Minot’s City Council spent Monday night weighing a familiar question: how far should the city go to improve pedestrian safety—and at what cost? Several long-planned projects, from school-area curb ramps to a new pedestrian beacon near the fairgrounds, moved a step closer[...]
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City of Minot hosts public input meeting for 3rd Street and Central Avenue reconstruction
MINOT, N.D. — The City of Minot will host a public input meeting on Thursday, November 20, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. to discuss the proposed reconstruction of Third Street from Fifth Avenue Southeast to First Avenue Northeast, and Central Avenue from[...]
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Moorhead, Fargo show off plans for $7.1 million bridge near Bluestem Amphitheater
Residents in Fargo and Moorhead have been talking for years about better ways to cross the Red River without getting behind the wheel. Now, a long-planned idea is finally taking shape. The two cities are moving ahead on a $7.1 million pedestrian[...]
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How a Board Game Exposed Barriers to Local Investment & Inspired Change
Imagine this: you own a thriving art supply store in Savannah, Georgia. Across the street sits a vacant building, an eyesore that’s been empty for years. The community wants it revived, and you see the perfect opportunity: turning it into a neighborhood[...]
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Mall loop roads in Minot open to vehicle traffic
Drivers in southwest Minot are finally seeing some relief as construction season winds down. Both the north and south loop roads along 24th Avenue SW near Dakota Square Mall are now open, easing traffic around one of the city’s busiest corridors. Crews[...]
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Casper Businesses Vote to Renew Tax Supporting Downtown Revitalization
Downtown Casper’s business community sent a clear message this week: they want to keep investing in their core. Commercial property owners voted unanimously to renew the Downtown Development Authority’s special mill levy, a modest tax that fuels everything from daily amenities to[...]
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Minot area transit primed to coordinate
Minot may be closer than ever to a more connected future in public transit — not by building something new, but by better linking what already exists. At a regional meeting this week, local and state leaders discussed ways to coordinate existing[...]
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America’s teachers are being priced out of their communities − these cities are building subsidized housing to lure them back
Jeff Kruth, Miami University and Tammy Schwartz, Miami University For much of the 20th century, teaching was a stable, middle-class job in the U.S. Now it’s becoming a lot harder to survive on a teacher’s salary: Wages have been stagnant for decades,[...]
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Hotels are now the hottest real estate for converted housing
Across the country, the hotel room is getting a second life — as an apartment. A record number of buildings are being converted into housing, but this year, it’s hotels, not offices, leading the way. The reasons are both practical and economic:[...]
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Yes, There’s a Parallel Parking Championship in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh, parking isn’t just a skill — it’s a sport. Each year, drivers from across the city gather under a bridge in Lawrenceville for the Pittsburgh Parallel Parking Championship, a grassroots contest that turns one of driving’s most stressful maneuvers into[...]
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Commentary |
How Small Zoning Code Changes Can Unlock Big Opportunity
For over 20 years, Norman, Oklahoma, debated the role of parking in its zoning code. Like many cities, it struggled to make comprehensive changes, facing political resistance, technical hurdles, and community concerns. After years of debate that led to inaction, city officials[...]
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Civil engineer crashes status quo: Lack of research, flawed assumptions fuel roadside carnage
LAWRENCE — Civil engineer Wes Marshall says government transportation agencies make life-or-death decisions based on data that clouds thinking on how roadway infrastructure ought to be redesigned to better protect pedestrians and bicyclists. Marshall, a professor at University of Colorado at Denver,[...]
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North Dakota DOT named finalist for national transportation award
North Dakota’s effort to stop deadly wrong-way crashes is earning national attention. The state Department of Transportation is a finalist in the America’s Transportation Awards for its “Wrong Way Detection Project,” which uses cameras and flashing LED signs to alert drivers and[...]
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Building a granny flat or tiny house in Charlotte, North Carolina? The city might spot you up to $80K.
Charlotte is taking a creative swing at its housing shortage by helping homeowners build small secondary homes — and paying them to keep rents affordable. Through the new Queen City ADU Program, residents can receive up to $80,000 in forgivable, interest-free financing[...]
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Drought is quietly pushing American cities toward a fiscal cliff
When drought hit the small Texas town of Clyde, the damage went deeper than dry lawns and cracked soil — it upended the city’s finances. With water sales down, repair costs rising, and emergency imports draining cash, the town missed two bond[...]
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American Roads Are Paved With Inefficiency
North and South Carolina share borders, weather, and soil — but not the same highway costs. Repaving a mile of road in South Carolina costs more than twice what it does just across the state line. Yale law and economics professor Zachary[...]