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This Wednesday, December 13, 2011, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will consider an amendment offered by Alaska Senator Mark Begichto provide safe and adequate accommodations for all users in all federally-funded street projects. The Amendment is S. 1950, “safety for motorized and nonmotorized users.”
You may recognize this language as a phrasing much like [...]
Enough about Minneapolis. Let’s talk about Saint Paul, baby.
At Interbike in Las Vegas, Saint Paul, Minnesota, was named to the League of American Bicyclists’ Bicycle Friendly Community list for the first time. They check in with a Bronze designation, which is an excellent first-time recognition for the city.
As a sometime Saint Paul resident, I will testify [...]
Every fall Bike Walk Twin Cities and Transit for Livable Communities conducts a bicycle/pedestrian count. These counts are a major contributing factor in coming up with modeshare data. It’s also a core reporting element for the Non-Motorized Transportation Pilot Program.
This fall, the bike count will take place at 42 locations on September 13 and 14 from [...]
I’ve written previously about the issues involved in putting more women on bikes. There are many theories and studies indicating why women typically represent a fraction of the cycling population, but most of the findings make sense — from a higher risk aversion among women to greater responsibility for things like shopping and childcare. In general, [...]
I attended the RiverLake Greenway grand opening last Saturday, helping with an activity site and checking out the new route.
First: What is a Bicycle Boulevard?
Wikipedia offers a good working definition of bicycle boulevard:
A bicycle boulevard is a low speed street which has been optimized for bicycle traffic. Bicycle boulevards discourage cut-through motor vehicle traffic, but typically allow local [...]
Last night’s Good Question on WCCO was about bicycle law. I and a member of the Minneapolis Bicycle Ambassadors spoke to WCCO on the topic.
The coverage is pretty reasonable (although they did spell my name wrong online, ooga booga). It hit two of the things I emphasized, although some of the quote was me, some from [...]
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