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Shouts out to @reubencollins on ze Twitter for tweeting this article about people looking to have the resurfacing project on Snelling Avenue in St. Paul include bike lanes. This is a reasonably good article, with some gaps. The main gap is really surrounding the concept of Complete Streets, and I’m not strictly certain that’s on the author [...] January 7th, 2012 | Category: bicycle commuting, bicycle facilities, bicycle routes, bicycle safety, bicyclists, bike lanes, complete streets, crosswalks, cycling in the media, enforcement, engineering, evaluation, jerks, minnesota, pedestrian access, public meetings, road construction, roadway design, roadway use, share the road, st. paul, traffic accidents, traffic calming, transportation options, urban planning | 3 comments - (Comments are closed)
So, there have been quite a few comments on my contrarian post from a few days back. it’s motivating me to clarify a few things relative to my curmudgeonliness. I don’t oppose the bike/ped coordinator. I think timing makes it a challenge, because the firefighters have some awesome soundbites, and people love firefighters. And it’s pretty indisputable [...] September 2nd, 2011 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle facilities, bicycle safety, bicyclists, complete streets, encouragement, enforcement, engineering, evaluation, legislation, minneapolis, minnesota, pedestrian access, politics, public meetings, road construction, roadway design, roadway use, share the road, traffic calming, transportation options, urban planning | Comments are closed
…now, imagine RT Rybak doing this in to a car in a bike lane. As someone I know points out, one of the best parts of this video is where the guy sweeps up the glass afterwards. [...] via http://www.tcstreetsforpeople.org Our pals at Twin Cities Streets for People recently highlighted the not-a-crosswalk-crosswalks now in existence along the Cedar Lake Trail. I’ve ranted some about this in the past. Minnesota state law is pretty clear about how crosswalks work. The key pieces of law that define crosswalks, as well as regulate behavior of road users and [...] June 15th, 2011 | Category: bicycle laws, bicycle routes, bicycle safety, bike trails, cedar lake trail, crosswalks, enforcement, legislation, minnesota, pedestrian access, roadway use, suburbs, transportation options, urban planning | 7 comments - (Comments are closed)
The League of American Bicyclists have released their Bicycle-Friendly State rankings. Minnesota has been ranked #4 nationally for cyclists. The League also releases a breakdown of where each state ranks in key categories used to evaluate and rank the states. Minnesota’s ranking overall is a B, with breakout categories ranked as follows: Legislation: B May 23rd, 2011 | Category: bicycle alliance of minnesota, bicycle facilities, bicycle laws, bicycle routes, bicycle safety, bicyclists, bike education, education, encouragement, enforcement, engineering, evaluation, league of american bicyclists, legislation, minnesota, roadway design, roadway use, statistics, survey, transportation options, urban planning | Comments are closed
I previously posted about the Minnesota GO project and the scheduled public meetings to help drive their vision statement and policy agenda. Two additional listening workshops have been added to the schedule: One will take place June 2, online, as a virtual workshop for stakeholders who may be unable to reach other workshop locations (or be busy [...] May 20th, 2011 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle routes, bicycle safety, bike lanes, encouragement, enforcement, engineering, evaluation, legislation, minnesota, pedestrian access, public meetings, road construction, roadway design, roadway use, share the road, transportation options, urban planning | Comments are closed
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