June 24, 2008
by julie
Comments Off on Winona Bridge is falling down, falling down…
Sing it with me, everyone! City of Winona has put up some close-up shots of decaying gusset plates in action on the MN43 bridge over the Mississippi River. Closing the sidewalk is clearly justified by these images. Clickable for detail: … Continue reading
June 18, 2008
by julie
Comments Off on Public Meetings: Minneapolis Bicycle Plan
Minneapolis is hosting an open house tonight (June 18) to seek comments on the bicycle master plan. I don’t believe a copy is online, but they will be providing details during the open house. Again, that’s taking place Wednesday, June … Continue reading
May 9, 2008
by julie
Comments Off on East River Road Bike Path Improvements
Backing up my past claims that some of the local bike trails are in pretty rotten shape, neighborhood paper The Bridge reports that parts of the East River Road paths will be closing midsummer for renovation. Per their report of … Continue reading
May 3, 2008
by julie
Comments Off on Minneapolis Council Member Responds: Cyclists Breaking Laws
Minneapolis Council Member Cam Gordon has posted some great info on his blog about the KSTP ‘investigative report!!!!1!!!!!‘ of several days ago. Included are bike-car crash data for the city of Minneapolis, which shows that the anecdotal percentage blame suggested … Continue reading
May 1, 2008
by julie
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Following another cyclist-car collision in Chicago, a Chicago Tribune writer takes a surprisingly sane look at the rage that exists between bicyclists and motorists. He even gets quotes from psychologists and people like Bob Mionske: “If every cyclist obeyed every … Continue reading