Bicycling
Here's the good news on bicycling
As we approach Twin Cities Bike Walk Week June 2-10, there's so much positive news about foot-powered transportation that it's hard to cram it all into one post. So let's summarize with bullet points:MORE »
Rub elbows . . . and cereal boxes, with professional racers: Bike Festival seeks host families
Organizers of the Nature Valley Bicycle Festival are seeking host families who will share their homes with professional cyclists competing in the prestigious Nature Valley Grand Prix, which runs from June 13 to 17. The Uptown Criterium is Friday, June 15, 4:30 pm to 9 pm.MORE »
The Northside needs bike boulevards, better signage, and lanes on Penn Avenue
One of the things I looked for during my 30 Days of Biking challenge was other kinds of bicycle infrastructure that we simply do not have in north Minneapolis.MORE »
Bike safety and storage tips
Claire Stoscheck and Marianne Baum of the Community Partners Bike Library of Cycles for Change (formerly Sibley Bike Depot), a non-profit community bike store in Saint Paul, conducted an orientation for a group of North Minneapolis residents in Network for Better Futures.MORE »
30 days of biking, and beyond
During the month of April, I decided to take the 30 Days of Biking challenge. The goal of the challenge was to bike at least once a day for the 30 days of the month. The bike trip could be something as short and insignificant as a 30-second trip around the block, but participants pledged to do at least that.MORE »
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | 12 miles, 13 neighborhoods on May 30
Newcomers to Northeast Minneapolis – i.e. anyone who is first a first generation Northeaster or who has moved here since the Eisenhower Administration – may want to scope the thirteen neighborhoods on a one-shot pedal-powered tour sponsored by the Northeast Chamber of Commerce. It’s Wednesday, May 30, 7:30 – 9:00 a.m.MORE »
Recovery Bike Shop offers maintenance workshop on May 24
Cyclists throughout the city are learning the intricacies of bike maintenance – tire inflation, bake adjustment, cleaning and lubricating a bike chain and changing a tube. For Northeasters the neighborhood maintenance site is at Recovery Bike Shop on Thursday, May 24. Recovery is at 2555 Central Avenue NE.
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Recovery Bike Shop offers maintenance workshop on May 24
Cyclists throughout the city are learning the intricacies of bike maintenance – tire inflation, bake adjustment, cleaning and lubricating a bike chain and changing a tube. For Northeasters the neighborhood maintenance site is at Recovery Bike Shop on Thursday, May 24. Recovery is at 2555 Central Avenue NE.MORE »
Nice weather leads to more Nice Rides
Nice Ride bike rentals more than doubled in the first two weeks of April compared to the same time frame last year, setting a record for the bike-share program.
With warmer weather, a waived security hold and faster station setup, Nice Ride bikes reached almost 12,000 rentals since the begining of April, said Bill Dossett, Nice Ride executive director.MORE »
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