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Good Question on WCCO – What Are Minnesota’s Bike Laws?

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 [...]

June 9th, 2011 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle alliance of minnesota, bicycle commuting, bicycle laws, bicycle safety, bicyclists, bike education, bike to work week, cycling in the media, cycling on TV, education, league of american bicyclists, minneapolis, minnesota, roadway use, share the road | 8 comments - (Comments are closed)

Bike to Work Day Safety Tips

Thursday is Bike to Work Day in Minneapolis, and whether it’s your first time bike commuting or you’re a regular, here are some tips to make your commute safer:

Try to pick streets with reasonable speed limits of 20-35 mph when possible, with a wide lane or dedicated bicycle infrastructure like a bike lane. On faster roads, [...]

June 8th, 2011 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle alliance of minnesota, bicycle commuting, bicycle event calendar, bicycle laws, bicycle routes, bicycle safety, bicyclists, bike education, bike lanes, bike to work week, education, encouragement, league of american bicyclists, legislation, minneapolis, minnesota, roadway use, share the road, st. paul, suburbs, transportation options, urban planning | Comments are closed

WCCO To Cover Bicycle Safety

Tonight’s Good Question with Jason Derusha on WCCO News at 10 will be on the subject of bicycle safety, specifically the laws for bicycle-car interaction.

I will be a part of the segment, talking about bike laws and bicycle safety. Given my feelings about media coverage of bicycles, this is a moment in which I’m trying to [...]

June 8th, 2011 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle commuting, bicycle safety, bicyclists, bike to work week, cycling in the media, cycling on TV, encouragement, legislation, minneapolis, minnesota, politics, roadway use, share the road, traffic calming, transportation options, vehicular cycling | Comments are closed

Nice Ride MN Announces New Station Locations

To cap off 2011 Bike to Work Week, Nice Ride MN has announced the locations of  40 new bike-share stations to be located in Minneapolis and St. Paul.

A printable map of station locations is available online, along with an interactive online map that offers real-time information about station status, and, when open, bike availability.

Key new stations [...]

May 20th, 2011 | Category: bicycle commuting, bicycle recreation, bicycle routes, bicyclists, bike rides, bike sharing, bike to work week, encouragement, minneapolis, minnesota, share the road, st. paul, transportation options | Comments are closed

May 11-15 is National Bike to Work Week

Well, really, all of May is National Bike Month. May 11-15 is National Bike to Work week.

Your area may have events planned. Minneapolis-St. Paul are events are listed at http://www.bikewalkweek.org/.

However, if you’re thinking about using the week as an attempt to try biking to work yourself, start planning now.

Some questions to consider:

What route might be [...]

April 30th, 2009 | Category: bicycle commuting, bicycle routes, bicyclists, bike events, bike to work week, common sense, encouragement, minneapolis, minnesota, share the road, st. paul | Comments are closed

Bike 2 Benefits

In honor of Ride to Work Week, which I am missing by not being at work and thus not riding there, I present up the new Metro Transit Bike 2 Benefits program. Commit to biking to work or transit once a week for 8 weeks before year-end, and they’ll give you a nice bike map, a [...]

May 15th, 2008 | Category: bicycle commuting, bicycle gear, bicycle maps, bicycle routes, bicyclists, bike events, bike to work week, encouragement, minnesota, share the road, vehicular cycling | Comments are closed
 
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