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A very short history of bike planning in Northfield
I have been spending a lot of time as the unofficial historian of bike, pedestrian and street planning over on Facebook, so I decided to put together a quick history of how we got here. This is the bullet point … Continue reading
UPDATE! Northfield does get the message right
Look! Northfield has updated its sidewalk stencils for directing bicycle traffic off the sidewalks: A few years ago, I complained about the City of Northfield’s misleadingly negative image on downtown sidewalks: Really, let’s have more bikes downtown (and skateboards – … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycling, City of Northfield, featured, transportation
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History Matters: How we got to the roundabout at Jefferson Parkway and Division Street
The Northfield City Council is poised to approve a design for a roundabout plus bike and walk facilities at Jefferson Parkway and Division Street/TH246. This is a once-in-a-generation large project to begin to reconnect Northfield could have been avoided or … Continue reading
More “What else fits in that parking space?”
Back in March, I posted What else fits in that parking space? with a couple of graphics about what fits in the same amount of space as a car. In real life, I saw this: So, 3 bikes and a tree … Continue reading
Public participation for building public benefits
“How we put together the built environment within our public right-of-way determines much about how we can conduct daily life for years to come.” I can’t get this quote from civil engineer and bike advocate Fionnuala Quinn neatly out of my … Continue reading
Daylighting at the Library
I didn’t know there was a term for this, but apparently I’ve been thinking about daylighting at the corner of Washington and 3rd Streets and at the bottom of the hill at Division and 3rd Streets right by the Northfield Public … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycling, curb extensions, daylighting, Northfield Public Library
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Near misses and other cycling data
Recent news about cycling safety (more accurately described as cycling danger) warns cycling deaths are on the rise (…or not). Reporting on deaths and injury-causing collisions/accidents shapes the public sense of cycling for non-cyclists because these are the numbers we have. … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycling, Bike Friendly Community, Near Miss project
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Northfield Bikeable Community Workshop
Northfield should be the sort of city where bicycling makes a lot of sense because it’s small enough to put most destinations within a couple of miles, there are regional trail connections (existing and planned) we have multiple formal and informal cycling groups (lycra-clad road cyclists, off-road, gravel riders, seniors … Continue reading
Posted in Non-motorized transportation, Transportation
Tagged bicycling, BikeNorthfield, streets.mn
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Cycling roundup
What would help you get on a bicycle and ride to the store – yes, you there, the one who hasn’t ridden a bicycle since childhood but might be willing to try it if conditions were right? People for Bikes … Continue reading
Complete Streets – theory and practice
“A complete streets policy should be a fabulous thing that elevates safety, the economy, and social equity in cities, but it can also amount to nothing more than a few new rules that are easily ducked if officials don’t want … Continue reading