Brian Mitchell

@brianmitchl.com

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Bike commuter, car-free, frontend dev, Minneapolis, MN. Board on https://streets.mn and https://javascriptmn.com. Midtown Greenway bridge fan. Pronouns: he/him/his Website: https://brianm.me Mastodon: https://mspsocial.net/@BrianMitchL

Minnesota Commercial 76 leading four grain cars next to the greenway after dusk
Looking towards downtown Minneapolis at sunset from the eastern approach of the Sabo Bridge
Looking east to the norther set of piers with 3-5 feet of rebar coming up from the broken concrete bases, several feet over the base of the rubble pile from the bridge deck below.
Looking west from Blaisdell Ave into the Midtown Greenway trench at night. Dumpsters, a lone pier, and rubble from the Pillsbury Ave bridge deck are lying across the bike trail.
Hail and heavy rain falls onto the sidewalk and street
A concrete footing sits in the Greenway trench with wooden forms on the sides up to the north abutment of the 1st Ave bridge
Fresh sidewalk and bump out with many construction cones and signs at 26th St and Dupont Ave
Looking south at the W. Lake St. station. The lights from the station are illuminating the freight rail track that is extending towards the camera.
A sign hung in the window that says “The Lagoon Cinema is Closed Today, Sun 3/15/26, due to, ya know, the blizzard.”
City of Minneapolis pickup truck with a snow plow is moving the snow on the Greenway. A person walking their dog is using the recently plowed section of the trail.
Library book display with a sign saying “Who’s mentioned in the Epstein Files? Find them here.” The display features books about Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Elon Musk, Bill Cosby, Bill Gates, and others.
Looking through the construction roof over the trail to the east
Looking east at a protective cover over the trail and remaining bridge peers of the 10th Ave Bridge
March 11: Looking at the bridge from the north west corner, showing no deck with rebar and bits of concrete making a rough edge on the spans that remain.
A sign saying “Weight limit 12 tons” is posted in front of the closed 10th Ave bridge with a crumbling deck.
A construction sign sits in front of the worksite around the 10th Ave Bridge saying “Trail closed begins March 11”
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
Thousands of people chant “ICE out” while standing with their bikes in the park.
Thousands of cyclists ride south on Nicollet Ave at W 26th St
Protesters join the "ICE Out" rally in downtown Minneapolis on Jan. 23.
Brian sitting in the bus holding a leg tap and his hand on the leg sitting on the floor next to him
The midtown Greenway path with a line of lit street lamps. The closest three have separate installed LED lamps hanging off of them.
The eastern end of the Midtown Greenway at night, with an arc of lit up street lamps as the trail curves
Wide view of a double track railroad, old grain elevators, and a new road, with the Minneapolis skyline at sunset in the background.
Midtown greenway at night, looking from Bryant Ave towards the east, lit up and surrounded my buildings, with a red and green aurora borealis in the sky above.
Red and green aurora borealis twisting around a center point
A red spike and green northern lights are in the sky above a Minneapolis street at night
Looking west from the Midtown, Greenway, a trail closed sign stands in front of a fence with fresh asphalt behind it.
Sheffield Elevator Company elevator under construction in 1914. Several railroad tracks in the 29th St corridor are below.
Aerial photo of the Whittier Neighborhood Looking Northwest in the winter. The Sheffield Elevator Company grain elevator towers next to the railroad tracks and neighborhood in the lower left of the image.
Amidst a pile of dirt and some concrete rubble, one excavator sits a top rubble, while another scales the hill out of the trench.
A stream of water is arching through the air about 1.5 feet into the sidewalk. A pump and hose is coming out of the pool behind the fence in the background.
Four excavators work on breaking up and sorting bridge rubble, breaking up the south abutment, and moving dirt.
An excavator with a concrete breaking tip, sits on top of the bridge while demolishing it at the same time
Nicollet Ave greenway access ramp with a Road Closed sign and fencing, and a spray pained "remove ramp" marked on the ground.
The entire north side bridge abutment is visible with a large dirt hole. Utilities and streetcar tracks hang over the edge of the bridge.
Looking south from Nicolette Avenue, showing bricks, railroad ties, and other rubble in a pile
Looking east on the SPUD platform with the Empire Builder on the right and the Borealis on the left. People are queuing to board the Borealis.
Selfie of Brian and co at the bike rack at Nine Mile Brewing
Looking south, a fresh strip of asphalt spans the bike path. A framed painting of a pheasant hangs on a tree over the railing on the west side.
West Lake Street station from the east, with dirt next to it, and the Lake St bridge behind it.
Side profile of the yellow All-City Super Professional with yellow petals, a black rear rack, and black front rack and basket.
A Northstar train sits in the Target Field station
Selfie of Brian, Parker, and Jenn with their bikes at the Target Field Northstar station in downtown Minneapolis
From the Boom Island side, a dirt path leads to the closed new approach bridge with the Plymouth Ave bridge partially destructed where the trail will be. A crane holding an outhouse towers above.
Map of Detroit and Windsor with cleared paths around the city where Brian traveled to. Notably downtown, Corktown, East Market, Hamtramck, and Belle Isle in Detroit and along the water in Windsor. The Amtrak line into Detroit and the VIA rail line out of Windsor are also covered.
Building at dusk with the sky showing through unfilled window holes in the brick facade and a complete first floor.
Abandoned grain silos behind trees
Ian, Zack, and James gesture up at a Rue Saint-Paul O. street sign in Montreal, QC, Canada.
Video while biking looking forward at Eric in the DJ trailer, then panning behind showing the large group of bikers behind.
Large group of bikers wait on Humboldt Ave to cross Lake St
Timelapse video at dusk of the Minneapolis skyline, motor vehicles on Hiawatha, and a Metro Blue Line train.
Brian smiling taking a selfie while riding his bike and wearing shorts. Brennan is riding behind him.
People holding signs on the median at Lyndale Ave S and W 27th St
Meme with two images. The first has a person captioned with "I-94 construction gridlock" and the character saying "I feel bad for you" and the second is captioned with "bike commuters" saying "I don't think about you at all."
A Gold Line bus pulls up to Rice Park station
Several dozen streetcars in a yard in Minneapolis in 1920
Screenshot of a current day map of the area around E 27th St and 27th Ave S