September 2017 — The Cedar Lake Trail passes through the industrial district of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, illuminated here by the community’s water tower and nearby grain elevators. This segment of the trail follows a former railroad right-of-way once used by the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway, which connected local industries to the region’s freight network. The corridor’s transformation into one of the country’s first bicycle “freeways” in the 1990s marked a major milestone in urban redevelopment and sustainable transportation planning. Once lined with lumberyards, steel fabricators, and mills, the area surrounding the trail reflects the industrial origins of St. Louis Park—a community that grew rapidly in the early 20th century due to its proximity to both Minneapolis and key rail junctions. The trail today bridges that history, offering cyclists and commuters a route through a landscape where freight trains, utility towers, and legacy industry remain active reminders of the city’s manufacturing past.

April 2019 — The Minneapolis skyline glows against a deep twilight sky, its mix of modern glass towers and classic architecture illuminated from within. Iconic buildings such as the IDS Center and Wells Fargo Center define the city’s vertical rhythm, while the rail and industrial foreground recall the infrastructure that shaped its early economy. Captured during blue hour, the scene reflects the enduring balance between industry and innovation that characterizes Minneapolis.

May 2019 — A detour sign for the Southwest Light Rail Transit (SWLRT) project stands beside a bike trail in Minneapolis, showing the rerouted path for cyclists and pedestrians during construction of the Green Line Extension. The detailed map outlines temporary closures through the Kenilworth Corridor and Cedar Lake areas, where new light rail tracks are being installed to connect downtown Minneapolis with the southwestern suburbs. The project, one of the largest public works efforts in Minnesota history, has significantly altered popular urban trails like the Midtown Greenway and Cedar Lake Trail since construction began in the late 2010s.

June 2019 — A tracked John Deere feller buncher with a yellow cutting head sits idle beside the Cedar Lake Trail in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, during early site preparation for the Southwest Light Rail Transit (LRT) extension. The machine’s “KEEP BACK 300 FT / 90 M” arm warning and the trail’s closed fencing mark the transition from a popular cycling route to an active construction corridor. In the distance, the bridge approach and industrial structures hint at the scale of redevelopment that reshaped the rail and trail landscape through Minneapolis’s western suburbs.

July 2019 — Mural by Cori Nakamura Lin, and Tori Hong on the Midtown Greenway in South Minneapolis.

July 2019 — Renter Power! Seen on the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis, MN

September 2019 — Traffic and illuminated billboards fill Times Square in Manhattan at night, with streams of cars and taxis moving through the crowded intersection. Bright advertisements, theater signs, and neon lights dominate the scene as pedestrians navigate the sidewalks and bike lanes around one of New York City’s busiest landmarks.

December 2019 — Entergy Corp’s natural gas-fired unit at the Ninemile power plant in Westwego. The 560-megawatt unit (known as Ninemile 6) went online in December of 2014 after a construction cost of $655 million.

May 2020 — The Samatar Crossing shared use path near downtown Minneapolis. The path leads from Cedar Riverside to near US Bank Stadium.

August 2020 — George Floyd graffiti on the Midtown Greenway seen on August 22, 2020.

September 2020 — "Fuck The System" written on a bike trail near downtown Minneapolis.

September 2020 — Ruth Bader Ginsburg graffiti on the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis.

February 2021 — "Fuck Walz + Frey" "No Line 3" written under a bridge on the Midtown Greenway.

June 2021 — RIP Winston Smith on the Midtown Greenway. Winston Smith was killed by law enforcement on June 3rd, 2021 in Minneapolis.

July 2021 — Smoke in Minneapolis from the Canadian wildfires makes the view of downtown hazy. Seen from Minneapolis North Loop.

July 2021 — Bikers biking down the Midtown Greenway while wildfire smoke from Canada blankets Minneapolis.

August 2021 — "Fuck Proud Boys" and "ACAB" written under a bridge in South Minneapolis.

September 2021 — Sunset on the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis.

September 2021 — A sign leading to the Midtown Greenway in South Minneapolis.

October 2021 — The Midtown Greenway trail in South Minneapolis. Large Winston Smith tag on the right. Smith was killed a block away by federal law enforcement in June 2021.

January 2022 — Steam from buildings on a night that reached double digit low temperatures.

April 2022 — A rainy night on the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis in April 2022.

May 2022 — The Midtown Greenway at 10th Avenue in Minneapolis.

May 2022 — Weak Mayor, Stop Line 3, Detention Centers are for burning stickers on a stop sign in Minneapolis.

May 2022 — A small protest sticker reading “Revolution is not a one-time event” has been placed on a “Yield to Peds” sign along a Minneapolis bike and pedestrian bridge. The bold, woodcut-style illustration echoes the city’s activist visual culture, where handmade graphics, mutual-aid posters, and political stickers have become common markers in public space since 2020. The sign stands near a long, elevated path, with downtown’s skyline softly out of focus in the distance—an everyday setting layered with the quiet reminders of ongoing organizing and civic expression. Seen along many commuter routes, stickers like this often circulate through local art networks and community print studios, becoming part of a broader landscape of grassroots messaging that blends into the city’s infrastructure: crosswalk poles, trail markers, bridge signs, and bike lanes. The placement here reflects how Minneapolis’s trail system frequently doubles as a corridor not only for transportation but also for political communication and neighborhood identity.

May 2022 — Graffiti found on the Martin Olav Sabo bridge that reads: “I miss you. Always -N- Never.

May 2022 — The Cedar Lake Trail in Minneapolis.

May 2022 — Minneapolis as seen from the Cedar Lake Trail.

June 2022 — The towers at Cedar Riverside Plaza in South Minneapolis.

November 2022 — The Midtown Greenway during a late November rain. The bike trail runs through South Minneapolis.

February 2023 — "Weak Mayor" sticker on a sign on the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis on February 19, 2023.

March 2023 — A train mural by Reggie LeFlore on the Midtown Greenway in South Minneapolis.

March 2023 — Midtown Greenway and 11th Ave in Minneapolis on March 19, 2023.

April 2023 — Graffiti reading "Winston Smith was assassinated by the MPD on the Cedar Lake Trail in April 2023.

May 2023 — A bend in the Midtown Greenway trail in South Minneapolis.

May 2023 — Biker and jogger on the Midtown Greenway in South Minneapolis as Canadian wildfire smoke hits the city.

June 2023 — A full moon as seen from the Cedar Lake Trail on June 3, 2023.

August 2023 — Bryn Mawr Station construction in Minneapolis. The station is part of the new Southwest Green Line light rail extension from Minneapolis to the western suburbs.

February 2024 — Graffiti on the Midtown Greenway in South Minneapolis that reads "Repair Pot Holes, Quit Buffing Graffiti".

March 2024 — This has to be one of the best sunsets i've seen in quite some time. Taken from above the Midtown Greenway on a warm spring evening.

April 2024 — Venture Bike Shop on the Midtown Greenway. The bike shop replaces a previous bike shop that closed a couple years ago.

June 2024 — A jogger on the Midtown Greenway after rain moves through the area. The Greenway runs through South Minneapolis.

July 2024 — President Joe Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law sign on the Midtown Greenway in Uptown Minneapolis.

August 2024 — Bikers head down the Midtown Greenway in Uptown Minneapolis during a Joyful Riders Club ride.

September 2024 — Midtown Exchange and the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis. Built in the 1920s, it's almost identical to The Landmark Center in Boston. Originally built for Sears, it's said to be the second largest building in Minnesota when it comes to leasable space, after the Mall of America.

September 2024 — Bikers on the Midtown Greenway in September 2024

September 2024 — The Midtown Greenway runs beneath a series of bridges in south Minneapolis, shown here during evening hours with red tail lights from passing cyclists marking the trail’s path. Originally a railroad corridor built in the early 20th century, the Greenway was converted into a protected urban bike and pedestrian route in the early 2000s. Flanked by apartments, offices, and green spaces, it serves as a major east–west transportation corridor connecting Uptown to the Mississippi River while supporting Minneapolis’s commitment to sustainable transit.

September 2024 — Metro Transit's Southwest LRT tunnel being constructed, as seen from the Midtown Greenway.