Brian Mitchell

🚨🚨🚨Sunday's Emergency has been upgraded to a Level 1 (FULL ACTIVATION) DJ Emergency Ride.

DJ @deveric.net will be providing the beats. @joyfulridersclub.bsky.social will be responsible for getting you home safely.

Congrats to Rep. @katiejonesmpls.bsky.social and family, who biked to the hospital last week and came back with baby Hans. Here's what she told me about the ride:

Keep May 9, June 6, July 12, and August 22 open on your calendar IMO IJS JAT. There'll be other surprises along the way, too!

There are so many trolly buses in Vancouver, Canada, I'm in love.

I don’t know what this means, but I’m there. You had me at “bike party”!

🚨🕺 NEAR SIDE SIGNALS🕺 🚨

2 kegs of hamms and NINE bottles of malort were sacrificed upon the altar of the Stump Party

Hallelujah!

Oops, the Instagram is word_on_the_street_msp, I forgot the msp part.

A vinyl sign saying “If you were a train you’d be on track by now.” Crediting to “BDSM Railway” and a QR code linking to word_on_the_street on Instagram

This is so Minneapolis core. Linking to word_on_the_street on Instagram. Seen on the Kenilworth Trail near the river.

Overalls are a great way to avoid being confused for ICE!

I'm such a biker that when I go downhill skiing on groomed runs, only my arms are sore the next day (from using my poles). Every day is a leg day when bike commuting!

You can hear the sea of people chanting “ICE out” as the ride was leaving Washburn Fair Oaks Park.

Thousands of cyclists ride south on Nicollet Ave at W 26th St

Thousands of cyclists ride south on Portland Ave at E 46th St

Thousands of cyclists ride on Minnehaha Parkway at Cedar Avenue

The Alex Pretti Memorial Ride in Minneapolis today was massive and so powerful to be a part of. I've seen estimates of 3-5 thousand riders, taking up to an hour for the ride to pass through an intersection.

29th Street Rail Corridor (1970s; 1980s; 1990s)
Source: Hennepin County Library

The railroad tracks were part of a Milwaukee Road railroad corridor. After this route was abandoned, it was transformed into the Midtown Greenway, a rail trail in Minneapolis that follows the path of the old route. ...

Petition to rename Highway 280 into River 280

There Are No Safe Streets under Fascist Occupation: https://streets.mn/2026/01/23/there-are-no-safe-streets-under-fascist-occupation/

ICE surveillance and "occupation" are hollowing out Twin Cities' cultural corridors.

Protesters join the "ICE Out" rally in downtown Minneapolis on Jan. 23.

It was awe-inspiring to see so many people out in the cold (-10ºF) fighting against ICE and fascism at the #ICEProtest in #Minneapolis today. Alex Kormann from The Minnesota Star Tribune got a photo that included me and some friends.

I'm on the 4 bus heading downtown and this is the most packed I've ever seen a bus in Minneapolis, ever. Everyone is bundled up ready to stand outside in -14°F weather.

Wow, it's sunny and already 11ºF warmer than when I woke up, it's only -10ºF right now! #mnwx

Rules of the road are at the center of ICE occupation, resistance Whenever the ICE occupation finally ends — and it’s no longer necessary to track agents with cars — laws must be enforced.

Wrote down some thoughts I had while staring at a Dodge Durango full of Border Patrol dudes. www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...

A photo of a bunch of people standing around in Mueller Park on a sunny day at the beginning of the Wedge Live Cat Tour, 2023

A bunch of masked federal agents deploying a green gas in the same street while assaulting and arresting people at Mueller Park, Jan. 21, 2026

Left: Mueller Park, Wedge Live Cat Tour

Right: Mueller Park, Operation Metro Surge

📸 @brianmitchl.com and @wedge.live

Minnesota’s Northstar rail line, which never met its potential or expectations, winds down service After years of sparse ridership, the last train will run on Sunday, Jan. 4.

Wrote about a train 🥲

www.startribune.com/minnesotas-n...

Brian sitting in the bus holding a leg tap and his hand on the leg sitting on the floor next to him

Brian and friend crouch with the keg in front of a bus shelter

Yesterday, I picked up an 8-gal keg and transported it via the bus! Our last bus driver was quite supportive of us 😆 Happy New Year!

Why testing for the Green Line Extension will take over a year It might seem like an overly long process, but the complexity of the Green Line Extension necessitates some special engineering innovation.

I dove into the details about why Green Line Extension testing is going to take over a year, and the answers may surprise you! www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...

Great photo! That downtown trench used to be quite the rail corridor!

Ha, incredible! It was great to meet you today!!

Oh yes, that’s a good one!

🚨 An emergency bike ride has been declared. We depart Mueller Park tonight at 7:30 pm.

I love this, you all did such great work!