Scott Berger
@scottbergermn.bsky.social
Union Park, Saint Paul, Minnesota urbanist. Give me all four seasons.
Call me "multi-modal." Folding/cargo bikes. Manual transmission elitist. Electrification. Winter tires. Car problem aficionado.
Cats. Kids. Patents. Sports. Ovalbore wannabe.
Call me "multi-modal." Folding/cargo bikes. Manual transmission elitist. Electrification. Winter tires. Car problem aficionado.
Cats. Kids. Patents. Sports. Ovalbore wannabe.
@blindeke.bsky.social -- we need to talk about Stillwater. Let's just say I think we have a difference of opinion on this one!
Minnesota’s riverfront cities can learn a lot from Stillwater
Removing traffic and building new bridge over the St. Croix River has paid off for tourist-friendly Stillwater.
www.minnpost.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
@blindeke.bsky.social -- we need to talk about Stillwater. Let's just say I think we have a difference of opinion on this one!
We just canceled Disney+ after having it for more than five years straight.
We have small children.
This is getting real.
We have small children.
This is getting real.
September 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We just canceled Disney+ after having it for more than five years straight.
We have small children.
This is getting real.
We have small children.
This is getting real.
Another day, another repaired car picked up by trunk-stowable Brompton bike!
August 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Another day, another repaired car picked up by trunk-stowable Brompton bike!
Brand new street in #StillwaterMN and they didn’t extend the sidewalk another 30 feet to fill an isolated sidewalk gap. Truly perplexing. Maple and Owens.
August 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Brand new street in #StillwaterMN and they didn’t extend the sidewalk another 30 feet to fill an isolated sidewalk gap. Truly perplexing. Maple and Owens.
What have we done to deserve this?
In a statement issued Wednesday morning, the Pohlad family said that after a monthslong process of searching for a potential new owner — they’ve instead decided to maintain principal ownership of the team.
Pohlad family changes course, will not sell Minnesota Twins after all
In a statement issued Wednesday morning, the Pohlad family said that after a months-long process of searching for a potential new owner — they’ve decided to maintain principal ownership of the Minneso...
www.mprnews.org
August 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
What have we done to deserve this?
Reposted by Scott Berger
Just heard that @mollycoleman.bsky.social won the Ward 4 election handily, proving (once again!) that the anti-street-safety 'tree truther' SARPA cranks have no juice. Congrats to Molly! I think she can be an excellent St. Paul City Council Member.
August 13, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Just heard that @mollycoleman.bsky.social won the Ward 4 election handily, proving (once again!) that the anti-street-safety 'tree truther' SARPA cranks have no juice. Congrats to Molly! I think she can be an excellent St. Paul City Council Member.
Matt Farah is basically the guy I want to be
Matt Farah is one of the most powerful auto influencers in the world. The Smoking Tire, his media platform, has an audience of millions.
Farah owns seven cars -- but he is also a fiery supporter of bike lanes, walkability, and upzoning.
In @bloomberg.com, my profile of an urbanist car bro
Farah owns seven cars -- but he is also a fiery supporter of bike lanes, walkability, and upzoning.
In @bloomberg.com, my profile of an urbanist car bro
A Car Guy Makes a Left Turn
Automotive influencer Matt Farah, outspoken host of “The Smoking Tire” videos and podcasts, has become an unlikely advocate for urban transportation reform.
www.bloomberg.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Matt Farah is basically the guy I want to be
Trail users: yield to vehicles at legal intersections? Sorry but this sign doesn’t override state law. #stillwaterlovescars
April 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Trail users: yield to vehicles at legal intersections? Sorry but this sign doesn’t override state law. #stillwaterlovescars
Our streets aren’t too small; our vehicles are too big.
April 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Our streets aren’t too small; our vehicles are too big.
Reposted by Scott Berger
More trucks and SUVs are making traffic worse. They take up more space, require longer stopping distances, and are decreasing the capacity of the system.
www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...
Study: More SUVs on Minnesota roads are making traffic worse
A new study has found that the increase in trucks and SUVs on the roads in Minnesota is making traffic worse.
www.mprnews.org
April 18, 2025 at 4:25 AM
More trucks and SUVs are making traffic worse. They take up more space, require longer stopping distances, and are decreasing the capacity of the system.
www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...
This is how you induce people to break the mold. Driving shouldn’t always be the default but it’s been so easy that people have zombies their commutes in their cars.
“It prompted me to get out of the car, get some exercise in and relax on a bike instead of being stressed in a car in gridlock,” the 31-year-old south Minneapolis resident said. “I’m going to be a bike commuter.”
Drivers feel the pinch as I-94 construction rattles commutes and spills traffic onto city streets
Gridlock has been common on Franklin Avenue, Lake Street, University Avenue and Marshall Avenue as drivers try to take detours.
www.startribune.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This is how you induce people to break the mold. Driving shouldn’t always be the default but it’s been so easy that people have zombies their commutes in their cars.
Sure I drive my car around quite a bit. But this is my ideal grocery getter.
April 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Sure I drive my car around quite a bit. But this is my ideal grocery getter.
This isn’t helping my longstanding confusion regarding “caramel” and “carmel” #islesbunandcoffee
April 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This isn’t helping my longstanding confusion regarding “caramel” and “carmel” #islesbunandcoffee
Reposted by Scott Berger
People I see on e-bikes:
- Seniors staying active and living their best life.
- Moms, dads and kids actually enjoying the school run.
- People getting groceries or running errands
- Service workers commuting on an affordable vehicle
“E-bikes aren’t cheating. They’re winning.” - @pflax1.bsky.social
- Seniors staying active and living their best life.
- Moms, dads and kids actually enjoying the school run.
- People getting groceries or running errands
- Service workers commuting on an affordable vehicle
“E-bikes aren’t cheating. They’re winning.” - @pflax1.bsky.social
March 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
People I see on e-bikes:
- Seniors staying active and living their best life.
- Moms, dads and kids actually enjoying the school run.
- People getting groceries or running errands
- Service workers commuting on an affordable vehicle
“E-bikes aren’t cheating. They’re winning.” - @pflax1.bsky.social
- Seniors staying active and living their best life.
- Moms, dads and kids actually enjoying the school run.
- People getting groceries or running errands
- Service workers commuting on an affordable vehicle
“E-bikes aren’t cheating. They’re winning.” - @pflax1.bsky.social
I couldn't help myself. I am now the type of person to write letters to the editor...
Credit bikes for lightening traffic load on streets
A reader writes about traffic being beset by bike lanes (MyVillager Inbox, February 26). I wish to present a more optimistic view regarding the recent reconfiguration of Concordia Avenue.
www.myvillager.com
March 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I couldn't help myself. I am now the type of person to write letters to the editor...
In which I advocate being lazy to make biking more appealing.
Garages Can Open for Bikes, Too!
For those fortunate enough to have access to them, garages can offer a secure, dry and tidy space to store bikes.
streets.mn
March 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
In which I advocate being lazy to make biking more appealing.
Reposted by Scott Berger
Lewis Hamilton Recreated The Ferrari Scene From 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' Because His Job Offers Better Benefits Than Yours
Lewis Hamilton Recreated The Ferrari Scene From 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' Because His Job Offers Better Benefits Than Yours
Lewis posted that the film "has been one of my favourite movies since I was a kid," and said he used the exact car from the movie for this new clip
www.jalopnik.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Lewis Hamilton Recreated The Ferrari Scene From 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' Because His Job Offers Better Benefits Than Yours
broken cars and folding bikes = strange bedfellows
March 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
broken cars and folding bikes = strange bedfellows
Reposted by Scott Berger
February 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Reposted by Scott Berger
What Is St. Paul’s CIB? You Don’t Know, and That’s the Problem: https://streets.mn/2025/02/21/what-is-st-pauls-cib/
And when you do apply for funding for a project from the Capital Improvement Budget, be prepared for a long and tedious process.
And when you do apply for funding for a project from the Capital Improvement Budget, be prepared for a long and tedious process.
February 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
What Is St. Paul’s CIB? You Don’t Know, and That’s the Problem: https://streets.mn/2025/02/21/what-is-st-pauls-cib/
And when you do apply for funding for a project from the Capital Improvement Budget, be prepared for a long and tedious process.
And when you do apply for funding for a project from the Capital Improvement Budget, be prepared for a long and tedious process.
Reposted by Scott Berger
Fuck around and find out.
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 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Fuck around and find out.
www.retailbrew.com/stories/2025...
www.retailbrew.com/stories/2025...
What exactly is the Saint Paul CIB?
What Is St. Paul’s CIB? You Don’t Know, and That’s the Problem
And when you do apply for funding for a project from the Capital Improvement Budget, be prepared for a long and tedious process.
streets.mn
February 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
What exactly is the Saint Paul CIB?
For years people asked me why I kept buying EVs that didn't say "Tesla" on them. Now they are starting to understand.
Americans Are Actually in a Position to Make Elon Musk Feel Our Rage
His car company is in a precarious spot.
slate.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
For years people asked me why I kept buying EVs that didn't say "Tesla" on them. Now they are starting to understand.
When it snows I grab the bike lock keys. No traffic, no hassle.
February 14, 2025 at 11:42 PM
When it snows I grab the bike lock keys. No traffic, no hassle.
I was going through old pictures and found this one. POV: me biking home from baseball game and this is what I see. It was raining so hard by the time I got home I had trouble keeping my eyes open.
February 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I was going through old pictures and found this one. POV: me biking home from baseball game and this is what I see. It was raining so hard by the time I got home I had trouble keeping my eyes open.