Ride Boldly!

Bikes, bicycling, and road safety.

September 28, 2011
by julie
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MinnesotaGO Releases Draft Vision; Schedules Hearing

MnDOT, via the MinnesotaGO project, has been working on a draft vision for transportation over the next 50 years in Minnesota. Following the state-wide MinnesotaGO public meetings for the project, they have now released the draft statement for the vision. … Continue reading

September 2, 2011
by julie
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Comments, Clarifications & Curmudgeonliness

So, there have been quite a few comments on my contrarian post from a few days back. it’s motivating me to clarify a few things relative to my curmudgeonliness. I don’t oppose the bike/ped coordinator. I think timing makes it … Continue reading

August 27, 2011
by julie
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Bicycling in Minneapolis: A Slightly Contrarian View

So, there’s been a bunch of buzz about Minneapolis and bicycles lately. Grist is all a-flutter about Minneapolis as a bicycle town. There’s the kerfuffle about the Minneapolis bicycle coordinator hiring, as evidenced in this Star-Tribune story (and the Minneapolis … Continue reading

August 15, 2011
by julie
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Advocacy, the Gas Tax & Depression

I’ve been a little lax with updates recently. Part of it’s been being busy. Part of it is being depressed a little about the state of things. I’ve discussed the current situation with the Transportation Bill previously. In an issue … Continue reading

July 7, 2011
by julie
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New Transportation Bill Proposed

After months of saying it would come, and numerous field hearings, the new Transportation Bill has been offered up in the US House. And wow. It’s bad. It’s worse than many had feared. Some key things to know about this … Continue reading