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Streets.mn presents Bicyclopolis, a graphic novel by Ken Avidor in serial form. In last week’s episode, Archer Sturmley’s Tale, Dan Petosky escaped the siege of Stillwater, Minnesota only to find himself many decades in the future and pedaling with two companions to Bicyclopolis. This week’s episode, Archer Sturmley continues his tale. Click on the pages twice to […]
Sunday, August 24, 2014 Mac-Groveland, Hamline-Midway, Frogtown (Thomas Dale) 15.5 miles My irrational fascination with manhole covers prompted the first stop of today’s ride barely two block after starting. This orchestra director cover is just north of the intersection of Cleveland and Randolph. People in several cars watched curiously as I took numerous pictures to […]
This Wednesday, March 18, at 5:30pm, on the third floor of City Hall, Saint Paul may take a giant step forward in urban evolution. After years of planning and procedural hurdles, the Saint Paul Bikeways Plan is finally coming before the City Council for an up or down vote. I can understand why some folks […]
Streets.mn presents Bicyclopolis, a graphic novel by Ken Avidor in serial form. In last week’s episode, Cycling Into the Future, Dan Petosky pedaled Uncle Fred’s time-travel invention, the velochronitron into the troubled future of Stillwater, Minnesota. This week’s episode is Archer Sturmley’s Tale. Click on the pages twice to make them bigger.
The third in a series of videos I produced for the Knight Foundation featuring Gil Penalosa of 8-80 Cities. BIKEABILITY means designing cities to attract more bikes and fewer cars. There are many reasons to do it, including fighting gridlock and obesity. But many cities are going about it the wrong way, according to Penalosa, by “investing in the […]
August 13, 2014 St. Anthony Park, Merriam Park, Mac-Groveland 14.4 miles An evening ride to St. Anthony Park, the northwest corner of the City. Like scores of Saint Paul neighborhoods, the residential streets in St. Anthony Park are edged with towering oak, maple, elm and pine trees. It is on these thoroughfares that I did […]
Streets.mn presents Bicyclopolis, a graphic novel by Ken Avidor in serial form. In last week’s episode, The Velochronitron, Dan Petosky learned about the pedal-powered time-travel invention in Uncle Fred’s laboratory in Stillwater, Minnesota. This week’s episode is Cycling Into the Future. Click on the pages twice to make them bigger.
August 2, 2014 Lexington-Hamline, Summit-University, Midway, Como 14.5 miles Athletes and sports have played a big part in Saint Paul history. In recent years much of the recognition has gone to those from Cretin-Derham Hall High School. Decades ago, however, several neighborhoods, especially the East Side and the Midway were well-known for their athletes and […]
Watching a cyclist fly through a red light while we wait idling in our car, on our feet or on our own bikes is frustrating. Such a brash move in the face of society causes us to lambast the enforcement of the legal system, we criticize their parents’ child rearing skills, and start attributing recklessness to […]
Streets.mn presents Bicyclopolis, a graphic novel by Ken Avidor in serial form. This week’s episode is The Velochronitron. Click on the pages twice to make them bigger.