Plans and design documents
Minneapolis Bike Plan
Minneapolis has published a draft of the first half of their new bike plan. Read more >
Portland Planning Commission enthusiastically endorses Bicycle Plan
Last Tuesday the Portland Planning Commission voted 5-0 to endorse the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030. It aims to reach an impressive 25% bicycle mode share by 2030. The plan builds upon the 1996 Bicycle Master Plan, which has lead to a doubling of bicycle lanes in Portland over the past 10 years. Now, nearly all Portlanders live within ¼ mile of a bicycle facility. The 2030 Plan focuses on extending the network of “family friendly” bicycle facilities, including Bicycle Boulevards, protected bicycle lanes and cycletracks.
But Portland bike advocates argued for an even stronger 2030 plan than currently proposed. Read more >
Is Minneapolis going to put in more bad "bike lanes" on Central Avenue?
A few weeks ago, Lisa brought up a point about the city's new Central Avenue bike plan. The plan looks great for the northern part of the street, from Spring Street north all the way up Central Avenue.
But at the most important part of the plan, the stretch through the busy, dense, and commercial district around Hennepin and University Avenues, the city is proposing a "shared bike and through lane" that would be even less safe than the current awkward arrangement on Hennepin Avenue.
What do you think should happen here? I've one suggestion after the jump. Read more >
Bicycle Parking in the Capital City
Last week we had a post on the site about new off-street car parking requirements in Saint Paul. I thought that the city should have included minimum levels of bicycle parking in its updated planning codes – turns out they already are.
Donna Drummond and Kate Reilly, who are planners for St. Paul, wrote back and let us know about new bicycle requirements that will soon be before the city council. The proposed changes are attached as PDFs, and certainly represent a step forward. The new code after the break Read more >
Help Complete the Streets along the Central Corridor
Earlier this month the City of St. Paul released a new draft of the Bike Walk Central Corridor Action Plan. There’s a lot to like in the draft, which lays out an attainable plan that will help direct the transformation of a major corridor at the heart of our cities.
A lot of plans like this come and go without much impact, something we all know too well, but it looks like this action plan is different. It has already helped direct funding to improve biking and walking in the corridor.
That’s why it’s so important for Complete Streets advocates to comment on the draft and make sure the plan is as robust as possible. St. Paul will present a revised plan to the City Council in late November and this is a critical time for our voices to be heard. So read the report, and then tell St. Paul what you think. Comments go directly to Emily Goodman, who works for the City of St. Paul.
Some thoughts on the plan after the break Read more >
Corridor Evaluation: Park Place Boulevard
Park Place Boulevard in St. Louis Park was recently reconstructed by the developer of the West End commercial redevelopment project. View the slide show of the corridor, and share your thoughts about how it could be improved. Read more >
One-Way v. Two-Way Streets in Minneapolis
The coming conversion of Hennepin Avenue and 1st Avenues from one-way to a two-way streets has sparked some conversation latelty. It might seem like a complicated issue: why is the city doing this project? Here are some resources about the pros and cons of each kind of street, and why the coming conversion might be a good idea for Minneapolis street life... Read more >
Bicycle Boulevard Design Manual
A new "Fundamentals of Bicycle Boulevard Planning & Design" manual from the Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation (IBPI) at Portland State University! Read more >
Bicycle Mosaic Art
The attached proposal is for initial review and discussion. Read more >
Gridlock Buster: The Game
Gridlock Buster is a game from University of Minnesota. The non-traffic engineer can take a crack and keep the traffic flowing. Streetsblog and Planetizen think it could be a whole lot more.
Play it here. Read more >
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