April 17, 2008
by julie
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The City of Minneapolis has received a $900,000 grant to improve cycling facilities in the city. They don’t plan to blow it all in one place, however. Highlights include: A new (or improved?) bridge to the new Gophers Stadium. (The … Continue reading
April 14, 2008
by julie
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News from lots of spots: Despite many line-item vetoes, the state budget retains funding for work on Minnesota’s Heartland, Gitchi Gamee, Paul Bunyan, and Gateway Trails The City of Minneapolis will be closing the westbound bike lane on the 10th … Continue reading
April 3, 2008
by julie
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MPR reported this morning that Minneapolis is taking some federal funding and redesigning some residential streets to provide better travel opportunities for bicyclists and pedestrians. These bike/walk streets will use traffic calming techniques to discourage vehicular through traffic, and reduce … Continue reading
January 28, 2008
by julie
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Parts of Minnehaha Parkway under I35W will be closed for several weeks to allow some of the bridge work contruction, according to MNDOT and the Star-Tribune. some of the paths – pedestrian and bicycle – will be kept open throughout. … Continue reading
October 8, 2007
by julie
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The new I35W bridge design ‘allows for’ but suggests a pedestrian crossing will not be included in the building of the new bridge. Continue reading