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Posted By Erica M On May 14, 2008 @ 1:24 pm In Business, Driving, Media, Minnesota Pride, Music, Neighborhoods, Recreation, Things To Do, Transportation | Comments Disabled

Bike/Walk Related:

  • R.T. Rybak wins the Great Commuter Challenge on his bike [1], beating out the Ramsey County Commissioner who walked/took public transit and Roadguy who drove a car [2]. I did not bike to work today for Bike Walk to Work Day, but I give my potential bike commute a dry run on Monday evening and may do it yet this week, since Bike Walk to Work Day is just one part of Bike Walk to Work Week [3].
  • Minneapolis and St Paul mayors unveil community bike program. [4] The program is called “Freewheelin” and is sponsored by insurance company Humana. “Solar-powered kiosks will be stationed throughout Minneapolis and St. Paul during the [Republican National] convention, which will be Sept. 1-4. People will be able to take bikes from these kiosks, travel anywhere and drop them off when they’re done. The only requirements will be online registration and a credit card number — not to be charged, but to hold people accountable when bikes are damaged or go missing.” 70 bikes will be left behind to continue the program after the convention and the program may expand for the following spring. IMO, going into the winter is not the best time to fire up the program, but at least it’s there.
  • Cycling in the city. [5] vita.mn on bike culture in the TC. (via east-lake [6])
  • Bike2Benefits [7] is a Metro Transit program somewhat similar to the commuter challenge (but focusing on biking, obviously). (via twin_cities [8])

The Rest:


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[1] R.T. Rybak wins the Great Commuter Challenge on his bike: http://www.mnpubs.com/index.php?publication=downtown&page=65&story=11548

[2] Roadguy who drove a car: http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/roadguy/2008/05/12/the-great-commuter-challenge-im-a-loser-baby/

[3] Bike Walk to Work Week: http://www.bikewalkweek.org/

[4] Minneapolis and St Paul mayors unveil community bike program.: http://www.downtownjournal.com/index.php?publication=downtown&page=65&story=11542

[5] Cycling in the city.: http://vita.mn/story.php?id=18747474

[6] east-lake: http://www.east-lake.net/2008/05/370/

[7] Bike2Benefits: http://www.metrotransit.org/bike/bike2benefits//

[8] twin_cities: http://community.livejournal.com/twin_cities/2120416.html

[9] @nxt: http://twitter.com/dfrevert/statuses/810760358

[10] Call for Artists: http://www.rakemag.com/more-rake-readers/call-artists

[11] @RakeMag: http://twitter.com/RakeMag/statuses/810816567

[12] aren’t sure what the white lights on the traffic signals are: http://minneapolis.about.com/b/2008/05/08/red-means-stop-green-means-go-white-means.htm

[13] Bon Iver on Pitchfork.tv: http://pitchfork.tv/live/bon-iver

[14] east-lake: http://www.east-lake.net/2008/05/381/

[15] Taylor Carik = Bon Iver: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mthomps/2489129437/

[16] every guy that hangs out at the 331 Club: http://twitter.com/alexisthegirl/statuses/810354884

[17] starts again on May 24: http://www.leastdangerousgame.com/archives/89

[18] multimedia presentation on the May Day Parade: http://minnehaha.drywhitetoast.com/2008/05/sights-and-sounds-of-may-day-2008/

[19] Localized job boards that are not Monster/CareerBuilder/etc.: http://community.livejournal.com/ljtwincities/818300.html

[20] Patent Pending: http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/pending/

[21] Graffiti = Killing Puppies: http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com/2008/05/graffiti-killing-puppies.html

[22] Firsthand account of the immediate aftermath of an armed robbery: http://mplsmirror.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=318

[23] Local crazies.: http://www.mnspeak.com/mnspeak/archive/post-5409.cfm

[24] Best Buy sucks the big schlong.: http://www.minnesotamonitor.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=3971

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