January 7, 2012
by julie
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Shouts out to @reubencollins on ze Twitter for tweeting this article about people looking to have the resurfacing project on Snelling Avenue in St. Paul include bike lanes. This is a reasonably good article, with some gaps. The main gap … Continue reading
December 13, 2011
by julie
Comments Off on Senate Committee to Consider ‘Complete Streets’ Language Wednesday
This Wednesday, December 13, 2011, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will consider an amendment offered by Alaska Senator Mark Begichto provide safe and adequate accommodations for all users in all federally-funded street projects. Â The Amendment is S. … Continue reading
September 28, 2011
by julie
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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
Comments Off on 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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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