This page documents the issues that have come up during our discussions. We will continue to refine these as this organization moves forward. I grouped the issues into six categories, but you can see that some issues cross categories.
More people bicycling
Suburban commuting
Bike friendlier campus
Improved commuter transportation routes
Improved system connections
Become a central resource for information on how/where/why to bicycle
Hold short “discovery rides”
Bike buddy program – i.e. help new riders find their way, learn the rules of the road, and useful tips such as how to change a flat or other routine maintenance.
Change people’s understandings that bicycles do belong
Safe routes to school
Reach out to underrepresented communities of bicyclists
Working with employers to promote bicycling or provide incentives to bicycle to work
Work to increase access to showers and locker facilities
Promoting bicycling in public policy
Suburban commuting
Bike friendlier campus
Improved commuter transportation routes
Closing the gap on the Minneapolis Grand Rounds
Improving routes to/from downtown and Northeast
Advocate and coordinate for bicycles in city policy development
Act as a coordinator for all other bicycle related organizations in the area
Provide and/or encourage a coordinated voice for bicyclists
Change people’s understandings that bicycles do belong
Advocate for crosswalk protocol and user rights
Safe routes to school
Reach out to underrepresented communities of bicyclists
Working with employers to promote bicycling or provide incentives to bicycle to work
Work to increase access to showers and locker facilities
Promoting uniform signage
Financial incentives to bicycle as transportation similar to tax breaks given to those who drive or use transit to commute
Bicycle friendly street construction
Bicycling education
Bike friendlier campus
Suburban commuting
Promote safe riding education for bicycles and motorists alike
Unifying bicycling group that organizes large group rides/events
Hold short “discovery rides”
Change people’s understandings that bicycles do belong
Advocate for crosswalk protocol and user rights
Safe routes to school
Educating police of cyclists’ rights/responsibilities
Educating insurance companies of cyclists rights/responsibilities
Educating bicyclists of cyclists’ rights/responsibilities
Promoting uniform signage
Advocacy for changes in laws and regulations that improve safety and efficiency for cyclists and encourage it as a viable form of transportation
Bicycle events
Car-free Sundays
Hold short “discovery rides”
Bike buddy program – i.e. help new riders find their way, learn the rules of the road, and useful tips such as how to change a flat or other routine maintenance.
Safe routes to school
Building bicycle facilities
Improved roadway conditions
Improved commuter transportation routes
Improved system connections
Closing the gap on the Minneapolis Grand Rounds
Improving routes to/from downtown and Northeast
Promoting uniform signage
Bicycle friendly street construction
Connecting bicyclists
Become a central resource for information on how/where /why to bicycle
Hold short “discovery rides”
Bike buddy program – i.e. help new riders find their way, learn the rules of the road, and useful tips such as how to change a flat or other routine maintenance.
Act as a coordinator for all other bicycle related organizations in the area
Reach out to underrepresented communities of bicyclists
Increasing and sharing of practical, road-tested information directly between riders online.