Lighter and Brighter Pop-Up Protected Bikeway coming to an Open Streets Near You!
Open Streets season is upon us, and if you have ever attended an Open Streets Minneapolis event before you might have seen the Bikeways for Everyone Pop-Up Protected Bikeway Demonstration. We take a chunk of the street, use some planter boxes, greenery, and tape to help event attendees imagine what the street could look like with friendlier and safer infrastructure. Cyclists are encouraged to ride through it, walkers and others are encouraged to stop and think about how our city could be affected by a permanent network of protected bikeways.
The Pop-Up is essential for education and understanding the importance of Protected Bikeways, and helps better connect with communities. The current Pop-Up that is used is heavy, bulky, and takes up a lot of space to store and transport. While we love using it, it’s hard to get around and bring to events unless we have a large truck to carry it around it. What if we were able to design another Pop-Up that could be taken on a bike trailer, instead?
Read moreComplete Streets Policy Moves Forward (Updated)
As a national leader in walking and biking, it's surprising Minneapolis does not have a Complete Streets policy. That changed May 27 as the City Council unanimously adopted a really important policy that "prioritizes people as they walk, bicycle, and take transit over people when they drive." Here's some details.
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