Minnesota’s Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is launching a new statewide planning study intended to inventory existing bicycle facilities throughout the state, including those created by local government groups, and develop statewide policy guidelines surrounding bicycle planning. A new Statewide Bikeway Map will also be produced.

And they want our help.

MnDOT has scheduled a series of workshops to take place throughout Minnesota over the next several weeks. Meetings are scheduled as follows:

• Mankato: Tuesday, February 28
• Twin Cities: Wednesday, February 29
• Rochester: Tuesday, March 6
• Willmar: Monday, March 12
• Detroit Lakes: Tuesday, March 13
• St. Cloud: Wednesday, March 14
• Duluth: Thursday, March 15
• Bemidji: Thursday, March 1
• Online/Virtual: March 22 (11:30 AM session)

Each session is from 4-6PM. More information on each session is online at http://www.dot.state.mn.us/bike/study.html, including exact locations of each session.

Author: julie

Julie Kosbab is an online marketing consultant and active transportation advocate living in Anoka County, Minnesota. She was one of Minnesota's only League of American Bicyclists Certified Instructors when certified in 2005. She is a past member of the National Bicycle Tour Directors Association. She has 2 children and 4 bicycles. Find her on Twitter as @betweenstations.