Walking: Recent news and articles
A list of recent newspaper and other media articles related to walking
Columbus, OH passes complete streets resolution
COLUMBUS, OH - City of Columbus Council member Mary Ellen O'Shaughnessy was successful in passing a resolution in support of Complete Streets.
The resolution was approved unanimously by the city council and signed by mayor Michael Coleman in Columbus, Ohio on July 29. Read more >
University of Minnesota closes pedestrian walkway
More bridge problems plague Minneapolis, as the University of Minnesota announced this weekend that the Washington Avenue bridge may be unsafe for pedestrians and bicyclists. Bike and ped paths along the outside of the bridge have been closed until further notice, posing big problems for biking and walking students as they return to class this week.
[Email from University VP Kathleen OBrien follows...] Read more >
AARP Complete Streets Poll
AARP Poll: Fighting Gas Prices, Nearly A Third of Americans Age 50+ Hang Up Their Keys To Walk But Find Streets Inhospitable, Public Transportation Inaccessible Read more >
Ciclovia spreading across US cities
They danced the tango in Portland, Ore., they're doing the samba in New York, and by the end of this month, they'll be dancing in the streets of San Francisco. It's urban planning with a Latin twist, a simple idea imported from South America for transforming the cityscape. Temporary street closures, or ciclovias, are sweeping across the US, as cities take a new look at alternative uses for their streets. Read more >
Smart Trips sends out free walking kits in Saint Paul
A friend of mine just received a free "smart trips" walking kit from the bike / walk advocacy group Saint Paul Smart Trips. The bag includes a pedometer, some beautiful maps of the Summit - University neighborhood, a coupon book, a reusable bag, and some other things I wasn't able to examine more closely.
It's a great idea, and the kind of thing that may help get more people out and enjoying the fine sidewalks of Saint Paul this summer.
[Smart Trips press release, and photo of the kit, after the jump] Read more >
Mural painting marathon event on Lyndale Avenue going on now!
This is an email from a friend of mine who is invovled with the Walldogs on Nicollet mural painting project going on today and tomorrow:
Friends,
I wanted to send an invite to all of you come down to the Lyndale/Kingfield neighborhoods this week for the Walldogs on Nicollet. It's a project that Lyndale/Kingfield Neighborhood Associations' have been working on for the last 18 months. The project's purpose is to use the creation of public art to build community, capture/preserve/initiate neighborhood history, spur economic development and create a safer environment along the Nicollet Avenue Corridor from Lake Street to 46th Street in South Minneapolis. The Walldogs on Nicollet meet will be the first urban Walldog meet and one of the largest creations of public art in Minneapolis' history. Read more >
PiPress: Parking is Sticking Point for Central Corridor
Parking seems to be the major sticking point over Central Corridor design planning, according to a piece in today's Pioneer Press. Read more >
Strib: Midtown Greenway traffic running (and biking) at record levels
Greenway bike counts up 30%; new one-day record of 5,336 cyclists June 1 Read more >
Park Bugle: Bicycling Commuters Sound Off
2 profiles of St Anthony Park bike/walk commuters Read more >
KARE11: Bicyclists and pedestrians get equal footing on new 'Bike Walk' streets
KARE11 story on a new two mile "Bike Walk Boulevard" in Richfield. Includes link to online story and video. Read more >
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