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Here is the story from the Post-Bulletin:

Of course bikers have the right to use any roads, however simple modification make routes far more safe for bikers.  Cyclists now have a direct route between Apache Mall and Mayo High School.  This also provides a connection between the Southern portions of the Bear Creek and Zumbro Trails. Read the rest of this entry »

Many of you have heard my signature like about our bike system in Rochester:

We have a great trail system, as long as you don’t need to get anywhere. Read the rest of this entry »

Work on the Rochester-Olmsted Bicycle Master Plan 2011 is in full swing. Read the rest of this entry »

Here are some more materials that Muhammad Khan was kind enough to send me.  The last charts are a visual representation of what was discussed in the earlier post.

Ward 2 Bicycle Presentation

I took some time today to meet with city / county staff including Richard Freese, Doug Nelson, Gary Shannon, and Muhammad Khan about my thoughts on how we can cost effectively provide nearly 100% of my citizens safe bicycle access to nearly 100% of the destinations in my Ward.  Read the rest of this entry »

Between snow shoveling shifts, I think I will post some updates today.  At the last City Council meeting the City Council adopted the ROCOG 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan.  This plan is updated every 5 years and lays out the future of transportation in Rochester. Read the rest of this entry »

It is past 12:30 AM here, but one last post from the NLC.  I took some time tonight and bought a $5 B-Cycle membership.  This is a system similar to Minneapolis where you can check out a bike at one location commute and return it at another.  Read the rest of this entry »

Many detail have yet to be released, but one has to ask how does someone hit and run 2 separate groups of people a few minutes apart?  My deepest sympathies to the victims and their families. Read the rest of this entry »

On October 13, I was fortunate enough to spend some time touring Bicycle Infrastructure in Minneapolis with some public works and planning officials.  We saw their new bike share program, bike lanes, bike boulevards, the Midtown Greenway, and a 4 to 3 conversion in an area with 50% more traffic than 16th Street SE.

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Since Rochester became the first city in Minnesota’s to adopt complete streets 6 other communities have followed.

Byron adopts Complete Streets