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Bikes, bicycling, and road safety.

January 27, 2011
by julie
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Richfield Seeks Cyclist Input

The City of Richfield has been hard at work on a Bicycle Master Plan for the community, and are now seeking public input at an upcoming meeting. The meeting, on February 9, will be from 6:30-7:30 PM at the Richfield … Continue reading

January 8, 2011
by julie
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Employment Impact of Bike/Ped Infrastructure Investment

A study recently published by the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst asserts that building bike lanes, bicycle boulevards, and pedestrian access create more job per million dollars spent than road repairs and road resurfacing. The … Continue reading

October 27, 2010
by julie
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Bike Lanes As Cyclist Hazards

Yesterday, a cyclist was killed while in the bike lane at 1st Avenue North and 5th Street in Minneapolis. While details remain sparse, the cyclist was in a bike lane painted to the right of the road, and was struck … Continue reading

August 24, 2010
by julie
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St. Paul Flashback: 1998 Bicycle Routes Map

Yesterday, I posted the Chain Gang 1998 map of Minneapolis bicycle routes. The other side of this fold-up map features the equivalent for the Saint Paul side of the river. My scan accidentally cut off a wee bit of the … Continue reading