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Let's talk bike accessories! Over his years of bike commuting, Ian has found a few items that he keeps with him at all times. Here are his recommendations!
00:00 | Intro 00:26 | Current news 02:07 | Ortlieb panniers 17:05 | Pizza Rack Carrying yard waste on the Pizza Rack DIY splash guard 28:11 | Abus Bordo folding lock 34:08 | PDW Ninja Pump Ian's full bike toolkit 39:46 | Rokform phone mount 51:56 | Lights Outro Attributions Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, and our interstitial song is Puck's Blues. Both tracks used by permission of their creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band The Urban Hillbilly Quartet on their website.
This episode was hosted, edited, and transcribed by Ian R Buck, with a news segment by Tim Marino. We’re always looking to feature new voices on the show, so if you have ideas for future episodes, drop us a line at podcast@streets.mn.
Transcript Find the transcript on our website.

According to Minnesota Public Radio, it's hot girl sinkhole spring. In other words, we have a ridiculous number of potholes right now in the Twin Cities, and since we can't do anything other than wait for the hardworking folks of road repair to fix them, we made a game about the whole situation. Andy and Beth Korth join for this special Nice Games Jam!

Attributions
This episode comes to us courtesy of Nice Games Club, a Minneapolis-based podcast about game development. Find more of their episodes on their website.

Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, used by permission of its creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band The Urban Hillbilly Quartet on their website.

Game notes
Prompt
Ellen gave us a prompt: "Create a game about patching potholes that Gabe would have fun playing"

Game type
Tabletop game

Materials
Marbles
Play-Doh or alternative squishyness
A very complicated custom game board
Road tiles of various sizes and configurations

Setup
Set up the custom game board Distribute marbles to all players Distribute Play-Doh to all players Distribute road / terrain tiles to all players Determine who will be the first player per the rules below
Rules
In a nutshell, the game challenges players to roll marbles down a hill. The hill is made of road tiles, but some of the tiles are pitted with potholes. Players can use Playdoh to patch potholes in the road so the marbles will make it to the finish.

The board is a grid laid over a raised pyramid where players put down terrain. Everything starts in the center (city hall); that’s where you put the marbles so they roll down the hill. Each quadrant is a side of the pyramid, there’s some method of tiling for the player to put pieces down to determine how the marbles will travel in that area.

Turn order
Play starts with the player who most recently hit a pothole with their car or their bike. In case of a tie (as might happen if multiple players were in a car together), the younger player goes first. Play then proceeds clockwise.
Players can take 3 actions on their turn. You can do the same action more than once. The actions are:

Rotate the board Place or swap a tile Patch a pothole Drop a marble
Tiles
Each tile is worth 1, 2 or 3 victory points when marbles pass through. The rougher the tile, the more victory points it's worth. Players also get a bit of Play-Doh to fill up potholes in the terrain. Players have 5 tiles in their hand at any given time; as an action, they can play one, then draw back up to 5 tiles.
Rotating the board
Rotating the board happens towards the left (counterclockwise), the opposite of play order, which goes to the right (clockwise). Each rotation turns the board 90 degrees.
Scoring & dropping marbles
If a marble reaches the bottom of the hill in front of you, you get the victory points that it acquired from each tile it moved through on its journey from the top of the hill to the bottom. You ONLY get the victory points if the marble reaches the bottom of the hill. If you drop a marble as an action, and the marble gets stuck on the way, you don't get any points from the tiles it passed through.
Winning the game
Play proceeds in 12 rounds. Each player gets one turn per round. Play ends when the turn counter reaches zero (game starts at the start of winter, ends at the start of the next winter) Whoever has acquired the most victory points by the end of the "year" is the winner of Pothole Run
Fun stuff to think about for the future
We have to create an extractor to get the playdoh out. Cooperative play mode? Roles for each player? Someone who’s better at filling potholes, someone who can put more marbles down, etc. Maybe two teams?
Links
GLOM preorder through Miniature Market GLOM preorder through GameNerdz ✨ hot girl sinkhole spring ✨ - Minnesota Public Radio Uptown washout leaves 8-foot-deep sinkhole i

Both Minneapolis and Saint Paul are conducting rezoning studies. One is focusing on missing middle housing, the other allowing business uses in more places. Let's learn more from advocates in each city!
Episode summary 00:00:00 | Intro 00:00:58 | Luke Hanson, Sustain Saint Paul 00:26:39 | Zach Wajda, Neighbors for More Neighbors 01:05:06 | Outro Resources Sustain Saint Paul Neighbors for More Neighbors Minneapolis Land Use Rezoning Study Minneapolis allowed uses chart Attributions
Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, and our interstitial song is Puck's Blues. Both tracks used by permission of their creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band The Urban Hillbilly Quartet on their website.

This episode was hosted by Ian R Buck, and edited by Ian and Tim Marino. We’re always looking to feature new voices on the show, so if you have ideas for future episodes, drop us a line at podcast@streets.mn.
Transcript See the transcript on our website.

At the Streets.mn Contributors' Workshop in February, managing editor Amy Gage hosted a panel titled Show and Tell, featuring several contributors ranging from newcomers to veterans. That discussion was recorded, and we are pleased to present it now on the Streets.mn Podcast feed!

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Amy Gage Pat Thompson Dan Gjelten Lisa Nelson Ed Steinhauer Ian R Buck
Attributions
Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, and our interstitial song is Puck's Blues. Both tracks used by permission of their creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band The Urban Hillbilly Quartet on their website.

This episode was hosted by Amy Gage, edited and transcribed by Ian R Buck. We’re always looking to feature new voices on the show, so if you have ideas for future episodes, drop us a line at podcast@streets.mn.

Transcript
See the transcript on the Streets.mn website.

What if I told you that there is a long-distance bicycling sport that encourages participants to stay together and socialize during rides? It's true!
Episode summary 00:00 | Intro 04:55 | What is randonneuring? 26:20 | Kate Ankofski 42:13 | Justin Tan 57:28 | Outro Pictures


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Minnesota Randonneurs Website Register for April 8 Spring Conference RUSA Permanents Finder Email Minnesota Randonneurs "Type II Fun"
Attributions
Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, and our interstitial song is Puck's Blues. Both tracks used by permission of their creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band The Urban Hillbilly Quartet on their website.

This episode was hosted by Ian R Buck, and edited by Ian and Tim Marino. We’re always looking to feature new voices on the show, so if you have ideas for future episodes, drop us a line at podcast@streets.mn.
Transcript See the transcript on our website.

A newly signed state law sets Minnesota on course to use 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2040. In this episode, Minnesota House Majority Leader Jamie Long describes the decisive legislating that took an ambitious climate bill from introduction to the governor’s desk in the space of one month.
Attributions This episode comes from the Volts Podcast with permission of David Roberts. Check out his show for more national coverage on moving our energy systems away from fossil fuels!
Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, and our interstitial song is Puck's Blues. Both tracks used by permission of their creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band The Urban Hillbilly Quartet on their website.
This episode was transcribed by Ian R Buck. We’re always looking to feature new voices on the show, so if you have ideas for future episodes, drop us a line at podcast@streets.mn.
Transcript Read a transcript of the episode on our website.