January 27, 2011
by julie
Comments Off on Richfield Seeks Cyclist Input
The City of Richfield has been hard at work on a Bicycle Master Plan for the community, and are now seeking public input at an upcoming meeting. The meeting, on February 9, will be from 6:30-7:30 PM at the Richfield … Continue reading
January 26, 2011
by julie
Comments Off on Bike Path Hijinks Begin in New Congress
Are bike paths infrastructure? Some Senators think not. Continue reading
January 21, 2011
by julie
Comments Off on The Cost of Urban Parking
In a time of crumbling infrastructure and challenging budgets, the cost of street maintenance – let alone livability upgrades – is under constant scrutiny. One challenge is that the cost of doing something is easy to measure. One recent study … Continue reading
January 8, 2011
by julie
Comments Off on Employment Impact of Bike/Ped Infrastructure Investment
A study recently published by the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst asserts that building bike lanes, bicycle boulevards, and pedestrian access create more job per million dollars spent than road repairs and road resurfacing. The … Continue reading
January 7, 2011
by julie
Comments Off on Plymouth Avenue Bridge Reopens for Cyclists
Yesterday, the Plymouth Avenue bridge in Minneapolis reopened for cyclists and pedestrians only. As I expected when I wrote about this bridge and its corroded cables in October, the reopening for cyclists does have some plowing dependencies. While Minneapolis is … Continue reading