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Tuesday Transpo Bill Update!

Yeah, up the defcon level and shake your panic maker. Today’s the day the proposed Transpo Bill gets published.

Turns out it may be even worse than previously rumored.

A few points:

Transportation Enhancements become optional.
Safe Routes to Schools gets axed.
Eliminated bike/ped coordinators in state DOTs — while presumably, they could still be funded at the state level,it wouldn’t [...]

January 31st, 2012 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle bridges, bicycle facilities, bicycle routes, bicycle safety, bicyclists, bike lanes, complete streets, election, evaluation, federal funds, league of american bicyclists, legislation, pedestrian access, politics, road construction, roadway design, roadway use, safe routes to schools, share the road, transportation options, urban planning | Leave a comment

Midtown Greenway Detours

The City of Minneapolis has started various bridge projects that will impact the Midtown Greenway for the immediate future and last through approximately mid-summer, weather permitting.

Regular riders of the Greenway have seen the states of disrepair of many of the Greenway underpasses. A mobile operation will blast loose concrete off underpasses between Hennepin Avenue and Cedar, [...]

May 17th, 2011 | Category: bicycle bridges, bicycle commuting, bicycle recreation, bicycle routes, bicycle safety, bicyclists, bike trails, engineering, midtown greenway, minneapolis, minnesota, road construction, roadway design, roadway use, share the road, transportation options, urban planning | Comments are closed

Road Construction Mayhem Ahoy (Better Bike More)

MNDOT has released the list of 2011 major road projects for the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota. All kinds of mayhem will ensue, especially during I94 work between Cretin/Vandalia and Nicollet Avenues.

One project of especial note to bicyclists is the 3-year project to replace the structurally-deficient Lafayette Bridge (US 52) in Saint Paul. The project is [...]

April 9th, 2011 | Category: bicycle bridges, bicycle routes, bicyclists, engineering, federal funds, pedestrian access, road construction, roadway use, science, st. paul, traffic calming, transportation options, urban planning | Comments are closed

Nine Mile Creek Trail: Progress & Stasis

The proposed Nine Mile Creek Trail extension through Edina has stirred up a lot of controversy, including NIMBYism disguised as faux environmental concern. This is normal in Edina, which has an excellent Bicycle Task Force working hard despite many residents who just don’t get it.

The proposed trail would link Edina to the main regional network of [...]

March 21st, 2011 | Category: bicycle bridges, bicycle facilities, bicycle recreation, bicycle routes, bicyclists, bike trails, engineering, environmentalism, federal funds, minnesota, parks, suburbs, transportation options, urban planning | Comments are closed

Study: Portland Bikeway Investments Projected to Save City $800 Million by 2040

I’ve discussed the challenges of using single-site studies as universal truths before (and I’ve seen a few being abused thusly), but there’s a really interesting study out of Portland, Oregon that suggests bikeway investment is a money-saver.

Thomas Gotschi, from the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine at the University of Zurich in Switzerland, published “Costs and [...]

February 9th, 2011 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle bridges, bicycle facilities, bicycle routes, bicyclists, bike lanes, bike trails, complete streets, damn lies, encouragement, engineering, environmentalism, evaluation, federal funds, legislation, non-motorized transportation pilot program, oregon, physiology, roadway design, roadway use, safe routes to schools, science, statistics, transportation options, urban planning | Comments are closed

Engineering Less Hazardous Trail Crossings

Many novice cyclists believe bicycle trails are safer than riding on the road. The core reason for this? Cars. Unfortunately, there are a lot of reasons this is potentially misguided – from the unpredictable behavior of trail users to the sorts of at-grade crossings used on many trails. Local trails, such as the Gateway Trail and [...]

February 2nd, 2011 | Category: bicycle bridges, bicycle facilities, bicycle routes, bicycle safety, bicyclists, bike trails, cedar lake trail, engineering, gateway state trail, midtown greenway, minneapolis, minnesota, pedestrian access, road construction, roadway design, roadway use, share the road, traffic calming | One comment - (Comments are closed)
 
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