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St. Paul Approves Jefferson Avenue Bikeway (Finally)

After another fine round of hand-wringing, the St. Paul City Council approved the Jefferson Avenue bike boulevard.

This has been a victory for… well, let’s be honest here. Absolutely no one. It took four years, hundreds of traffic engineer hours, a whole bunch of city and community council meeting hours, and thousands of advocacy hours both for [...]

April 5th, 2012 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle routes, bicyclists, common sense, complete streets, crosswalks, engineering, evaluation, federal funds, minneapolis, minnesota, pedestrian access, politics, public meetings, roadway use, share the road, st. paul, traffic calming, transportation options, urban planning | One comment - (Comments are closed)

Update on Safe Routes to Schools in Blaine: No Go

On March 15, the Blaine City Council voted 5-2 against a design, bid and build project to build sidewalks on 91st Avenue and Jackson Street near Westwood Middle School in Blaine. The project would have been paid for 100% by a Safe Routes to School grant previously discussed.

The application was the third application made by city [...]

March 31st, 2012 | Category: anoka county, bicycle routes, bicyclists, biking with kids, blaine, children on bikes, crosswalks, evaluation, federal funds, jerks, legislation, minnesota, pedestrian access, politics, public meetings, safe routes to schools, sidewalks, suburbs, traffic calming, transportation options, urban planning | One comment - (Comments are closed)

Bicycle Day in Congress: March 22, 2012

Today, at the National Bike Summit in Washington DC, bicycle advocates and educators present will be calling on members of Congress to urge them to adopt fair, non-partisan transportation bills and to preserve biking/walking as supported infrastructure options on the federal level. BikeMN is leading the Minnesota delegation, and has arranged legislative visits for all of [...]

March 22nd, 2012 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle alliance of minnesota, bicyclists, bike events, encouragement, enforcement, evaluation, federal funds, league of american bicyclists, legislation, minnesota, politics, roadway design, roadway use, share the road, transportation options | Comments are closed

Minnesota Bike Summit: Late Coverage

I realize I haven’t said much about the Bike Summit here at Ride Boldly! Which, let’s get down to it: It’s been bloody nice. I’ve been working something that semi-resembles a normal job during human hours. One that requires the wearing of pants. I’ve been busy, okay?

But. I provided a recap to our friends at BikeMN [...]

March 17th, 2012 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle alliance of minnesota, bicycle laws, bicycle safety, bicyclists, bike events, enforcement, engineering, evaluation, legislation, minnesota, safe routes to schools, share the road, st. paul, suburbs, transportation options, urban planning | Comments are closed

For Sale: Giant OCR1 $350

It is with sadness in my heart (really) that I offer up my Giant OCR1 for sale.

It s a 44cm (S) compact road bike, featuring a TIG-welded Giant Compact ALUXX 6061 T-6 aluminum frame, and a Carbon fiber composite, aero crown front fork. Color is Gloss White/Blue Mirror. Front stem and seatpost provide lots of adjustability.

Bike [...]

March 17th, 2012 | Category: bicycle frames, bicycle gear, bicycle racing, bicyclists, bike tours, fun, meta, minneapolis, minnesota, transportation options | One comment - (Comments are closed)

Public Meetings for MnDOT Bicycle Statewide Planning Study Scheduled

Minnesota’s Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is launching a new statewide planning study intended to inventory existing bicycle facilities throughout the state, including those created by local government groups, and develop statewide policy guidelines surrounding bicycle planning. A new Statewide Bikeway Map will also be produced.

And they want our help.

MnDOT has scheduled a series of workshops to [...]

February 23rd, 2012 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle facilities, bicycle maps, bicycle recreation, bicycle routes, engineering, evaluation, minnesota, public meetings, transportation options | Comments are closed
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