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One of the yard signs available.
Bike Walk Twin Cities just launched a new campaign to place hundreds of lawn
signs and posters in support of walking and biking all around the Twin
Cities. Get yours here.
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St. Paul is home to the first stretch of the 3,000 mile
Mississippi River Trail. more...
Bumper stickers for your shoes. more...
An emergency ID for walkers, runners and bicyclists. more...
Metro Transit bus system to get security camera upgrade. more...
"It's like Google maps for bike routes." The new
improved Cyclopath. more...
Local roundup of 6 ways to haul kids by bike. more...
Casper, the British cat that commutes by bus! more...
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We're a non-profit
that improves access and mobility for those who travel in and around St.
Paul.
www.smart-trips.org
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Ramsey
County announces bike sharing program
Sam Howell and Mary Brauer from Ramsey County show off two
new bikes available in their Bikes Belong bike sharing program.
Ramsey County has launched an innovative program called Bikes Belong to
allow downtown St. Paul employees at the Government Center West and
Ramsey County Courthouse to make use of one of four bicycles available
for bike sharing.
The bikes are available for checkout from 6 am to 9 pm, seven days a
week at the Government Center West Building. There is no charge to take
the bikes out and they come ready to roll with a lock and helmet.
The project is a partnership between Human Resources and Property
Management, and is already a hit with employees who have been taking
them out for lunch, river rides and errands.
Additional bike parking has been added to support the new shared bikes
as well as those who regularly commute by bike. The new secure
street-level bike parking has been added at four Ramsey County
buildings: Government Center East, Government Center West, 90 W. Plato
Boulevard and the Juvenile Family Justice Center.
Mary Brauer, who works in Human Resources and started a Ramsey County
Bicycle Commuters Club last year, is especially proud of the new
facilities since bike parking was the top issue of her group.
Learn more: E-mail Mary Brauer at mary.brauer@co.ramsey.mn.us
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Important
bicycle pedestrian corridor gets funding
A section of map from the Bike Walk Central Corridor Action Plan which identifies
Griggs Street as an important corridor for biking and walking.
According to a recent article from Transit for Livable Communities
(TLC), $400,000 has been awarded to the City of Saint Paul for the
Griggs Street Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities project.
 Councilmember Russ
Stark from Ward 4 is calling the news "a significant improvement
to north/south bicycle access in the Midway" adding that,
"north-south routes have ranked as the number one priority among
cyclists in the area in surveys and community meetings."
The project will provide safer pedestrian and bicycle
access to destinations including the new Griggs Street bridge over
I-94, Dunning Fields, Central High, Jimmy Lee Recreation Center, and
Concordia College as well as connect to regional bikeways including
Marshall, Summit and Minnehaha avenues.
The project is a result of the Bike Walk Central Corridor Action Plan
which was also funded by the Bike Walk Twin Cities program that TLC
oversees.
Learn more: See what other projects have received funding.
Save the date! On September 8, St. Paul Smart Trips will be leading
a tour of bicycle/pedestrian bridges in St. Paul including the new
Griggs Street bridge.
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Thanks
for taking the Commuter Challenge!
Mina Learwood zooms off on her art bike at Grand Old
Day. See the video here!
This year's Commuter Challenge ended June 30 with a total
of 1,700 people in St. Paul pledging to try new ways of
getting around - taking the bus or train, ridesharing, biking, walking
or telecommuting.
We had over thirty of our St. Paul participants win
prizes including an iPod and gift certificates to Borders and REI. Beth
Janetski picked up a Blue Sky Guide full of coupons to local and
sustainable businesses.
To encourage people to challenge themselves, St. Paul Smart Trips
staffed thirty commuter fairs this year between April and June. Members
of the board and staff even hosted a tent at this year's Grand Old Day,
capturing video pledges from participants on how they would win the
Commuter Challenge.
Watch: Videos pledges from Grand Old Day.
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Jefferson
Avenue Bikeway Project Update
Photo by Antonio Rosell.
In June and July, the Macalester-Groveland Community Council & the
West 7th / Fort Road Federation hosted public meetings to discuss the
Jefferson Avenue Bikeway project.
The proposed project, which is still in the conceptual stages, would
implement a dedicated bicycle facility on Jefferson Avenue from
Mississippi River Boulevard to West Seventh Street with connections
east to the Sam Morgan Trail and the Smith Avenue High Bridge. The city
has secured $750,000 in federal Non-Motorized Transportation (NTP)
funds for the project.
The Mac-Groveland Community Council continues to collect public comment
at their Transportation Committee meetings and plans to form small
groups in the near future to address more specific block-by-block
details. The West 7th / Fort Road Federation plans to discuss next
steps at their August board meeting.
Watch: Video from last month's community meeting.
Get Involved: Attend a Macalester-Groveland Transportation Committee meeting
(7pm on the 4th Monday of every month at Edgcumbe Rec Center).
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