Minnesota Environmental Partnership Minnesota Environmental Partnership
arrow
MEP Programs
Public Web Site Information
Site Search

Help Support MEP


Loon Commons: The MEP Blog
A forum for current and emerging environmental and conservation issues in Minnesota.

Archive for February, 2010

Off to a Good Start

Friday, February 5th, 2010

John Tuma’s Capitol Update

As the legislative session opens this week, legislators and Gov. Pawlenty have taken some positive early steps for the environment with the capital investments bill.  Hopefully they will take some lessons from the leadership of former Governor Floyd B. Olson in 1933.

(more…)

A Complete Streets success story

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

By Elena Velkov, media center coordinator, Fresh Energy

If you’ve been keeping up with Fresh Energy’s Transportations Connections Department, you’ve probably heard about its push for a state Complete Streets policy. The measure aims to make streets safer and more accessible through various planning measures. This includes sidewalks, bike lanes, crosswalks, and shoulders. But as far as understanding how exactly these road changes would equal improved safety and a cleaner environment, it’s a little bit difficult to get from point A to point B–no transportation pun intended. I didn’t have a clear understanding of it, myself, until I actually saw it last week. (more…)

Copyright © 2012 Minnesota Environmental Partnership.
546 Rice Street, Suite 100, St. Paul, MN 55103
394 Lake Avenue South, Suite 415A Duluth, MN 55802   All rights reserved.
Some photos courtesy of David-Lorne Photographic, Copyright 2000.
HomePrivacy PolicyContact Us • Phone: 651.290.0154 Fax: 651.290.0167

This site is sponsored by the Minnesota Environmental Partnership (MEP), a coalition of over 80 conservation and environmental organizations working together to protect our Great Outdoors. As a nonprofit public policy 501(c)3 organization , MEP does not endorse candidates or participate in political campaigns. MEP encourages informed and open discussion of environmental issues on LoonCommons.org. However, views expressed on this blog may not necessarily be the views of MEP or its member organizations.

Entries (RSS) and Comments (RSS).