Ride Boldly!

Bikes, bicycling, and road safety.

January 8, 2010
by julie
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Winter Advocacy: Highway 96 Resurfacing in White Bear Lake

MNDOT plans to resurface Hwy 96 from Hwy 61 in White Bear Lake to Hwy 95 in Stillwater in 2010. The project starts in June and the design plans will be finalized the end of January. The Bike/Walk Committee in … Continue reading

December 14, 2009
by julie
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Anoka County in Running for Trail Grants

The Met Council is looking at funding several trail projects in Anoka County – one to build a ‘missing link’ in the Rum River Trail corridor, and a second to build two canal-crossing bridges, from Anoka’s Mississippi Community Park nearly … Continue reading

May 11, 2009
by julie
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Lazy Media, More Haters, Etc.

I’ve concluded that when hard-up for a story or just in a lazy mood, many media outlets resort to poking sticks at the anthill that is bicyclists using roads. Bike to Work Week is apparently a red cape to that … Continue reading

February 23, 2009
by julie
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Oh, Edina

Edina is back to squawking about potential improvements for bicycles, this time on W. 70th. Some readers may realize I’ve piled onto Edina at least twice previously – in one case, for focusing on bike lanes as magical, and in … Continue reading

October 3, 2008
by julie
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Ghost Bike Ride – October 4, 2008

Ghost Bike Minneapolis is holding a memorial ride to honor recently fallen cyclists. Ghost Bike Memorial Ride to Honor Fallen Bicyclists Minneapolis / St.Paul-October 2008 – This Saturday, the bicycle community will come together to honor the memory of cyclists … Continue reading