MPR reported this morning that Minneapolis is taking some federal funding and redesigning some residential streets to provide better travel opportunities for bicyclists and pedestrians.
These bike/walk streets will use traffic calming techniques to discourage vehicular through traffic, and reduce the number of cross-street stop signs to make using them more efficient for cyclists.
Transit for Livable Communities has a lot of information on this program, and many opportunities for Twin Cities residents to offer opinions and ideas.
Julie Kosbab is an online marketing consultant and active transportation advocate living in Anoka County, Minnesota. She was one of Minnesota's only League of American Bicyclists Certified Instructors when certified in 2005. She is a past member of the National Bicycle Tour Directors Association. She has 2 children and 4 bicycles. Find her on Twitter as @betweenstations.
