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February 3, 2012
by julie
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Minnesota Bike Summit Scheduled for March 5

The second Minnesota Bike Summit has been scheduled for Monday, March 5, in Saint Paul. This event, hosted by BikeMN, brings together people from across the state to talk bicycling amongst themselves, then with state officials and elected representatives. New … Continue reading

February 3, 2012
by julie
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Gridlock: Why Panic is Overrated When Talking Transpo

Yesterday was the great debate and committee markup session for the House Transportation Bill. As expected, it was all about the posturing about priorities. Those priorities, per the chief supporters, were highways. A provision revealed in markup yesterday showed that … Continue reading

January 31, 2012
by julie
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Tuesday Transpo Bill Update!

Yeah, up the defcon level and shake your panic maker. Today’s the day the proposed Transpo Bill gets published. Turns out it may be even worse than previously rumored. A few points: Transportation Enhancements become optional. Safe Routes to Schools … Continue reading

January 28, 2012
by julie
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Advocates, Advocate. Harder.

I’ve been on a wee bit of a spree lately about the continual state of Defcon 11 every time there is federal hiccuping about restricting funds for Transportation Enhancements, or cutting Safe Routes to Schools, or classifying bicycles as vegetables … Continue reading

January 27, 2012
by julie
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Summation of Proposed Transport Bill Sort of Available

Streetsblog reports that there is a rough summary of the proposed panic-worthy transportation bill being considered in committee. They do a rundown on it, and refer to it as “A March of Horribles.” One key thing in their summary to … Continue reading