About this episode

The episode discusses the heated bike lane debate on Lyndale Avenue, the federal use of Signal messages in a protest case, and a local homebuilder's controversy with TikTok influencers.

Lyndale Avenue needs a facelift, but the issue has been overshadowed by a fight over whether to install bike lanes. Star Tribune columnist Eric Roper says while the plan (bike lane and all) is all but set in place, local government should focus on keeping small businesses afloat during construction. The feds are relying on Signal messages to indict 15 protesters on conspiracy charges but reporter Clint Combs asks: how did they get those secure, private chats? Plus, local TikTok influencers called out a homebuilder for allegedly botching their $1 million home. The company tried to silence them. Learn more about the topics discussed in today's episode: Become a City Cast Twin Cities Neighbor Roper: Lyndale Avenue bike lane fight misses the real problem (Star Tribune) Lyndale Avenue reconstruction public meeting (Taylor Dahlin) Government Says Terabytes of Signal Chats are Central to the Case Against Minnesota 15 (Unicorn Riot) Minnesota Social Media Stars’ Legal fight with local homebuilder goes viral (Star Tribune) @momchats (Tik Tok) Learn more about the sponsors of this July 14th episode: The Cedar Cultural Center Studio J-Bo Twin Cities PBS Minnehaha Falls Art Fair Want to get…

People in this episode

Host: City Cast Twin Cities

Guests: Eric Roper, Clint Combs

Topics covered

• bike lanes
• local government
• protests
• social media
• construction
• small businesses

Keywords

• bike lane
• Lyndale Avenue
• Signal messages
• protesters
• small businesses
• TikTok influencers
• homebuilder

Sponsors

The Cedar Cultural Center, Studio J-Bo, Twin Cities PBS, Minnehaha Falls Art Fair

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Star Tribune, Unicorn Riot, Tik Tok

Places: Lyndale Avenue, Minnesota, Minnehaha Falls

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