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St. Paul Downtown Bicycle Transportation Plan

Many individuals, three organizations, and two City of Saint Paul agencies contributed to the development of the Saint Paul Downtown Bicycle Transportation Master Plan. The contributors volunteered their time at meetings and events, administered surveys at cycling events; developed planning assumptions, draft concepts, and plans; provided insights into the behavior and preferences of Saint Paul’s cycling community; and reached consensus on critical issues where compromise and trade-offs were required. Read more >

University of Minnesota closes pedestrian walkway

The car-free pedestrian and bicycle deck of the Washington Avenue Bridge. -- Photo: U of MN, Minneapolis

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 >

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 >

FHWA RELEASES NEW WALKABLE COMMUNITIES GUIDE

Local residents are the real experts on neighborhod walkability

According to a June 25th news release, "The Federal Highway Administration Office of Safety has released a new guide, 'A Resident's Guide for Creating Safe and Walkable Communities,' to help residents, parents, community groups, and others make their communities better environments for walking. Read more >

Cycling for Everyone: Lessons for Vancouver from the Netherlands, Denmark, and Germany

John Pucher, professor of planning and public policy, Rutgers University
May 15, 2008, Vancouver

 Video is here: http://www.sfu.ca/city/city_pgm_video020.htm

Portland: Four Types of Cyclists

Cyclists in Portland waiting at a bike signal.

A rethiking of the ways in which facility selection is tied to hierarchies of cyclist comfort. Read more >

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