January 20, 2011
by julie
Comments Off on Ski-U-Mah: U of M Plans Bike Center
The University of Minnesota is embracing the concept of reuse-recycle to encourage students to use bicycles to access campus by repurposing an old bus center in the Oak Street Ramp to become a bicycle center. This project, like many others … Continue reading
December 16, 2010
by julie
Comments Off on MNDOT Requests Input for New State Bicycle Map
The Minnesota Department of Transportation publishes state-wide bicycle maps. The last editions (MN East and MN West) were published in approximately 2001. Because these maps classify state highways and major roads by volume and bike-friendliness (shoulder width, pavement, etc.), you … Continue reading
November 3, 2010
by julie
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It’s a sad morning for cyclists all over the United States this morning as a result of the voters’ choice in Minnesota’s 8th Congressional district (MN-8), which covers much of northern Minnesota and the Iron Range. Long-time Congressman Jim Oberstar … Continue reading
August 4, 2010
by julie
Comments Off on CO Candidate: Bike Programs Part of UN One-World Conspiracy
Here’s a point of opposition that I’ve never seen before: A Republican candidate for governor in Colorado claims that bike-boosting policies advocated by Denver’s mayor are “converting Denver into a United Nations community.” This isn’t from some Interweb humor site … Continue reading
July 24, 2010
by julie
Comments Off on Saint Paul Bicycle Coalition Forming
In the ongoing movement for municipalities and cities to have their own advocacy groups to extend and support the work of state-wide organizations like the Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota, a new bicycle coalition is forming in St. Paul. Locally-oriented groups … Continue reading