Bicycling

Twin Cities Greenways with Dacia Durham and Matthew Hendricks

By Bill Lindeke, Streets.MN

The podcast this week is a conversation with Dacia Durham and Matthew Hendricks, leaders of the Twin Cities Greenways project on Minneapolis’s North Side. The Greenways initiative is aiming to build a series of greeways, or pedestrian and bicycle streets through Minneapolis and Saint Paul, that would give people transportation options similar to the successful Midtown Greenway in South Minneapolis. They are currently working on building support for a north-south greenway through the city’s North Side, along Irving and Humbolt Avenues, that would connect the north side to downtown Minneapolis. Dacia, Matthew, and I sat down a few weeks ago at the MacPhail Center for the Performing Arts during the last snowstorm of the year to talk about what a greenway looks like, where the idea came from, and how the community engagement process has been going.

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A bike route runs through it: U.S. Bike Route 45

By Rebekah Peterson, My Broadsheet

This summer, signs will go up along the Mississippi River Trail announcing it’s newest designation – U.S. Bike Route 45. The nearly 3,000 mile interstate route begins at the headwaters of the Mississippi River in Itasca and ends at the Gulf of Mexico. According to maps from the Minnesota Department of Transportation, the route will run right through our backyard – just head down to the bike trail that runs along West River Parkway.

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Fresh Forks, two-month bicycle tour of Mississippi River, to spur community dialogue on farms

By Hailey Colwell, The Minnesota Daily

Recent University graduates Siri Simons and Christy Newell will be biking the length of the Mississippi River from New Orleans to Itasca this summer. Along the way, they will visit a number of different cities and farms so that they can discuss new ideas, educate young people about food, and encourage them to be interested in agriculture and farming. (Photo by Jaak Jensen)

University of Minnesota alumna Siri Simons used to daydream in class about biking the Mississippi River Trail to gather stories from farmers about the future of farming in the Midwest.

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COMMUNITY VOICES | Open Saint Paul: Where are bicycle facilities needed? Are there examples of good bikeway designs from Saint Paul or other cities that you would like to see repeated in Saint Paul?

By Staff, Open Saint Paul

The City of Saint Paul Comprehensive Plan establishes a goal to increase the number of people using bicycles to travel around the city.

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COMMUNITY VOICES | Open Saint Paul: What concerns do you have about riding a bicycle in Saint Paul? Where would you like to ride a bicycle, but currently do not because of safety concerns?

By Staff, Open Saint Paul

The City of Saint Paul Comprehensive Plan establishes a goal to increase the number of people using bicycles to travel around the city. To help accomplish this goal, the City is developing a Bicycle Master Plan to guide the development of a safe, effective, and well-connected network of bicycle facilitites, programs, and policies to encourage and facilitate bicycle transportation and recreation.

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COMMUNITY VOICES | Open Saint Paul: What is your vision for bicycling in the City of Saint Paul? What key objectives should the Citywide Bicycle Master Plan accomplish?

By Staff, Open Saint Paul

The City of Saint Paul Comprehensive Plan establishes a goal to increase the number of people using bicycles to travel around the city. To help accomplish this goal, the City is developing a Bicycle Master Plan to guide the development of a safe, effective, and well-connected network of bicycle facilities, programs, and policies to encourage and facilitate bicycle transportation and recreation.

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Bills to prevent parking, driving in bike lanes in final stages

By Brian Arola, The Minnesota Daily

Bicycling advocates in Minneapolis and across the country often say they want more of their share of the roads, and pro-bicycling legislation at the state Capitol could help grant that wish.

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REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK | Biking on Minnehaha — where's the community input on reconstruction?

By Rebekah Peterson, TC Daily Planet

A buffered bike lane in Minneapoils. Photo by Matt Johnson, licensed under Creative Commons. 

Minnehaha reconstruction — is there really an opportunity for meaningful community input?

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Minneapolis summit promotes bike safety

By Brian Arola, The Minnesota Daily

Midwest Regional Bicycle Safety Summit attendees set out on a bicycle tour around Minneapolis on Monday, April 29, 2013, outside the Commons Hotel. (Photo by Emily Dunker)

Minneapolis bike leaders gathered Monday at the Commons Hotel near the University of Minnesota to show off strides the city has taken to promote bicycling, as well as to hear from representatives from across the nation on ways to improve safety.

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The Hub grand opening: Pedal powered party

By Rebekah Peterson, My Broadsheet

It was perfect weather on Friday for the grand opening of The Hub, the new mini-store that has moved in next to Spokes in Seward.

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