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Bikes, bicycling, and road safety.

June 4, 2012
by julie
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Stuff People Say When You Pull A Bike Trailer

The last two weekends have been big bikey weekends for the family. Over Memorial Day weekend, we launched from our home base and explored the Coon Rapids Dam and Rush Creek Trail corridor leading to Elm Creek Park. This last … Continue reading

April 12, 2012
by julie
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Minneapolis Family Bike Rodeo Alert!

In today’s moment of blatant self-interest, I direct your attention to this weekend’s Artcrank grand opening. As part of the festivities, the bike-friendly folk at Clockwork Active Media Systems are hosting a pre-party for families and kids. Part of the … Continue reading

March 22, 2012
by julie
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Bicycle Day in Congress: March 22, 2012

Today, at the National Bike Summit in Washington DC, bicycle advocates and educators present will be calling on members of Congress to urge them to adopt fair, non-partisan transportation bills and to preserve biking/walking as supported infrastructure options on the … Continue reading

March 20, 2012
by julie
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New at Streets.MN: Building Better Advocacy Events

I’ve got a new ravingpost up at streets.mn today: 4 Ways to Build a Better Advocacy Event It represents a few thoughts from me based on my history as an event planner, a communications strategist, and an attendee at many … Continue reading

March 17, 2012
by julie
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Minnesota Bike Summit: Late Coverage

I realize I haven’t said much about the Bike Summit here at Ride Boldly! Which, let’s get down to it: It’s been bloody nice. I’ve been working something that semi-resembles a normal job during human hours. One that requires the … Continue reading