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Northside Greenway Demonstration - Reflections on the Grand Opening

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View from 3400 block of Irving Avenue North, looking south.

It’s been over a month since the grand opening of the Northside Greenway Demonstration segment, on the 3000 – 3500 blocks of Irving Avenue North. As someone who has been volunteering on this proposal since 2008, the event was an exciting milestone. It was also incredibly daunting, because it was the most contentious public event I’ve ever participated in.

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Broadway St NE Bikeway: Room for Improvement?

On Saturday August 13th, the Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition gathered with a group of riders to celebrate the brand new protected bikeway on Broadway St NE. We love well-built protected bikeways, but would this one be another great addition to our bike network? Or would it fail to live up to our expectations?

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Let's Joyride Together: A Recap!

 

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JoyRides are back! We had an awesome time JoyRiding on Monday, August 15 with a group of seven riders for a journey from Boom Island to the North Minneapolis Temporary Greenway. We explored various kinds of bikeways together and had a fun time along the way. 

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