MaryMM
@marymm.bsky.social
E-bike preacher, urban freeway fighter, transit-walking-cities-nature lover, nonprofit gold medalist, carshare founder, author, freethinker-in-chief.
I didn't predict this in my book exactly, but the normalizing of supernaturalism and denying of empiricism by religious groups and "health-focused" moms and dads can lead to tremendously harmful public outcomes. Minnesota children are now at risk from measles as vaccination rates drop precipitously.
November 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I didn't predict this in my book exactly, but the normalizing of supernaturalism and denying of empiricism by religious groups and "health-focused" moms and dads can lead to tremendously harmful public outcomes. Minnesota children are now at risk from measles as vaccination rates drop precipitously.
Union Park neighbors invite you to mourn with us and to demand safer, slower streets in our communities after a young woman was killed in a hit and run as she walked through the neighborhood. Stop by this evening at 5:13 near the corner of St. Anthony and Aldine (not far from Allianz Field).
November 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Union Park neighbors invite you to mourn with us and to demand safer, slower streets in our communities after a young woman was killed in a hit and run as she walked through the neighborhood. Stop by this evening at 5:13 near the corner of St. Anthony and Aldine (not far from Allianz Field).
Or, just hang out in your Saint Paul backyard.
November 12, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Or, just hang out in your Saint Paul backyard.
Lesson #4: People love old stuff. Galena, IL is a collection of old preserved buildings full of candle shops; a kind of Stillwater writ huge. I-94 has old neighborhoods on both sides with features that aren't cared for or marketed as destinations, and the highway roars by. What are we doing??
November 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Lesson #4: People love old stuff. Galena, IL is a collection of old preserved buildings full of candle shops; a kind of Stillwater writ huge. I-94 has old neighborhoods on both sides with features that aren't cared for or marketed as destinations, and the highway roars by. What are we doing??
Lesson #3: Towns that are fighting to survive their highways aren't shy about supporting the small businesses remaining in their downtowns and neighborhoods. This little coffee house in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri has a tiny manicured town park next door. The street is more vibrant than Nicollet Mall!
November 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Lesson #3: Towns that are fighting to survive their highways aren't shy about supporting the small businesses remaining in their downtowns and neighborhoods. This little coffee house in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri has a tiny manicured town park next door. The street is more vibrant than Nicollet Mall!
Lesson #1: Driving speed is the purpose of whatever happens with I-94. "Mobility" means vehicle speed and that's @mndot.mn.gov's goal. Even before we talk about destroyed local economies, let's talk about how speed compromises safety. There were fresh crashes a-plenty all along my trip.
November 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Lesson #1: Driving speed is the purpose of whatever happens with I-94. "Mobility" means vehicle speed and that's @mndot.mn.gov's goal. Even before we talk about destroyed local economies, let's talk about how speed compromises safety. There were fresh crashes a-plenty all along my trip.
The @startribune.bsky.social, located steps from yesterday's astonishingly large public protest in downtown Minneapolis, and ostensibly now covering the entire state where there were hundreds of events, forgot to put them on the front page.
October 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The @startribune.bsky.social, located steps from yesterday's astonishingly large public protest in downtown Minneapolis, and ostensibly now covering the entire state where there were hundreds of events, forgot to put them on the front page.
They never could understand how masks worked
October 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
They never could understand how masks worked
Idk you but I loved you
October 18, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Idk you but I loved you
Some thematic, anti-violence alignment today with @salspice.bsky.social
It will always be RIP Cricket 💔
It will always be RIP Cricket 💔
October 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Some thematic, anti-violence alignment today with @salspice.bsky.social
It will always be RIP Cricket 💔
It will always be RIP Cricket 💔
Aaaand @mndot.mn.gov is now tearing out a key bridge along I-94. It's not unsafe, but with this investment there will be less reason to actually "Rethink" I-94 to the west. So much inefficiency (or motonormative strategy?) it boggles the mind.
October 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Aaaand @mndot.mn.gov is now tearing out a key bridge along I-94. It's not unsafe, but with this investment there will be less reason to actually "Rethink" I-94 to the west. So much inefficiency (or motonormative strategy?) it boggles the mind.
10 ideas for an amoral AI/fascist Friday: 1/2
1) Prepare to shelter victims in your home
2) Learn to garden for food
3) Gather masks
4) Learn & practice sociability
5) Medical skills 🫀
6) Building skills 👍
7) Teachers 💯
8) Protect all the books
9) Protect elders (knowledge!)
10) Be radically kind
1) Prepare to shelter victims in your home
2) Learn to garden for food
3) Gather masks
4) Learn & practice sociability
5) Medical skills 🫀
6) Building skills 👍
7) Teachers 💯
8) Protect all the books
9) Protect elders (knowledge!)
10) Be radically kind
October 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
10 ideas for an amoral AI/fascist Friday: 1/2
1) Prepare to shelter victims in your home
2) Learn to garden for food
3) Gather masks
4) Learn & practice sociability
5) Medical skills 🫀
6) Building skills 👍
7) Teachers 💯
8) Protect all the books
9) Protect elders (knowledge!)
10) Be radically kind
1) Prepare to shelter victims in your home
2) Learn to garden for food
3) Gather masks
4) Learn & practice sociability
5) Medical skills 🫀
6) Building skills 👍
7) Teachers 💯
8) Protect all the books
9) Protect elders (knowledge!)
10) Be radically kind
What a dreamy mid-sized residence in Denver. So many buildings like this in leafy neighborhoods...love the large terraces. Definitely a good reason to tear out sfhs or surface parking or both.
October 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
What a dreamy mid-sized residence in Denver. So many buildings like this in leafy neighborhoods...love the large terraces. Definitely a good reason to tear out sfhs or surface parking or both.
Oct 1 Marshall hill bike count results, 6 - 9:30 a.m.
EB Marshall 82, WB Marshall 81, TL 163; Best guess 25% electric (40 ⚡ visually confirmed). 47 addl bikes turning/proceeding at bottom of hill before counting line.
City-to-city bike traffic astoundingly equal! Bravo cyclists! Summary to come.
EB Marshall 82, WB Marshall 81, TL 163; Best guess 25% electric (40 ⚡ visually confirmed). 47 addl bikes turning/proceeding at bottom of hill before counting line.
City-to-city bike traffic astoundingly equal! Bravo cyclists! Summary to come.
October 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Oct 1 Marshall hill bike count results, 6 - 9:30 a.m.
EB Marshall 82, WB Marshall 81, TL 163; Best guess 25% electric (40 ⚡ visually confirmed). 47 addl bikes turning/proceeding at bottom of hill before counting line.
City-to-city bike traffic astoundingly equal! Bravo cyclists! Summary to come.
EB Marshall 82, WB Marshall 81, TL 163; Best guess 25% electric (40 ⚡ visually confirmed). 47 addl bikes turning/proceeding at bottom of hill before counting line.
City-to-city bike traffic astoundingly equal! Bravo cyclists! Summary to come.
Good morning 🌞 we're out here again celebrating (and counting) all you intrepid bicyclists on Marshall hill. Bike traffic from Saint Paul to Minneapolis continues to dominate.
October 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Good morning 🌞 we're out here again celebrating (and counting) all you intrepid bicyclists on Marshall hill. Bike traffic from Saint Paul to Minneapolis continues to dominate.
Do you also receive curated "4 years ago" photos of highways from walks through your otherwise nice-ish city neighborhood? Here's Fairview underneath I-94 in 2021. So pretty 😭
September 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Do you also receive curated "4 years ago" photos of highways from walks through your otherwise nice-ish city neighborhood? Here's Fairview underneath I-94 in 2021. So pretty 😭
Marshall hill bike count results from Montrose Place counting point between 6-9:30 a.m. today: 60 eastbound; 58 westbound, 118 total. Of these, approximately 24 electric (20%). We saw 2 passengers (1 toddler, 1 v. fluffy dog). 40 more bikes turned b4 our spot.
Not bad for a remote work Friday!
Not bad for a remote work Friday!
September 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Marshall hill bike count results from Montrose Place counting point between 6-9:30 a.m. today: 60 eastbound; 58 westbound, 118 total. Of these, approximately 24 electric (20%). We saw 2 passengers (1 toddler, 1 v. fluffy dog). 40 more bikes turned b4 our spot.
Not bad for a remote work Friday!
Not bad for a remote work Friday!
Love this crew! Allen even brought his speed gun 🫣⚡Let me recommend the activity.
September 26, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Love this crew! Allen even brought his speed gun 🫣⚡Let me recommend the activity.
Not much traffic at all, yet. But the B Line is doing good business. Here's an atmospheric shot
September 26, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Not much traffic at all, yet. But the B Line is doing good business. Here's an atmospheric shot
Good morning, cyclists! We're here on the Marshall hill to count each and every one of you. Say hello between deep breaths and thanks for not driving!
September 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Good morning, cyclists! We're here on the Marshall hill to count each and every one of you. Say hello between deep breaths and thanks for not driving!
Don't know if it was the crowd of friends or the talent that delighted me tonight but what a brutally funny and mutually tender bi-coastal YIMBY party. Great job @sustainstpaul.bsky.social and @moreneighbors.org I hope you raised one million dollars ❤️ (if you missed it you can still donate!)
September 26, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Don't know if it was the crowd of friends or the talent that delighted me tonight but what a brutally funny and mutually tender bi-coastal YIMBY party. Great job @sustainstpaul.bsky.social and @moreneighbors.org I hope you raised one million dollars ❤️ (if you missed it you can still donate!)
You may find non-religious people repugnant, but at least we'd never worship Gods that allow so much suffering.
September 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
You may find non-religious people repugnant, but at least we'd never worship Gods that allow so much suffering.