@adrienneolson

Working to see the world from my snowboard ~ funding the habit with communication. because communication changes everything.

 Fargo, ND
mynewdirection.wordpress.com/
Joined March 2009
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Andy Boenau
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If a local politician cared most about local politics, they'd talk like @GovDougBurgum at @NatlGovsAssoc 🔥
Andy Boenau
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"We've got to get the coffee shops, the barber shops, the law firms back into residential neighborhoods" At the risk of liking a politician, watch this.
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I see this on my drive to work every day and it makes me so happy that they painted again. We need to keep painting, planting, and caring... A year after Fargo's International Market Plaza mural vandalized, a colorful new painting takes shape inforum.com/lifestyle/arts-a…

A year after Fargo's International Market Plaza mural vandalized, a colorful new painting takes...

“When it was destroyed, we had to rebuild what we lost," said Fowzia Adde.

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How Kilbourne Group is Creating An Extraordinary Neighborhood #DowntownFargo fargoinc.com/creating-an-ext…

Events

The latest Events stories from Fargo INC!.

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Why downtown is the fastest growing neighborhood in Minneapolis startribune.com/minneapolis-…

Why downtown is the fastest growing neighborhood in Minneapolis

Downtown Minneapolis has long been the hub of business and entertainment, but now it's morphing into a sought-after residential area.

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Reuters
@Reuters2 Aug 2023
Rhine river levels in Germany back to normal after rain reut.rs/3rWtdCM
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"Have the humility to understand that you can learn from anyone." #tedxfargo @TEDxFargo #boss
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"As the built environment has become less flexible, the opposite has happened in how we live. Many now want their homes to be offices and offices to feel like homes and spare rooms to function like hotels. Nearby stores are an amenity, not a nuisance." nytimes.com/2023/07/01/upsho…

American Cities Have a Conversion Problem, and It’s Not Just Offices (Published 2023)

Piles of regulations, or “kludge,” and a culture of “no” are limiting the ability to turn building blocks into something new.

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Beth Osborne@BethOsborneSGA9 Jul 2023
"It turns out when we build things unsafe for pedestrians, we build them unsafe for everybody. There's really nobody winning in this system." Thanks @CBSThisMorning @JimAxelrod for covering this important issue! 1/2 cbsnews.com/news/unsafe-stre…

Unsafe streets: The dangers facing pedestrians

More than 7,500 pedestrians were killed by a vehicle in 2022, the highest number in 40 years. But experts say, more than the design of vehicles, the design of the roads themselves is to blame for the...

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Beautiful piece by @billmckibben bridging degrowth and green economy frameworks. Sure, EVs and solar panels can help, but so can making our cities safer, greener, and more-walkable as we reduce conspicuous consumption: newyorker.com/news/daily-com…

To Save the Planet, Should We Really Be Moving Slower?

The degrowth movement makes a comeback.

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As my son would say Let's gooooooooo!!
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The Refries That Bind: A Cavernous Cantina Returns, Cliff Divers and All nytimes.com/2023/06/06/us/ca…

The Refries That Bind: A Cavernous Cantina Returns, Cliff Divers and All (Published 2023)

With “infinity dollars” poured in by the creators of “South Park,” a fabled Colorado restaurant reopens with the same 1970s vibe and drastically improved food.

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Did you know that kindergarteners in Carrington, ND, plant a flowering crabapple tree every year, then 12 years later, the class takes a group pic with their tree. How wonderful is that?! #classact
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FuckCars@FuckCarsReddit28 Apr 2023
Opening a small coffee shop or a hair salon here is illegal. It would wreck the "character" of the neighborhood.
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First Avenue
@FirstAvenue21 Apr 2023
April 21, when doves cry 🕊💜
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"Walking is the worst-kept secret I know. Its rewards hide under every step." An article on walking as a solution to many of life's problems: nytimes.com/2023/03/25/opini…
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I love shelter belts. Please replant, North Dakota 💜💜
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