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Minnesota Bike Summit Scheduled for March 5

The second Minnesota Bike Summit has been scheduled for Monday, March 5, in Saint Paul. This event, hosted by BikeMN, brings together people from across the state to talk bicycling amongst themselves, then with state officials and elected representatives.

New this year will be scheduled meetings with representatives, with scheduling facilitated by BikeMN — probably in response [...]

February 3rd, 2012 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle alliance of minnesota, bicyclists, bike events, education, encouragement, evaluation, legislation, minnesota, politics, share the road, st. paul, transportation options, urban planning | Leave a comment

St. Paul Named a Bicycle Friendly Community

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 [...]

September 14th, 2011 | Category: bicycle commuting, bicycle recreation, bicycle routes, bicyclists, bike events, bike trails, encouragement, evaluation, gateway state trail, league of american bicyclists, minnesota, roadway design, roadway use, share the road, st. paul, transportation options, urban planning, wisconsin | Comments are closed

Annual Bike Count Seeks Volunteers

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 [...]

August 30th, 2011 | Category: bicycle commuting, bicycle routes, bicyclists, bike events, Bike Walk Twin Cities, evaluation, federal funds, minneapolis, minnesota, non-motorized transportation pilot program, roadway use, statistics | Comments are closed

Your Butt & The Multi-Day Bike Tour: A User’s Guide

Mid-June is here, and in the midwest that is the prime season for multi-day bicycling events. These events can range from 2 days (like the already-complete MS150) to a week or more (events like Bike Across Minnesota, TRAM, CANDISC, RAGBRAI, etc.).

And if you’re doing an event such as these or similar, your butt wants to talk [...]

June 21st, 2011 | Category: bicycle clothes, bicycle gear, bicycle recreation, bicyclists, bike events, bike tours, common sense, fun, health | One comment - (Comments are closed)

Nature Valley Grand Prix Starts June 15

Tomorrow, the first two stages of the 2011 Nature Valley Bicycle Festival will hit St. Paul, and wander around the area (including Wisconsin) through Sunday. This is a fun pro event, offering a variety of disciplines and opportunities to watch race action. The criterium stages are especially good events to attend with children, as unlike a [...]

June 14th, 2011 | Category: bicycle event calendar, bicycle racing, bicycle recreation, bicycle routes, bicyclists, bike events, fun, midtown greenway, minnesota, st. paul, wisconsin | Comments are closed

RiverLake Greenway Grand Opening Gala

As previously mentioned this week, Minneapolis’ new RiverLake Greenway will be having a grand opening celebration this Saturday. The events planned look to be lots of fun, and provide a good chance to bring out the kids and have some family cycling fun. I will be hosting the children’s bike rodeo at Calvary Lutheran as a [...]

June 10th, 2011 | Category: bicycle alliance of minnesota, bicycle event calendar, bicycle routes, bicycle safety, bicyclists, bike events, Bike Walk Twin Cities, education, encouragement, engineering, federal funds, minneapolis, minnesota, pedestrian access, roadway design, share the road, traffic calming, transportation options, urban planning | Comments are closed
 
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