Alex Burns
@alextburns.bsky.social
50 miles north of Denver! 🌌
November 12, 2025 at 6:52 AM
50 miles north of Denver! 🌌
Woke up as a very proud houseplant dad today
June 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Woke up as a very proud houseplant dad today
"I am pleased to introduce SF 817. This bill will enhance community engagement and strengthen planning processes to ensure that highway investments are environmentally conscious, fiscally responsible, and reflective of the priorities of local communities." - @omarfatehmn.com
April 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"I am pleased to introduce SF 817. This bill will enhance community engagement and strengthen planning processes to ensure that highway investments are environmentally conscious, fiscally responsible, and reflective of the priorities of local communities." - @omarfatehmn.com
Love this little guy
November 13, 2024 at 11:26 PM
Love this little guy
One final Rethinking I-94 PAC meeting clip:
MnDOT Metro District Engineer Khani Sahebjam spoke about the generational mistake that was made by building I-94 through a city and the work underway now to repair that injustice.
Time will tell if these words are accompanied by action.
MnDOT Metro District Engineer Khani Sahebjam spoke about the generational mistake that was made by building I-94 through a city and the work underway now to repair that injustice.
Time will tell if these words are accompanied by action.
November 13, 2024 at 8:05 PM
One final Rethinking I-94 PAC meeting clip:
MnDOT Metro District Engineer Khani Sahebjam spoke about the generational mistake that was made by building I-94 through a city and the work underway now to repair that injustice.
Time will tell if these words are accompanied by action.
MnDOT Metro District Engineer Khani Sahebjam spoke about the generational mistake that was made by building I-94 through a city and the work underway now to repair that injustice.
Time will tell if these words are accompanied by action.
The whole traffic segment felt like a fearmongering tactic to kill momentum for the at-grade boulevard options.
Sloboden wrapped up his presentation by saying "The point of this is to give perspective and a little bit more understanding about the freeway and how important I-94 is to the area."
Sloboden wrapped up his presentation by saying "The point of this is to give perspective and a little bit more understanding about the freeway and how important I-94 is to the area."
November 13, 2024 at 8:05 PM
The whole traffic segment felt like a fearmongering tactic to kill momentum for the at-grade boulevard options.
Sloboden wrapped up his presentation by saying "The point of this is to give perspective and a little bit more understanding about the freeway and how important I-94 is to the area."
Sloboden wrapped up his presentation by saying "The point of this is to give perspective and a little bit more understanding about the freeway and how important I-94 is to the area."
MnDOT also brought in a Texas-based traffic consultant to talk about "traffic considerations" for Rethinking I-94. Jaimie Sloboden talked a lot about event traffic and made a comparison to Florida and Texas, saying that freeway lanes are needed there for hurricane evacuations. The climate irony 🙃
November 13, 2024 at 8:05 PM
MnDOT also brought in a Texas-based traffic consultant to talk about "traffic considerations" for Rethinking I-94. Jaimie Sloboden talked a lot about event traffic and made a comparison to Florida and Texas, saying that freeway lanes are needed there for hurricane evacuations. The climate irony 🙃
Council Member Wonsley pushed back on this, and called for community oversight over MnDOT's air quality analysis.
November 13, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Council Member Wonsley pushed back on this, and called for community oversight over MnDOT's air quality analysis.
MnDOT Air & Noise Quality Program Supervisor Natalie Ries presented on how MnDOT will evaluate air quality impacts. Despite many community members asking for information about local pollution impacts, Ries said the model they are using doesn't have the capacity to answer that question.
November 13, 2024 at 8:05 PM
MnDOT Air & Noise Quality Program Supervisor Natalie Ries presented on how MnDOT will evaluate air quality impacts. Despite many community members asking for information about local pollution impacts, Ries said the model they are using doesn't have the capacity to answer that question.
MnDOT Commissioner Nancy Daubenberger opened the meeting by explaining the role of the PAC, which is composed of elected officials that represent the project corridor. Despite direction to "guide policy & funding decisions", MnDOT claimed that PAC members don't have authority to pass resolutions.
November 13, 2024 at 8:05 PM
MnDOT Commissioner Nancy Daubenberger opened the meeting by explaining the role of the PAC, which is composed of elected officials that represent the project corridor. Despite direction to "guide policy & funding decisions", MnDOT claimed that PAC members don't have authority to pass resolutions.
It was a late Monday night but I caught the northern lights at Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge 🌌
September 19, 2023 at 4:38 PM
It was a late Monday night but I caught the northern lights at Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge 🌌