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Invisible Cyclists Are Invisible

So, here we are. Minneapolis gets recognition and awards for its bike culture. Bicyclists, woo!

And once again, the new year highlights that there is a very real differentiator between “bicyclists” and “people who bike.” This differentiator can be fatal, as in the case of Kerry Steven Baker. Mr. Baker was killed pre-dawn on New Year’s morning, [...]

January 3rd, 2012 | Category: anoka county, bicycle commuting, bicycle safety, bicyclists, bike education, common sense, education, engineering, minnesota, non-motorized transportation pilot program, roadway use, science, share the road, suburbs, traffic accidents, transportation options, vehicular cycling, weather, winter cycling | 6 comments - (Comments are closed)

Duck & Cover: Hail to the Biker

Last night, Minnesota saw some yellow-green skies and golfball-sized hail. Spring has in fact sprung.

This brings up the important safety question of what to do when the sky lets loose and you’re on your bicycle. Generally speaking, if you know there’s tornado warnings, you shouldn’t be wandering on out to go for a nice ride. That’s [...]

May 11th, 2011 | Category: bicycle safety, bicyclists, bike events, bike rides, common sense, rest stops, science, weather | Comments are closed

St. Paul Flooding Puts Landing Underwater

Due to high river levels, the city of St. Paul has closed Shepard Road from Chestnut Street east to Highway 61. This closure impacts the river connections in that area for bicycles. Based on basic observation, some of the Samuel Morgan segment west of Chestnut along Shepard Road is underwater — standing on the Science Museum [...]

March 28th, 2011 | Category: bicycle commuting, bicycle routes, bicycle safety, bicyclists, bike trails, parks, st. paul, weather | One comment - (Comments are closed)

Spring Bicycle Commuting Tips

Everyone gets all a-twitch about winter biking: Tips, cautions, etc. But, when it comes down to it, every season has its challenges for a bike commuter. Spring, often considered by cyclists as a special friend, is its own bag of fun. Now that DST has begun, extending daylight, here are some considerations for your spring bicycle [...]

March 14th, 2011 | Category: bicycle commuting, bicycle routes, bicycle safety, bicyclists, common sense, education, encouragement, minnesota, roadway use, share the road, transportation options, vehicular cycling, weather | One comment - (Comments are closed)

Epic Story on Bike Plows

Not much to say here save that Grist has an epic, epic post – with pictures! and video! – of bike plows in different places around the world.

Go read it, for it is [...]

February 2nd, 2011 | Category: bicycle gear, bicycle routes, bike lanes, engineering, environmentalism, europe, video, weather, winter cycling | Comments are closed

Recent News & Headlines

Been pretty busy lately, but as the (first) thaw gets underway, there are goings on here in the tundra and elsewhere.

The Winona Bridge, about which I have written a billion times following its brief closure in Summer 2008, is now scheduled for ‘rehabilitation’ in 2014. Everyone gets to take their chances on this fracture-critical structure until [...]

March 2nd, 2010 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle bridges, bicycle commuting, bicycle laws, bicycle safety, bicyclists, bike events, education, encouragement, enforcement, environmentalism, federal funds, jerks, league of american bicyclists, minneapolis, minnesota, politics, road construction, roadway design, roadway use, share the road, st. paul, weather, winona | Comments are closed
 
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