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Oh Hell No! Bike Ride

By on July 21, 2017 in

Recent reports are coming out of South Minneapolis of a naked man approaching/harassing/assaulting women riding bikes. We’re taking to the streets (by bicycle) to say #OhHellNo! We won’t stand for this!

We are doing this to:
~Support victims
~Stop violence on women
~Come together in community self-defense!

We will be starting at South High’s parking lot, traveling through the city streets where some of the attacks have happened and ending at Cedar Ave and the Parkway.

Light rain or shine

Please check the Facebook event for updated information.

*This must be a safe space for all to participate. This ride is to say Hell No to additional assaults on women in the targeted area/or anywhere else; so to that end, we support excluding those who have harmed participants in the past. We will draw our group to exclude those deemed necessary. We are Femme/Trans/Women/Non-Binary/Two-Spirited. Cis-males and others are welcome to join us in support. Slow roll, kids in trailers and trail-behind-bikes welcome. We will be riding in the street.

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2017 Capitol Budget Requests

CLIC Recommended Capital Budget Falls Short on Pedestrian Safety

By on July 19, 2017 in Bicycling, Infrastructure, Walking

As another marathon CLIC (Capital Long-Range Improvement Committee) session wraps up, I thought it’d be valuable to share some of the projects that came up through the process and were proposed for funding or not, and what that decision process looked like. I recommend reading this blog post to familiarize yourself with the CLIC process […]

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New curb being installed

Progress at Cedar/Franklin/Minnehaha

By on June 22, 2017 in Streets, Transportation

The intersection of Cedar/Franklin/Minnehaha is the second most dangerous intersection in Minneapolis, with the second most bicycle crashes. It is also one of the most dangerous intersections in Hennepin County, with vehicle crash rates more than two and a half times the “critical rate.” Hennepin County, the City of Minneapolis, and other local groups worked […]

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Sunday Summary – June 18, 2017

By on June 18, 2017 in Summary

Last week, we received the first Saint Paul mayoral candidate response from Green Party candidate Elizabeth Dickinson; stay tuned for more candidates from the local elections in both Minneapolis and Saint Paul as the weeks go by. All our election-related content will be collected in our 2017 Voter Guide: candidate questionnaire responses, podcasts with candidates […]

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Cycling to the Symphony: A Noteworthy Experience

By on June 13, 2017 in Bicycling, Events, Transit

The young man and woman locking up their bikes across from Orchestra Hall looked respectable enough on Friday, June 9, an evening of Mozart, Debussy — and a 50 percent off coupon for a subsequent concert in downtown Minneapolis provided cyclists were sporting a helmet or other gear. The woman had thrown a jersey dress over her […]

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Preparing Our Roads For Autonomous Vehicles

By on June 9, 2017 in Bicycling, Infrastructure, Transportation

One of the more frustrating events for me when I’m driving, especially if I’m in a hurry, is getting stuck behind a cyclist. Or worse, a bunch of them. Or worse yet, a bunch of them riding side by side on a road wide enough to pass single riders safely. Even aside from the danger […]

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I Love the Traveling Tap, and You Should Too

By on June 1, 2017 in Humor, Roads

I rode the Traveling Tap and it was incredible. The Traveling Tap is one of those beer bikes that Minnesotans love to hate. I myself was a card carrying member of the “I hate the Pedal Pub” Facebook group for some time.  No longer. Never has a finer vehicle been created than the Bar Bicycle. […]

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Snelling Plan III: Comparison To Other Facility Types

By on May 31, 2017 in Bicycling, Roads

This is Part III in a series about the planned protected bikeway on Snelling Avenue between Hewitt and Como Avenues. Part I: A Relatively Good Plan For Snelling From MnDOT & St Paul Part II: Snelling Plan II: Room For Improvement Where the bumper meets the soon to be dead or injured body, how does […]

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Spray-painted temporary walk and bike icons on an asphalt path that fills the frame. They are divided by a solid yellow traffic line.

Today! Celebrate the Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition’s New Name & Mission

By on May 31, 2017 in Accessibility, Bicycling, Carfree, Events, Walking

It’s been almost nine months since the Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition first announced its expansion to including walking in their advocacy. In that time, staff and volunteers have been working hard to get the organization up to speed to actively include the diversity of people who get around our city on foot, in wheelchairs, with strollers, using canes, […]

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Three “Game Changer” Streets Projects Worth Checking out Right Now

By on May 30, 2017 in Infrastructure, Links, Streets

The summer is here and this usually means that I end up writing a streets.mn article that is light and airy like a white wine.  So without further adieu, I present to you a listicle. Eat your heart out, Buzzfeed. Here are the three game changing streets projects you should research, comment upon, and dream about as […]

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