Bike to Work Day, May 16, in Duluth was spectacularly successful.
Read, see the coverage.
The News Tribune has a front page story here, as well as an editorial here.
You can also see a video of coverage from KBJR’s coverage here.
And some blog coverage here.
Remember that Friday, May 16 is Bike to Work Day in Duluth. Rally at 9 a.m. in Minnesota Power Plaza. Free DTA bus rides for people with bikes. Panel discussion on the future at 2 p.m. in the Holiday Inn.
How is Bike to Work Day and week going elsewhere in the country.
In Minneapolis, events have [...]
Bike to Work Day
Friday May 16, 2008
Free DTA bus rides for bicyclists
Use of the YMCA for bike storage & showers
Events:
Rally:
Minnesota Power Plaza
(corner of Superior St and Lake Ave)
Refreshments, bike safety checks & bicycle info.
7:00am-9:00am
Bike in Duluth - Panel Discussion
Downtown Holiday Inn, Lake Huron Ballroom
Light, healthy appetizers will be served (vegetables, fruit, cheese, etc.)
2:00pm-4:00pm
Free DTA Rides [...]
The New York Times today has an article about a new bicycle sharing program in Washington DC.
The program starts with 10 locations and lets users pick up and drop off bikes at their convenience. A little like the Zipcar programs that have started.
The Duluth News Tribune ran a story about being a year into the KCCI project on Sunday, generally praising the work and noting that real change will happen over a longer period of time.
“Positive Change Is on the Way” is here.
Community leaders had some significant praise for the project in their comments. Among them:
“I think [...]
One way of cutting the costs of owning a car, and finding ways to walk, bike, carpool and use public transit, is to create ways of having a car when you really need a car.
Now there are two operations in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area to do just that. The Pioneer Press has a story today.
Even [...]
A new report from the Brookins Institute says that efforts to clean up the Great Lakes will have a huge economic benefits for the cities that live alongside. For Example, Duluth could see a benefit of $200 million.
See the press release here.
Or for more details straight from the Brookins Institute, read their report here.
According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune:
“Bicycling is likely to get a whole lot better in the city of Minneapolis, as the city uses a $900,000 grant from the Non-Motorized Transportation Pilot Project to restripe bike lanes on streets, add scores of bike racks, trail improvements and open a bike rental-bike storage-bike repair center.
And to promote [...]
The News Tribune has an article this morning about a conference on Sustainable Tourism taking place in Duluth.
Read the article here.
The conference was sponsored by the University of Minnesota Extension. You can see the full program along with links to useful resources here.
Minnesota Public Radio has a story today on the redesign of some streets in Minneapolis and St. Paul to make them more bike and walking friendly.
According to the story, “Transit for Livable Communities bike/walk street manager Steve Clark says many Twin Cities residential streets are not designed for bicyclists.
“Typically those will have a stop [...]
