In a move that will likely lead to increased bike-bus crashes, and rider injuries and fatalities, the Minneapolis City Council has approved the elimination of the dedicated downtown bike lanes on Marquette and Second Avenues. It voted instead to shift bike commuters to Nicollet Mall (undoing the 1997 Council vote that moved bike traffic off […]

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The days are getting longer and spring is just around the corner – sort of. It’s a little hard to think about spring when the temperature is in the single digits and I’m watching blowing and drifting snow out of my office window. Well, spring is coming pretty soon anyway and it’s time […]

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The news is flying around on the internet that Sheldon Brown passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2008. MetroCyclist joins the larger cycling community in extending its condolences to his family and to his co-workers at Harris Cyclery in West Newton, Mass. We mourn his passing as a lover of all things bicycle […]

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MetroCyclist is back. Well, we never really went away, but our website issues are being solved and we are ready to begin anew in 2008.
There are several major stories and events that we will be following as the new year opens, but perhaps heading the list is the closure of the Marquette and Second […]

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MetroCyclist.com is a new web resource for commuting and recreational bicycle riders in the Twin Cites of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Our intention is to develop a comprehensive resource for both bike commuters and recreational riders in the Twin Cities metro area. That said, we’re brand new and working on developing the site. Helpful comments […]

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