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Archive for category: Bike & Walk

02.222018February 22, 2018
A Win for Margaret Street and the East Side

A Win for Margaret Street and the East Side

By David MaldonadoIn Bike & Walk, Projects & CorridorsTags Accessibility, Equity, Street Design, Women on Bikes
Margaret Street bicycle and pedestrian improvements move forward with support from local residents and the unanimous approval of Saint Paul City Councilmembers.
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11.152017November 15, 2017
Building Community with Slow Roll Rides

Building Community with Slow Roll Rides

By David MaldonadoIn Bike & WalkTags Slow Roll
With routes planned around cultural landmarks, ending with a shared meal catered by local restaurants, these relaxed rides allow residents to build community and comfortably experience their neighborhoods by bike.
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11.152017January 17, 2018
Here to There Podcast Uses Stories to Explore Transportation in the Twin Cities

Here to There Podcast Uses Stories to Explore Transportation in the Twin Cities

By Jennifer Harmening ThiedeIn Bike & Walk, CommunityTags Accessibility, Equity, Health
A fresh new podcast series from TLC-Smart Trips and Apparatus features stories about what commuting in the Twin Cities is, and what it could be.
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03.202017March 20, 2017
Meals on (Two) Wheels

Meals on (Two) Wheels

By Alyssa HeitfeldIn Bike & Walk

These dedicated volunteers ride their bikes all over the Twin Cities to deliver meals for Open Arms of Minnesota.

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01.302017February 10, 2017
New Year, New ZAP Twin Cities

New Year, New ZAP Twin Cities

By Jennifer Harmening ThiedeIn Bike & Walk, Rethinking TransportationTags ZAP Twin Cities

We're bringing the Minneapolis and Saint Paul branches of the ZAP program together under one roof to help get more people biking more often.

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01.122017January 12, 2017
Disparities in Pedestrian Fatalities Persist in Minnesota & across U.S.

Disparities in Pedestrian Fatalities Persist in Minnesota & across U.S.

By Jennifer Harmening ThiedeIn Bike & WalkTags Equity, Safety, Street Design, Trends

New research shows people of color and older adults are more likely to be struck and killed by a car while walking, and lower-income areas are correlated with more dangerous streets.

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12.282016December 28, 2016
Everybody Has a Right to Walk

Everybody Has a Right to Walk

By Guest AuthorIn Bike & WalkTags Equity, Health, Safety

An excerpt from America’s Walking Renaissance by Minneapolis-based writer Jay Walljasper offers an important reminder that pervasive racial and socio-economic inequity impacts even the most universal way of getting around.

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11.102016November 11, 2016
Changing Street Design Status Quo

Changing Street Design Status Quo

By Jennifer Harmening ThiedeIn Bike & Walk, Transportation Policy & FundingTags Complete Streets, Policy, Street Design

Design standards play a big role in determining what our streets look like, and that in turn influences transportation choices and safety. Following a successful push from TLC and allies, new recommended changes should mean more streets designed to work for everyone, not just for cars.

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10.122016October 12, 2016
MnDOT Plans for the Future

MnDOT Plans for the Future

By Dave Van HattumIn Bike & Walk, Transportation Policy & FundingTags Accessibility, Environment, Equity, Health, Planning

MnDOT is finalizing three big plans that will influence transportation projects and spending in Minnesota for the next twenty years. Is it business as usual or will we see a greater focus on transit, bicycling, and walking statewide?

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05.252016June 1, 2016
How to measure traffic congestion?

How to measure traffic congestion?

By Dave Van HattumIn Bike & Walk, Transportation Policy & FundingTags Bike Walk Twin Cities, Bus, Congestion, Policy

New accessibility measures consider the ways expanded transportation options (transit, bicycling, walking, carpooling) and land use decisions (greater density, mix of uses) can achieve the same outcome—getting to destinations—via shorter trips and via modes that use less road capacity.

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