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Comments, Clarifications & Curmudgeonliness

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

Bicycling in Minneapolis: A Slightly Contrarian View

So, there’s been a bunch of buzz about Minneapolis and bicycles lately. Grist is all a-flutter about Minneapolis as a bicycle town. There’s the kerfuffle about the Minneapolis bicycle coordinator hiring, as evidenced in this Star-Tribune story (and the Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition’s recommended response). There was a bunch of gushing praise about bike-sharing and infrastructure following [...]

August 27th, 2011 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle routes, bicycle safety, bicyclists, bike lanes, bike sharing, bike trails, Bike Walk Twin Cities, common sense, complete streets, cycling in the media, encouragement, engineering, evaluation, federal funds, legislation, minneapolis, minnesota, non-motorized transportation pilot program, politics, road construction, roadway design, roadway use, share the road, st. paul, suburbs, taxes, traffic calming, transportation options, urban planning | 14 comments - (Comments are closed)

The RiverLake Greenway: Overview

I attended the RiverLake Greenway grand opening last Saturday, helping with an activity site and checking out the new route.

First: What is a Bicycle Boulevard?

Wikipedia offers a good working definition of bicycle boulevard:

A bicycle boulevard is a low speed street which has been optimized for bicycle traffic. Bicycle boulevards discourage cut-through motor vehicle traffic, but typically allow local [...]

June 14th, 2011 | Category: bicycle commuting, bicycle facilities, bicycle recreation, bicycle routes, bicycle safety, bicyclists, bike lanes, encouragement, engineering, evaluation, federal funds, midtown greenway, minneapolis, minnesota, pedestrian access, roadway design, roadway use, share the road, traffic calming, transportation options, urban planning | Comments are closed

RiverLake Greenway Grand Opening Gala

As previously mentioned this week, Minneapolis’ new RiverLake Greenway will be having a grand opening celebration this Saturday. The events planned look to be lots of fun, and provide a good chance to bring out the kids and have some family cycling fun. I will be hosting the children’s bike rodeo at Calvary Lutheran as a [...]

June 10th, 2011 | Category: bicycle alliance of minnesota, bicycle event calendar, bicycle routes, bicycle safety, bicyclists, bike events, Bike Walk Twin Cities, education, encouragement, engineering, federal funds, minneapolis, minnesota, pedestrian access, roadway design, share the road, traffic calming, transportation options, urban planning | Comments are closed

WCCO To Cover Bicycle Safety

Tonight’s Good Question with Jason Derusha on WCCO News at 10 will be on the subject of bicycle safety, specifically the laws for bicycle-car interaction.

I will be a part of the segment, talking about bike laws and bicycle safety. Given my feelings about media coverage of bicycles, this is a moment in which I’m trying to [...]

June 8th, 2011 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle commuting, bicycle safety, bicyclists, bike to work week, cycling in the media, cycling on TV, encouragement, legislation, minneapolis, minnesota, politics, roadway use, share the road, traffic calming, transportation options, vehicular cycling | Comments are closed

U of M Bike Lanes: Bad Design, Bad Results

In the wake of yesterday’s cyclist death near the University of Minnesota, I pointed out that the bike lanes near along 4th and University do not seem to meet current accepted standards for width, although I’ve not personally measured them. Twin Cities Sidewalks observes that the post-tragedy discussion is likely to center on bicyclist and pedestrians [...]

April 22nd, 2011 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle commuting, bicycle facilities, bicycle routes, bicycle safety, bicyclists, bike lanes, common sense, enforcement, engineering, evaluation, minneapolis, minnesota, pedestrian access, roadway design, roadway use, share the road, traffic accidents, traffic calming, transportation options | 3 comments - (Comments are closed)
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