Ride Boldly!

Yesterday, I posted the Chain Gang 1998 map of Minneapolis bicycle routes. The other side of this fold-up map features the equivalent for the Saint Paul side of the river. My scan accidentally cut off a wee bit of the bottom, but I assure you it’s not a cataclysmic loss. Here ’tis: In all seriousness, [...]

Here’s a point of opposition that I’ve never seen before: A Republican candidate for governor in Colorado claims that bike-boosting policies advocated by Denver’s mayor are “converting Denver into a United Nations community.” This isn’t from some Interweb humor site – it’s from the Denver Post! Apparently, the new bike-sharing program in Denver (which is [...]

Last fall, Minneapolis took Hennepin Avenue and 1st Avenues in downtown from one-way streets to two-way streets. This was a big deal, both from people in favor and people who were horrified. In the sense of promoting more people coming downtown, it probably was a net good – one-way streets confuse people who are not [...]

It seems like one of today’s big trend stories is about how motorists can better share the roads with bicyclists. Everyone from Bicycling magazine to local papers are getting in the act. Never one to let a trend completely pass me by unless it’s a really heinous one (I’ve never owned a pair of Crocs, [...]

Women and girls have traditionally been underrepresented among cyclists – recreationally and as bicycle commuters. There are a lot of reasons for this, including the traditional role of female as caregiver. Trailers aside, heavy use of a bicycle is a lot harder when trips include stops to daycare, work, and the grocery store. Surveys have [...]

Governor Tim Pawlenty signed Minnesota’s Complete Streets legislation into law this morning. The Complete Streets bill is made up of H.F. 2801 and S.F. 2461. Per the bills – and general definition of Complete Streets from a national policy perspective – Complete Streets considers the needs of all users moving along and across roads, intersections, [...]