Sean Hayford Oleary
@sdho.org
You may remember me from such Twitter accounts as @sdho
Beautiful transformation of a suburban collector route in Northfield — streets that formerly had one-side sidewalk and nothing for bikes, now have sidewalks on both sides and a generous, two-way protected bike lane.
September 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Beautiful transformation of a suburban collector route in Northfield — streets that formerly had one-side sidewalk and nothing for bikes, now have sidewalks on both sides and a generous, two-way protected bike lane.
We're working on a brand and placemaking strategy for downtown Richfield. Take our survey to share your ideas: what you like today, and what you want the core of Richfield to look like in the future. www.surveymonkey.com/r/DowntownRi...
August 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
We're working on a brand and placemaking strategy for downtown Richfield. Take our survey to share your ideas: what you like today, and what you want the core of Richfield to look like in the future. www.surveymonkey.com/r/DowntownRi...
This is from the DFL constitution - were Fateh an endorsed candidate, Davis is a candidate running against a DFL-endorsed candidate.
I understand that there's nuance with RCV but I have never heard anyone say this doesn't count in an RCV jurisdiction.
I understand that there's nuance with RCV but I have never heard anyone say this doesn't count in an RCV jurisdiction.
August 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This is from the DFL constitution - were Fateh an endorsed candidate, Davis is a candidate running against a DFL-endorsed candidate.
I understand that there's nuance with RCV but I have never heard anyone say this doesn't count in an RCV jurisdiction.
I understand that there's nuance with RCV but I have never heard anyone say this doesn't count in an RCV jurisdiction.
The rules aren't very closely followed, but in theory Davis's DFL-endorsed endorsers should have withdrawn their Davis endorsement, if there were a legitimate endorsement for Fateh.
Without a mayoral endorsement, DFL electeds are free to support whoever they think would do the best job.
Without a mayoral endorsement, DFL electeds are free to support whoever they think would do the best job.
August 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The rules aren't very closely followed, but in theory Davis's DFL-endorsed endorsers should have withdrawn their Davis endorsement, if there were a legitimate endorsement for Fateh.
Without a mayoral endorsement, DFL electeds are free to support whoever they think would do the best job.
Without a mayoral endorsement, DFL electeds are free to support whoever they think would do the best job.
We had our first Penn Avenue open house last night! You can share your ideas after the meeting at beheardhennepin.org/penn-avenue
August 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
We had our first Penn Avenue open house last night! You can share your ideas after the meeting at beheardhennepin.org/penn-avenue
Aw c'mon
(after, before)
(after, before)
August 20, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Aw c'mon
(after, before)
(after, before)
reject modernity embrace tradition
August 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
reject modernity embrace tradition
Doing a protected bike lane in only one direction is unusual, but in this case it's a way to improve safety for this particular problem of big car queues from parent dropoff. Currently the queue blocks the on-street lane, affecting kids biking to school.
August 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Doing a protected bike lane in only one direction is unusual, but in this case it's a way to improve safety for this particular problem of big car queues from parent dropoff. Currently the queue blocks the on-street lane, affecting kids biking to school.
Looking like some safer routes to school! This is the 70th St project (adding an EB protected bike lane and better sidewalk) and the 73rd St project (building a new trail from Bloomington to Old Cedar).
August 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Looking like some safer routes to school! This is the 70th St project (adding an EB protected bike lane and better sidewalk) and the 73rd St project (building a new trail from Bloomington to Old Cedar).
This KSTP article gives more specifics and the messaging was definitely favoring police abolition. I believe by August she had walked back an "abolish" statement significantly, so it makes sense police abolition advocates might feel less on her side than they did prior.
kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
August 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This KSTP article gives more specifics and the messaging was definitely favoring police abolition. I believe by August she had walked back an "abolish" statement significantly, so it makes sense police abolition advocates might feel less on her side than they did prior.
kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
Nobody deserves that, and I'm sorry she experienced it. It seems fairly unlikely the person doing this vandalism was a Frey affiliate based on this, though?
August 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Nobody deserves that, and I'm sorry she experienced it. It seems fairly unlikely the person doing this vandalism was a Frey affiliate based on this, though?
Want to share your ideas for the future of Penn Avenue? It will be rebuilt in 2028, and public input is starting now.
First in-person open house is August 20th, and you can add comments to a map now: beheardhennepin.org/penn-avenue
First in-person open house is August 20th, and you can add comments to a map now: beheardhennepin.org/penn-avenue
August 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Want to share your ideas for the future of Penn Avenue? It will be rebuilt in 2028, and public input is starting now.
First in-person open house is August 20th, and you can add comments to a map now: beheardhennepin.org/penn-avenue
First in-person open house is August 20th, and you can add comments to a map now: beheardhennepin.org/penn-avenue
Look at our cute swag this year.
August 6, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Look at our cute swag this year.
National Night Out was a blast! I hit six parties tonight.
August 6, 2025 at 2:55 AM
National Night Out was a blast! I hit six parties tonight.
Don't forget to add a little rectangle to include the Uptown Art Fair
July 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Don't forget to add a little rectangle to include the Uptown Art Fair
Yeah it's often in the subdivision ordinance. Here's just a few from Maple Grove!
July 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Yeah it's often in the subdivision ordinance. Here's just a few from Maple Grove!
Mandatory monument signs have gotten flak from legislators — an odd requirement for residential subdivisions that requires an HOA to maintain.
Some of them are cooler looking than others, but this one in Eagan always gets me. How much did someone drop on this office park sign... $100k? More?
Some of them are cooler looking than others, but this one in Eagan always gets me. How much did someone drop on this office park sign... $100k? More?
July 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Mandatory monument signs have gotten flak from legislators — an odd requirement for residential subdivisions that requires an HOA to maintain.
Some of them are cooler looking than others, but this one in Eagan always gets me. How much did someone drop on this office park sign... $100k? More?
Some of them are cooler looking than others, but this one in Eagan always gets me. How much did someone drop on this office park sign... $100k? More?
One thing I love doing for small clients is composing a simple brand page — I recommend this be publicly accessible so that partner organizations can easily look up a high-quality version of your logo / colors.
lind-bohanon.org/website-logos/
lind-bohanon.org/website-logos/
July 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
One thing I love doing for small clients is composing a simple brand page — I recommend this be publicly accessible so that partner organizations can easily look up a high-quality version of your logo / colors.
lind-bohanon.org/website-logos/
lind-bohanon.org/website-logos/
Congrats to the Lind-Bohanon neighborhood on their new branding. I helped spin it into a very simple (but on-brand) WordPress block theme: lind-bohanon.org
July 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Congrats to the Lind-Bohanon neighborhood on their new branding. I helped spin it into a very simple (but on-brand) WordPress block theme: lind-bohanon.org
Humboldt Greenway redevelopment area is a nice example of doing this even where a traditional grid was already in place - although it results in irregular lot sizes.
July 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Humboldt Greenway redevelopment area is a nice example of doing this even where a traditional grid was already in place - although it results in irregular lot sizes.
Although I'm a fan of a consistent grid, one of my favorite lessons from Tangletown is that even adding a *slight* bend to a straight street lets you do this really appealing visual terminus effect. Feels traffic calming and just looks nice, without losing connectivity.
July 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Although I'm a fan of a consistent grid, one of my favorite lessons from Tangletown is that even adding a *slight* bend to a straight street lets you do this really appealing visual terminus effect. Feels traffic calming and just looks nice, without losing connectivity.
