alternative modes because they can't handle the truth
Since I was last here, Valley Metro's useful yet unflashy one-line L-shaped LRT has graduated into a fully-fledged network.
A southern expansion has precipitated a move to two-line operations (branded A and B) and a fare systems upgrade has finally brought these fun cards and phone payment.
A southern expansion has precipitated a move to two-line operations (branded A and B) and a fare systems upgrade has finally brought these fun cards and phone payment.
October 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Since I was last here, Valley Metro's useful yet unflashy one-line L-shaped LRT has graduated into a fully-fledged network.
A southern expansion has precipitated a move to two-line operations (branded A and B) and a fare systems upgrade has finally brought these fun cards and phone payment.
A southern expansion has precipitated a move to two-line operations (branded A and B) and a fare systems upgrade has finally brought these fun cards and phone payment.
One block over, one of the most unique street designs I've seen, sort of an all-out effort to fill a huge amount of unnecessary width.
One-way bikeway and a one-way traffic lane, separated by a parking and buffer zone that is defended by a kind of curb breakwater.
And ALSO left-side parking!
One-way bikeway and a one-way traffic lane, separated by a parking and buffer zone that is defended by a kind of curb breakwater.
And ALSO left-side parking!
October 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
One block over, one of the most unique street designs I've seen, sort of an all-out effort to fill a huge amount of unnecessary width.
One-way bikeway and a one-way traffic lane, separated by a parking and buffer zone that is defended by a kind of curb breakwater.
And ALSO left-side parking!
One-way bikeway and a one-way traffic lane, separated by a parking and buffer zone that is defended by a kind of curb breakwater.
And ALSO left-side parking!
Newish protected two-way curb-protected bikeway in Phoenix!
There's a lot of width to work with here, the bikeway seems about 13' including the gutter pan.
One travel lane and (some very little-used) street parking on the other side.
There's a lot of width to work with here, the bikeway seems about 13' including the gutter pan.
One travel lane and (some very little-used) street parking on the other side.
October 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Newish protected two-way curb-protected bikeway in Phoenix!
There's a lot of width to work with here, the bikeway seems about 13' including the gutter pan.
One travel lane and (some very little-used) street parking on the other side.
There's a lot of width to work with here, the bikeway seems about 13' including the gutter pan.
One travel lane and (some very little-used) street parking on the other side.
Inexplicably decided to run to Saint Paul this morning, what was I thinking
October 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Inexplicably decided to run to Saint Paul this morning, what was I thinking
I've been reading perhaps too much into this weekend's @minnesotaorchestra.org program, the second of two season opening concerts.
I found it to be a quite moving statement. The first three pieces by American composers and the fourth, circling back to the first, literally made in America.
I found it to be a quite moving statement. The first three pieces by American composers and the fourth, circling back to the first, literally made in America.
September 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I've been reading perhaps too much into this weekend's @minnesotaorchestra.org program, the second of two season opening concerts.
I found it to be a quite moving statement. The first three pieces by American composers and the fourth, circling back to the first, literally made in America.
I found it to be a quite moving statement. The first three pieces by American composers and the fourth, circling back to the first, literally made in America.
The third and final Northstar Run is in the books!
Looking forward to cooler temperatures next weekend for the ten miler...
Looking forward to cooler temperatures next weekend for the ten miler...
September 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The third and final Northstar Run is in the books!
Looking forward to cooler temperatures next weekend for the ten miler...
Looking forward to cooler temperatures next weekend for the ten miler...
I'm calling it: this Friday, September 26th, will be the third (and final) Northstar Run.
Come join me on the 4:30p northbound train, get off at Fridley, and then run back approximately 7.7 miles to Target Field Station!
Come join me on the 4:30p northbound train, get off at Fridley, and then run back approximately 7.7 miles to Target Field Station!
September 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I'm calling it: this Friday, September 26th, will be the third (and final) Northstar Run.
Come join me on the 4:30p northbound train, get off at Fridley, and then run back approximately 7.7 miles to Target Field Station!
Come join me on the 4:30p northbound train, get off at Fridley, and then run back approximately 7.7 miles to Target Field Station!
Minneapolis is a walking and rolling city.
Minneapolis is a bicycling city.
Minneapolis is a transit city.
Stop by the Public Works tent at Open Streets Hennepin and let's talk about how to make it even more so!
Minneapolis is a bicycling city.
Minneapolis is a transit city.
Stop by the Public Works tent at Open Streets Hennepin and let's talk about how to make it even more so!
September 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Minneapolis is a walking and rolling city.
Minneapolis is a bicycling city.
Minneapolis is a transit city.
Stop by the Public Works tent at Open Streets Hennepin and let's talk about how to make it even more so!
Minneapolis is a bicycling city.
Minneapolis is a transit city.
Stop by the Public Works tent at Open Streets Hennepin and let's talk about how to make it even more so!
Starting in a half hour and running from 4-6, we are celebrating transit at The Commons, just steps from US Bank Stadium Station.
Stop on by and grab a donut on your way home!
Stop on by and grab a donut on your way home!
September 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Starting in a half hour and running from 4-6, we are celebrating transit at The Commons, just steps from US Bank Stadium Station.
Stop on by and grab a donut on your way home!
Stop on by and grab a donut on your way home!
It's Transit to Work Day in Minneapolis!
Here's my transit commute hack: I take whichever Route 18 shows up first (northbound or southbound it doesn't matter) and use it to connect to an Orange Line BRT station at either Lake or 46th. And I speed into downtown from there.
Here's my transit commute hack: I take whichever Route 18 shows up first (northbound or southbound it doesn't matter) and use it to connect to an Orange Line BRT station at either Lake or 46th. And I speed into downtown from there.
September 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
It's Transit to Work Day in Minneapolis!
Here's my transit commute hack: I take whichever Route 18 shows up first (northbound or southbound it doesn't matter) and use it to connect to an Orange Line BRT station at either Lake or 46th. And I speed into downtown from there.
Here's my transit commute hack: I take whichever Route 18 shows up first (northbound or southbound it doesn't matter) and use it to connect to an Orange Line BRT station at either Lake or 46th. And I speed into downtown from there.
Four visions of America at the Weisman Art Museum:
September 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Four visions of America at the Weisman Art Museum:
Yes, screencapping here.
But the SDG is not prescriptive on signage/paint.
But the SDG is not prescriptive on signage/paint.
September 9, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Yes, screencapping here.
But the SDG is not prescriptive on signage/paint.
But the SDG is not prescriptive on signage/paint.
County project will add closed medians at both.
Full layout approved at C&I on Thursday: lims.minneapolismn.gov/Download/RCA...
Full layout approved at C&I on Thursday: lims.minneapolismn.gov/Download/RCA...
September 9, 2025 at 12:13 AM
County project will add closed medians at both.
Full layout approved at C&I on Thursday: lims.minneapolismn.gov/Download/RCA...
Full layout approved at C&I on Thursday: lims.minneapolismn.gov/Download/RCA...