Brennan Furness
@bcfurness.bsky.social
Public policy in Saint Paul.
-several drivers said that not having to ask passengers for payment or transfers has led to less friction with riders.
-It also speeds up travel, they said, because no one was delaying things by rummaging for money.
-It also speeds up travel, they said, because no one was delaying things by rummaging for money.
November 20, 2025 at 3:14 AM
-several drivers said that not having to ask passengers for payment or transfers has led to less friction with riders.
-It also speeds up travel, they said, because no one was delaying things by rummaging for money.
-It also speeds up travel, they said, because no one was delaying things by rummaging for money.
“Ridership eventually grew to 118 percent of prepandemic levels, compared to the average nationally transit ridership-recovery levels of 85 percent.”
November 20, 2025 at 3:12 AM
“Ridership eventually grew to 118 percent of prepandemic levels, compared to the average nationally transit ridership-recovery levels of 85 percent.”
The corruption is thick
November 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The corruption is thick
Highlights of new development spurred by the project:
$1.37B in MPLS (3,800 housing units)
$497M St Louis Park (1,500 units)
$329M Hopkins (1,300 units)
$373M Minnetonka (1,700 units)
$560M Eden Prairie (1,000 units)
$1.37B in MPLS (3,800 housing units)
$497M St Louis Park (1,500 units)
$329M Hopkins (1,300 units)
$373M Minnetonka (1,700 units)
$560M Eden Prairie (1,000 units)
October 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Highlights of new development spurred by the project:
$1.37B in MPLS (3,800 housing units)
$497M St Louis Park (1,500 units)
$329M Hopkins (1,300 units)
$373M Minnetonka (1,700 units)
$560M Eden Prairie (1,000 units)
$1.37B in MPLS (3,800 housing units)
$497M St Louis Park (1,500 units)
$329M Hopkins (1,300 units)
$373M Minnetonka (1,700 units)
$560M Eden Prairie (1,000 units)
What is stopping St Paul from doing this?!
October 2, 2025 at 1:12 AM
What is stopping St Paul from doing this?!
Textbook “Bus Rapid Transit Creep” where the transit features designed to make the system fast and efficient are compromised away at the expense of transit users.
September 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Textbook “Bus Rapid Transit Creep” where the transit features designed to make the system fast and efficient are compromised away at the expense of transit users.
Because the funding comes from the County’s own half-cent sales tax that is dedicated 100% to transit not from the general fund budgets. So there is no decrease in transit funding.
April 1, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Because the funding comes from the County’s own half-cent sales tax that is dedicated 100% to transit not from the general fund budgets. So there is no decrease in transit funding.
www.hennepin.us
April 1, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Strib article confuses two different funding sources. The 2023 bill sent new money to metro counties for bike/pedestrian and to maintain roads/bridges. Hennepin is using that $ for multimodal improvements. The County’s half-cent sales tax remains dedicated to transit (to build but no longer operate)
April 1, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Strib article confuses two different funding sources. The 2023 bill sent new money to metro counties for bike/pedestrian and to maintain roads/bridges. Hennepin is using that $ for multimodal improvements. The County’s half-cent sales tax remains dedicated to transit (to build but no longer operate)