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RRFBs: A False Sense of Protection

By on October 18, 2018 in Accessibility, ADA, Advocacy, Bicycling, Cars, Children, Infrastructure, Planning, Roads, Safety, Sidewalks, Signals, Streets, Traffic, Walking

When Rectangular Rapid Flash Beacons (RRFBs) started appearing in Bloomington and Edina I thought they would be a huge improvement for pedestrian safety, but having used them numerous times I’ve realized they’re a compromise on safety and neither motorists or pedestrians are the winners. RRFBs are a safety device used at crosswalks in which a […]

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Walk to School Day 2018: Our Streets Are Broken

By on October 10, 2018 in Children, Education, Walking

October 10 is Walk to School Day 2018. Per the official web site: International Walk to School Day is a global event that involves communities from more than 40 countries walking and biking to school on the same day. It began in 1997 as a one-day event. Over time, this event has become part of […]

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How You, and All of Us, Can Escape Car Dependency — WITH KIDS!

By on October 10, 2018 in Children, Transportation

This is an independent addition to the previous post titled: “How You, and All of Us, Can Escape Car Dependency” This twist is how to do so when you have kids. My journey going car-free began a few years ago. Household expenses forced me to look at the larger line items and figure out how […]

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Biking Through a Circus

By on August 2, 2018 in Children, Parking, Roads, Traffic, Transportation

On Sunday my children and I were meeting friends at Minnehaha Park and then planned to stop for ice cream and some book shopping in Highland Village. It is only a nine mile round trip and parking at Minnehaha Park is difficult so we decided to ride our bicycles. My six-year old rode on the […]

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Saturday Morning Adventure on Central Avenue

By on December 13, 2017 in Buses, Children

Saturday mornings in the Hop household. Contrast a typical weekday morning with an easy going day, full of relaxation and adventure. Its Saturday today.  Time for an adventure! Sometimes we make errands an adventure too. Ordinary daily tasks can certainly be turned into a fun time for the little ones. Imagination and mindset are the […]

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An Everyday Story of a Burley and a 3-Year-Old

By on November 28, 2017 in Bicycling, Carfree, Children, Transportation

What do a father and daughter do to make the most of their morning commute? Riding bikes of course! Our morning routine is pretty typical of anyone. We struggle to wake up — well, Dad does. Daughter has been up for the past hour, carting stuffed animals and toys into Dad’s room and piling them […]

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Morningside Edina Passes the Trick-or-Treat Walkability Test

By on November 2, 2017 in Children, Neighborhoods

How can you tell if a neighborhood is safe, friendly, walkable, & successful? Advocates for great streets & neighborhoods look for clues as to what makes neighborhoods great, so what are some clues? Kids are often used as an “indicator species”–meaning, if kids use it, it must be great–and a common test is the Trick-or-Treat […]

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Getting To School By 5th Street NE On Bikes

By on September 21, 2017 in Bicycling, Children, Infrastructure

By my count there are six schools on or one block off of Jefferson Street in Northeast Minneapolis. From the trail at 18th Avenue NE to 4th Avenue SE, there’s Spero Academy/Heartwood Montessori, Sheridan Elementary, Webster Elementary, Aveda Institute, Marcy Open School, and the University of Minnesota. 5th Street NE is a bicycle boulevard and […]

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Beyond the Big Yellow Bus

By on September 13, 2017 in Buses, Cars, Children, Transportation

When I was in school as a child I took the bus. Nearly everyone I knew took the bus or walked. Now, my children are in the very small minority who walk or bike to school. Many children are still bussed to school, but my memories of 1985 do not include a long line of […]

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Biking Mama: An Interview

By on February 14, 2017 in Bicycling, Children

I sat down with Sarah Tschida and her daughter, Willa, to talk about her role on the Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition’s board, her experience of biking as a parent, and how we can support new parents and encourage them to bike with their kids.  Biking in Mpls: Tell me a little about how you got into biking. […]

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