Word on the Streets

Updates from the University Ave/4th St SE April Stakeholder Meeting

The formal University Ave/4th Se SE stakeholder group met this week to hear updates from City and County staff about the project and what the timeline looks like going forward. 20170404_163924_HDR.jpgDo you ride or walk in the corridor? We have ways for you to get involved, too!

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Now Hiring: Open Streets Intern

The Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition seeks a full-time Open Streets Intern to work with outreach, programming, planning and day-of activities for the Open Streets 2017 season. The work will be focused on supporting the Open Streets and Bike Month team. We’re seeking an excited, passionate, enthusiastic, flexible, and hard-working individual to join our team!

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March BAC Engineering Meeting

Only a few new projects came before the Subcommittee this month, but all quite impactful. The Emerson/Fremont Ave Project was looked at and supported again. There is now a detailed layout available on the project website of what the bikeway and pedestrian improvements will look like. It is unclear what sort of turn staging elements (e.g., bike boxes) will be included for bike traffic at intersections, they will be important to include in order to establish a safe flow of traffic. The Subcommittee discussed several intersection design possibilities and requested that curb stops be added in the buffer space where feasible. However, there is limited room in the project budget for additions. Continue on to see new projects discussed this month.

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