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Minnehaha Parkway Closure

Parts of Minnehaha Parkway under I35W will be closed for several weeks to allow some of the bridge work contruction, according to MNDOT and the Star-Tribune. some of the paths – pedestrian and bicycle – will be kept open throughout.

I’m not sure if the city actively plow those paths as they do the Cedar Lake Trail [...]

January 28th, 2008 | Category: bicycle bridges, bicycle routes, bicyclists, bike trails, engineering, I35W, midtown greenway, minneapolis, minnesota, road construction, winter cycling | One comment - (Comments are closed)

Commuter Salute

Date: Monday, November 26, 2007.
Time: 6:18 PM
Place: Lexington Avenue Sidepath in Eagan

Commuter dude on a unicycle, with lights, reflective jacket, and messenger bag, I [...]

November 27th, 2007 | Category: bicyclists, winter cycling | One comment - (Comments are closed)

Plan Now For Winter Cycling

Fall is the right time to prepare for winter cycle-commuting. The right equipment and preparation makes it possible. [...]

September 12th, 2007 | Tags: | Category: bicycle commuting, bicycle laws, bicycle maintenance, bicycle routes, bicycle safety, bike trails, common sense, gateway state trail, legislation, midtown greenway, minneapolis, minnesota, popular, roadway use, share the road, st. paul, vehicular cycling, weather, winter cycling | 13 comments - (Comments are closed)

Minneapolis Cycle-Commuting

The US Census Bureau reports Minneapolis as the #2 city for bike commuters, behind notoriously-friendly Portland, Oregon.

I think the next big area for inquiry will be how many months a year this cycle-commuting core put their buns in the saddle… not that failure to ride in January is a bad thing, ’round these [...]

July 2nd, 2007 | Category: bicycle commuting, bicyclists, encouragement, evaluation, minneapolis, minnesota, oregon, share the road, winter cycling | Comments are closed

Bike to Work Week 2007

Bike to Work week is scheduled for May 14-18 nationally. Many communities have a specific day in which they encourage or celebrate cycle commuting.

However, it’s easy to cycle commute in May. Here in Minnesota, we’ve received 10-14 inches of snow in the last two days. With that in mind, I’d like to salute both the well-equipped [...]

March 2nd, 2007 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicyclists, bike events, bike to work week, encouragement, minnesota, winter cycling | 4 comments - (Comments are closed)
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