Tuesday February 2, 2016, the Winter Cycling Congress began in Minneapolis, with 275 people from all over the world coming to the Congress. The Winter Cycling Congress adopted its name due to the issue at hand. There are both real and perceived barriers to biking in the wintertime, but as one panelist wittily noted, “There is […]
Yesterday, I made plans with friends to go out for dinner in downtown Minneapolis. Although one of my friends has a car, she didn’t want to drive because “there’s never anywhere to park”. This seems to be a common sentiment towards driving downtown in Minneapolis and many other cities, so why is so much space […]
More car parking means more business, and taking away parking means taking away profits. Parking brings in customers to stores and downtown areas, and makes it more convenient for people to shop and buy more when they do. Free parking is guaranteed to promote business, sales and thriving downtowns, despite the overhead costs. But is […]
While it is very cool to have a car, a disadvantage of owning a car might be the fact that you will have to drive a lot and in occasions when you don’t want to. A friend of mine in college recently bought his own car and since the news inevitably spread, many people started […]
There’s no better feeling than the open air that whizzes past as you sail down the street on a bicycle. The invigorating energy of the wind produces a sensation that’s impossible to emulate on other forms of transportation. Although this feeling is unique, it’s also universal throughout the varied realm of cycling. Any cyclist can […]