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Minneapolis: Where Women Ride More

I’ve written previously about the issues involved in putting more women on bikes. There are many theories and studies indicating why women typically represent a fraction of the cycling population, but most of the findings make sense — from a higher risk aversion among women to greater responsibility for things like shopping  and childcare. In general, [...]

July 12th, 2011 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle commuting, bicycle routes, bicycle safety, bicyclists, encouragement, evaluation, midtown greenway, minneapolis, minnesota, non-motorized transportation pilot program, roadway use, statistics, transportation options, women | Comments are closed

Stuff I Dug This Week

A few articles of interest from around Ze Interwebz this week for your weekend enjoyment:

EXTRA! EXTRA! MONEY WASTED ON EXTRAVAGANT HIGHWAY PROJECT! — Getting Around Minneapolis takes a look at the new Rice Street interchange at MN36 in Roseville and finds the project dumb.

Another Reason to Complete Our Streets — The Minnesota 2020 blog looks at [...]

March 12th, 2011 | Category: bike lanes, common sense, complete streets, engineering, environmentalism, federal funds, minnesota, pedestrian access, public meetings, road construction, roadway design, roadway use, science, share the road, st. paul, suburbs, taxes, traffic calming, transportation options, urban planning, women | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)

Women & Bicycles

On this International Women’s Day, I thought I’d address one of the skeletons in the room when we discuss bicycle-friendly infrastructure and the interested-but-hesitant cyclist: A pretty good portion of that 60% is female.

Data suggests that men outnumber women on bicycles in the United States by a ratio of two-to-one. In many European nations, the ratio [...]

March 8th, 2011 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle facilities, bicycle routes, bicycle safety, bicyclists, bike education, bike lanes, bike trails, biking with kids, children on bikes, common sense, complete streets, distracted driving, education, encouragement, enforcement, environmentalism, europe, evaluation, health, minneapolis, minnesota, pedestrian access, roadway design, roadway use, safe routes to schools, statistics, survey, transportation options, urban planning, vehicular cycling, women | Comments are closed

Swedish Bicycle Education

The Swedes are good for more than just delish meatballs, lingonberries, and glögg. Club Global has published a manual from their “Cycling for Everyone” program. It’s available in both English and Swedish.

Much like the League of American Bicyclists’ Traffic Skills 101 curriculum, the “Cycling for Everyone” course is designed for use with adults. One difference is [...]

February 5th, 2011 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle safety, bicyclists, bike education, education, encouragement, europe, league of american bicyclists, riding position, roadway use, share the road, transportation options, women | Comments are closed

Cycling Classes for Women

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 also [...]

June 9th, 2010 | Category: bicycle commuting, bicycle safety, bicyclists, bike education, bike events, Bike Walk Twin Cities, Blogroll, education, encouragement, federal funds, league of american bicyclists, minneapolis, minnesota, non-motorized transportation pilot program, roadway use, share the road, Uncategorized, vehicular cycling, women | Comments are closed