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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 | 3 comments - (Comments are closed)

Advocates, Advocate. Harder.

I’ve been on a wee bit of a spree lately about the continual state of Defcon 11 every time there is federal hiccuping about restricting funds for Transportation Enhancements, or cutting Safe Routes to Schools, or classifying bicycles as vegetables instead of vehicles.

Here’s the thing: These are serious issues. We should be concerned about them. But [...]

January 28th, 2012 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle commuting, bicycle safety, bicyclists, biking with kids, children on bikes, education, encouragement, environmentalism, evaluation, federal funds, legislation, minneapolis, pedestrian access, politics, roadway design, roadway use, safe routes to schools, share the road, transportation options, urban planning | One comment - (Comments are closed)

Minneapolis Community Education Wins Safe Routes to Schools Mini-Grant

Congratulations are in order to Minneapolis Community Education, who were awarded a coveted Safe Routes to Schools mini-grant for spring 2012 from the National Center for Safe Routes to School.

Via the grant, MCE is one of 26 organizations to receive a $1,000 grant for a project designed to encourage students and their families to safely walk and [...]

January 4th, 2012 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle commuting, bicycle maintenance, bicycle safety, bicyclists, bike education, biking with kids, education, encouragement, fun, minneapolis, minnesota, roadway use, safe routes to schools, share the road, transportation options | Comments are closed

Update: Senate Commerce Committee Approves Complete Streets Language

In a follow-up to yesterday’s post seeking supportive contacts to Senate Commerce Committee members considering an amendment concerning Complete Streets to be considered today, the Commerce Committee unanimously approved the language.

Now, of course, it will move on to the full Senate, where it will be subject to the ongoing Legislative Theatre that all transportation discussion has [...]

December 14th, 2011 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle routes, bicyclists, bike lanes, complete streets, encouragement, federal funds, legislation, politics, roadway design, roadway use, share the road, transportation options, urban planning, washington | Comments are closed

Senate Committee to Consider ‘Complete Streets’ Language Wednesday

This Wednesday, December 13, 2011, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will consider an amendment offered by Alaska Senator Mark Begichto provide safe and adequate accommodations for all users in all federally-funded street projects.  The Amendment is S. 1950, “safety for motorized and nonmotorized users.”

You may recognize this language as a phrasing much like [...]

December 13th, 2011 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle commuting, bicycle facilities, bicyclists, bike lanes, complete streets, election, encouragement, engineering, evaluation, federal funds, league of american bicyclists, legislation, minnesota, pedestrian access, politics, road construction, roadway design, roadway use, science, share the road, technology, transportation options, urban planning, washington | Comments are closed

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
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