Author: Amy Gage

Amy Gage

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Amy Gage writes a blog about women and aging (themiddlestages.com) and is publications editor at BikeMN. She was managing editor of Streets.mn from June 2022 to August 2025.

A shopping cart filled with only enough goods to haul by bicycle. Photo by Ed Steinhauer

Let’s (St)roll There: Toward a Climate-Conscious Thanksgiving

Amy Gage • November 22, 2023

Streets.mn’s climate-friendly contributors offer their best tips and tricks for enjoying a car-free, or at least car-light, Thanksgiving.

Michael Wojcik (left), executive director of the Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota, and Ian Oundo, owner of Rafiki Coffee in St. Paul.

Meet the Bicycle Alliance’s New Executive Director

Amy Gage • September 6, 2023

Michael Wojcik sat down recently with Streets.mn to talk about where BikeMN is going and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

Streets.mn board co-chairs Christy Marsden (left) and Glen Johnson welcomed guests to the 2023 picnic. Photo by Amy Gage

Annual Streets.mn Picnic Celebrates Our Intrepid Community

Amy Gage • August 11, 2023

Attending the annual picnic is only one way to get involved with Streets.mn. You also can write, shoot a video, donate or subscribe!

St. Paul City Councilmembers listened patiently to four hours of public testimony on the Summit Avenue Regional Trail.

Streets.mn Speaks Out on Behalf of the Summit Avenue Regional Trail

Amy Gage • June 20, 2023

Streets.mn contributors testified during a divided public meeting, lauding the climate-conscious, family-friendly plan for a separated bicycle path on Summit Avenue.

More than 93% of Minnesota households own at least one car.

Car-Sharing Offers a Social Method for Sustainability

Amy Gage • May 26, 2023

Ninety-three percent of Minnesota households have at least one car. This St. Paul family has two — but one is a loaner for a small community of car-free friends.

Municipal Shoveling Won’t Solve Winter Walking Woes — But Other City Investments Can

Amy Gage • March 9, 2023

Assigning the city to shovel sidewalks may work in a dense, anonymous metropolis. But here in community-minded St. Paul, we can do better.

Sign Up for the Streets.mn Contributors’ Workshop on Saturday, February 25

Amy Gage • February 4, 2023

Writers, photographers, videographers, mapmakers and the climate-curious: All are welcome at the first Streets.mn Contributors’ Workshop since COVID.

Streets.mn Envisions What ‘Happy New Year’ Means

Amy Gage • December 30, 2022

Contributors share their New Year’s intentions for bringing to life the Streets.mn core values of advocating for people-centered, future-oriented, justice-driven and delight-cultivating places.

Want Better Transit Service? Advocate, Protest — and Ride the Bus!

Amy Gage • November 28, 2022

Metro Transit isn’t using all the tools in their toolbox to improve service, even in the face of continued cuts. But we as individuals have advocacy toolboxes of our own.

Could a Proposed Railway Merger Finally Bridge the Twin Cities by Bike?

Amy Gage • October 26, 2022

In light of renewed pressure to convert a railroad bridge to a multi-use, multimodal span, Streets.mn reviews the history of the Midtown Greenway and the advocacy around it.