Events Calendar
Here's a sampling from our online events calendar!
May 7
Lafayette Bridge Replacement Open House
May 12 - 21
Central Corridor: Public Art Open Houses
May 14
Bike Walk to Work Day - Downtown St. Paul Celebration
May 14
Bike to the Twins game
May 19
Tom Vanderbilt, Author of "Traffic" - CTS Luncheon
May 20
Sunday Parkway / Ciclovía Webinar
Send us your events! events@smart-trips.org
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Quick Links
High speed rail to Chicago may be getting fast-tracked. more...
Idaho cycling rule
yielding interest in MN. more...
Live in Mac-Groveland? MacGrove Moves is back. more...
Japanese bike eating robots make bike commuting more efficient. more...
Your chance to legally write your name on a St. Paul sidewalk. more...
Why your transportation advocacy matters: because people listen! more...
Bike sharing, car sharing- why not scooter sharing? more...
Allergic to driving? There may be some truth to that. more...
Transit: great for getting around, not so great for "getting away." more...
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| Policing Bicyclists
We were astonished to watch how police in Denmark are "treating" cyclists. Watch...
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St. Paul Smart Trips is a non-profit organization that improves access and mobility for those who travel in and around St. Paul.
www.smart-trips.org
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2009 Commuter Challenge
Challenge yourself and others to take transit, share a ride, telework, bike or walk anytime before June 30th, and you'll be eligible to win an MP3 player, and $50 or $100 gift cards for dining out and sporting goods.
Bring the challenge to your workplace: Request materials and schedule a Commuter Fair with our online order form.
Bring it on right now:
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Bike Walk to Work Day is next Thursday!
Here's the perfect way to kick off your biking and walking season, and rack up points in the Commuter Challenge at the same time! Last year over 2,500 people participated regionally in Bike Walk Week, many walking or biking to work or school for the first time.
Organized rides and walks intended for all levels of experience will be coming in to downtown from Battle Creek, Como, Hamline Park, Mac Groveland, Mears Park, Phalen, West 7th and the west side. Check for routes early next week at bikewalkweek.org!
Thursday, May 14Downtown St. Paul CelebrationRice Park (map)6:30 - 9:00 am
Bike Walk to Work Day in St. Paul is part of the regional Bike Walk Week, which celebrates biking and walking everywhere in the Twin Cities metro area. Work outside downtown St. Paul? There may be a celebration near you.
Win prizes and be counted! Among other great prizes, one lucky St. Paul participant will win a great commuting bike. Register here!
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Smart Trips Neighborhoods recognized with award
To celebrate Earth Day last month, Saint Paul Mayor Chris Coleman and the City Council presented the City's third Sustainable Saint Paul Awards. The awards were created to honor outstanding achievements of individuals, businesses and organization that protect and restore the environment in Saint Paul.
Our Smart Trips Neighborhoods program was honored in the Transportation Options category for the work done last summer in the Summit-University neighborhood.
Learn more: Smart Trips Neighborhoods is coming to Union Park district later this summer.
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Central Corridor public art open houses
Photo source: Metropolitan Council
Artist Seitu Jones in his Frogtown studio where he will design the artwork to be incorporated into the designs of the Lexington Parkway, Dale Street and Rice Street stations for the Central Corridor LRT line.
Seitu was a bicycle ride leader last year for our Smart Trips Neighborhoods program in Summit-U.
Attend an open house: Happening May 12 - 21 at various location along the Central Corridor.
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Snelling bike/ped safety project in jeopardy
From 2004 to 2007, there were 100 accidents / crashes on
Snelling Avenue between St. Clair and Grand Avenues.
Tom Welna, from Macalester College, is calling for immediate action to support a median construction project that would improve bicycle and pedestrian safety along Snelling Avenue between
Grand Avenue and St. Clair.
The project would improve safety in two key ways:
1) Allow pedestrians to deal with one direction of traffic at a time by creating a break in the middle of the street
2) "Calm" traffic flow by narrowing the street and causing motorists to observe the 30mph speed limit
Take action: Read Tom's letter (pdf) and then call or e-mail Councilmember Pat Harris by Tuesday, May 12th. Urge him to allow a resolution to accept the $1mil that has been raised and to finalize the plan to be introduced to the City Council.
Contact Councilmember Harris (Ward 3)
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