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Don't let
it slip! Sign up for winter biking workshops
Sibley Bike Depot is hosting an informal winter biking workshop. Attend
and learn about using the right clothing and gear as well as combining
your trips with transit.
 Friday,
November 14
3-5 pm - Open shop for winter bike conversion
5-6 pm - Seminar on winter biking gear and bikes on transit
Saturday, November 15
1-5 pm - Making studded tires
To register: Contact Carol Sevin
Interested in winter cycling but can't attend this class?
Let us know
and we'll organize additional classes based on interest
Learn: Tips on riding and maintaining your bike in rain
and snow
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Rideshare
to Work Week winners announced
 Rideshare
to Work Week took place this year from October 6 to October 10 and
hundreds of you participated in cutting your gas costs in half and
reducing your parking expense, cars on the road and exhaust going into
the air
We drew three winners for our $100 gas card giveaways. Congratulations
to Krista Struve from Lawson, Tamara Ybarra from MN Dept. of Human Rights and Sandi Wintz!
Want to encourage more r idesharing at your workplace?
To help the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the MnDNR
reduce their workforce's pollution contribution we developed a
wall-sized map showing all the people in the Rideshare system that are
sharing or looking for rides to St. Paul. View the map (pdf)
Get the map for your workplace: Contact Damian Goebel
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Biking
and walking up 33% in Summit-U neighborhood
 As high gas prices across the
region this summer caused people to curb their driving, the residents
of Summit-University responded to the pain at the pump by walking and
biking at a higher rate than their neighbors for fitness and their
work, school and shopping trips.
It's no coincidence that at this same time we were targeting the
neighborhood with our "Smart Trips Summit-U" program. On
average three households per block participated in the program, which
brought events, classes and individualized information to people's
doorsteps.
Learn more: See our Summit-U webpage for a recap of the program
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Walking
map of downtown St. Paul
 The Rotary Club of Saint Paul has
produced a beautiful full-color self-guided walking map of downtown St.
Paul. "Uniquely Saint Paul" highlights the city's unique
history and culture, with a focus on how the Mississippi River has
shaped this twenty-first century river city.
Before it gets any colder, grab a hot beverage and head out on foot to
stroll the fascinating loop that begins and ends at the Landmark Center
in downtown.
Get the map: Download it (pdf) or pick up a copy at our office
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Number
of bicycle instructors in Minnesota triples!
Photo: Mary Jackson, MnDot
Last month twenty-five new cycling instructors became certified to
teach bicycling skills, maintenance and safety. Prior to the
training, there were only nine such instructors in Minnesota.
The certification was awarded by the League of American Bicyclists
who were brought in by the Bike Walk Ambassador program in
conjunction with Transit for Livable Communities to increase the
capacity of bicycle education in the Twin Cities.
The new instructors will be teaching Traffic Skills 101 and other classes to both
novice and avid cyclists in the area as part of the Non-Motorized
Transportation Pilot Program (NTP), a federal source of funding that
was created to increase rates of bicycling and walking, and to reduce
rates of driving.
Read: A blog account from the training
Bring a seminar to your workplace: Contact Damian Goebel
Speaking of safety - It's dark out now, be seen!
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