Minneapolis, MN
After losing sponsor, advocates fear Minneapolis’ Nice Ride could shut down
The lack of a significant sponsor for Minneapolis’ bike share program Good Journey has led to a name for town to step in with stopgap funding till another could be discovered.
It has been confirmed that after greater than a decade, the contract with essential sponsor Blue Cross Blue Defend will finish in August 2023.
Lyft, which has operated Good Journey since 2018 in Minneapolis, confirmed to the Minneapolis-St. Paul Enterprise Journal that it’s exploring “each avenue” to make sure this system’s sustainable funding.
However Transfer Minnesota, a Twin Cities-based sustainable transportation advocacy group, has expressed considerations that the lack of BCBS sponsorship may depart this system $3 million in the entire.
In an announcement issued Wednesday, the group claims that Good Journey has a $1 million sponsorship credit score for 2023, however {that a} additional $2 million is required “to be ready to open subsequent yr.”
That is why Transfer Minnesota is looking on Minneapolis Metropolis Council to supply $2 million in stopgap funding to make sure Good Journey can proceed to function till a brand new sponsor could be discovered.
This system served 73,000 riders in 2021, who between them went on greater than 500,000 rides, with many utilizing the bikes to journey to eating places and leisure venues, or to run errands.
Transfer Minnesota additionally highlights the significance of this system to the two,600 low-income residents who usually use the service. These on SNAP or different federal advantages can use the bikes for simply $5-a-month, or e-bikes for five cents a minute.
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Minneapolis, MN
Meet the Minneapolis sound designers crafting noise for movies, television and theater
Thursday at 9 a.m., MPR News host Angela Davis takes a peek behind the scenes of our favorite movies, television shows and live theater productions.
Sound design immerses us in a story. It can make us feel things.
Who could forget the whir of the light sabers in the “Star Wars” movies?
Or the swish and swirl of the water in “Finding Nemo” that made you feel like you were in the ocean with Nemo, Dory and Marlin?
When breaking news happens, MPR News provides the context you need. Help us meet the significant demands of these newsgathering efforts.
Her guests are the creative masterminds behind sounds in movies and live productions. Some of which you might even recognize.
They’re both based here in the Twin Cities.
And we want to hear from you, too.
What questions do you have about sound in movies, television and theater? Or maybe you’re a sound designer in the industry. What do you love about it? What’s challenging?
Call 651-227-6000 or 800-242-2828 during the 9 a.m. hour.
Guests:
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Tom Hambleton is a composer, sound designer and re-recording artist. He opened his studio, Undertone Music, in 1994 and then moved to Minneapolis’s North Loop neighborhood in 1998. He’s worked on hundreds of productions including the 2013 movie Captain Phillips, the PBS TV series Nova, the 2023 animated short The Brave Locomotive, and countless corporate and museum projects. He is an active member of the Cinema Audio Society.
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Katharine Horowitz is a theatrical sound designer, composer and teaching artist based in Minneapolis. She has designed shows for the Guthrie Theater, Children’s Theatre Company, The Jungle Theater, Theater Mu, History Theatre, Creede Repertory Theatre and Mixed Blood Theatre and many others. She is a 2017 McKnight Theatre Artist Fellow.
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