Ride Boldly!

Speakers:

Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)
Governor Jack Markell (D-DE)
Peter Rogoff, Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration
Peter Birch and Shannon Guyman, Google

League of American Bicyclists Director Andy Clarke kicked off the proceedings bright and early at 8 AM, clearly freshly caffeinated and excited by having over 700 bicycle advocates and friends of the cycling movement in the house [...]

In winter, Minnesotans have meetings. Well, they do in summer too, but…
If you want to speak out for or against various plans surrounding cycling in the Twin Cities, a few more opportunities are upcoming:

Public Hearing for Bryant Avenue S Bicycle Boulevard (Minneapolis) – This will be happening on February 9 at Bryant Square Park in [...]

There are a few upcoming events of note to cyclists in Minnesota:

January 21 – Design open house for the Highway 52/Lafayette Bridge replacement project, t the Wellstone Center in St. Paul. More info: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/projects/hwy52-stpaul/
January 25 – Surface Transportation Reauthorization Outreach Meeting with Secretary Ray LaHood and Congressman Jim Oberstar in Minneapolis. More info: http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bikeadvocacy/minneapolis_mn_invite_01%2012%2010.pdf
February 25 [...]

MNDOT plans to resurface Hwy 96 from Hwy 61 in White Bear Lake to Hwy 95 in Stillwater in 2010. The project starts in June and the design plans will be finalized the end of January. The Bike/Walk Committee in White Bear Lake has been working with other agencies to influence MNDOT’s design. [...]

The Met Council is looking at funding several trail projects in Anoka County – one to build a ‘missing link’ in the Rum River Trail corridor, and a second to build two canal-crossing bridges, from Anoka’s Mississippi Community Park nearly 2 miles up the river to the undeveloped Mississippi West Regional Park in Ramsey.
Meanwhile, Senators [...]

This month’s Scientific American has a very interesting article on how to boost urban bicycling. Their conclusion? Figure out what will get more women on bicycles!
The articles references comparisons between male/female bicycle trip ratios in the US (2:1) and in Germany and the Netherlands (close to 1:1). Referencing prior studies on gender roles, the article [...]