July 15, 2008
by julie
Comments Off on Mythbusting by the Minneapolis Police
In a move that may surprise some, the Minneapolis police department put out a press release concerning bicycle myths. Naturally, I can’t find it (or any recent public relations) on the City website, but the Star-Tribune‘s Roadguy reprints it en … Continue reading
May 21, 2008
by julie
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CNN is presently carrying a Mental Floss article on the role of the bicycle in promoting mobility for women – both physical and social.
May 9, 2008
by julie
Comments Off on Free Bicycles for Republicans!
No, I’m not being catty. MPR reports that during the GOP Convention, 1,000 bicycles will be available for check-out from racks around both Minneapolis and St. Paul. There are all sorts of interesting things to think about this. How does … Continue reading
May 3, 2008
by julie
Comments Off on Minneapolis Council Member Responds: Cyclists Breaking Laws
Minneapolis Council Member Cam Gordon has posted some great info on his blog about the KSTP ‘investigative report!!!!1!!!!!‘ of several days ago. Included are bike-car crash data for the city of Minneapolis, which shows that the anecdotal percentage blame suggested … Continue reading
May 2, 2008
by julie
Comments Off on Let’s Talk About Tax Base
Shamelessly stolen from Bicycle Retailer, a good source for this kind of thing: This chart proves a few things I’ve been saying all along, one of which is that it’s fair to assume many cyclists are regular contributors into the … Continue reading