Posted by Rondi Watson | Published on May 16th, 2012
What if this Friday you left the car in the driveway and rode your bike instead?
On Friday, May 18th, we invite you to ride your bike to work.
We’ll have a couple of bicycle stations open, on both sides of the bridge, from 6:30 am to 8:30 am. Stop by and reward your commute with:
Free coffee and refreshments
Bike mechanics to look at brakes, tire pressure and other safety checks
Copies of the Duluth-Superior Bike Map
The bike stations will be located at:
Duluth: Lake Ave &Superior Street (Minnesota Power Plaza)
Superior: Tower Ave & Belknap Street (City Center Park)
We think you’ll enjoy the ride. Biking can enhance your
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Posted by Rondi Watson | Published on May 11th, 2012
We interviewed a few folks in and around our office about their reasons for biking to work. Their message: biking is a healthy, economical and fun transportation alternative.
We hope you’ll be inspired or encouraged to join us for Bike to Work Day on
Friday, May 18.
You’re invited to stop by one of our bike commuter stations from 6:30 am
to 8:30 am and reward your commute with:
Free coffee and refreshments
Bike mechanics to look at brakes, tire pressure and other safety checks
Copies of the Duluth-Superior Bike Map
The bike stations will be located at:
Duluth: Lake Ave &Superior Street (Minnesota Power Plaza)
Superior: Tower
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Posted by Ron Chicka | Published on April 13th, 2012
Normally, every five or six years our elected representatives in D.C. put aside their political differences to reauthorize the nation’s transportation program — including the fuel tax, for construction of roads, bridges, transit and bike and pedestrian infrastructure, and safety programs.
This is because our economy relies on transportation, and bridges and highways are not Republican or Democrat. Everybody needs them.
The process has broken down
On March 30, Congress managed to avoid a shutdown of the nation’s transportation system by passing an eleventh hour extension of the current SAFETEA-LU legislation. This means that thousands
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Posted by Rondi Watson | Published on March 16th, 2012
It’s no secret that we Americans are in love with our cars.
They demonstrate our status and standing in society.
The way we’ve invested in roads and highways and the way we’ve developed our cities pretty much mandates that you need to own a car to be able to access jobs, food, education and recreation.
Driving a car has become the default mode of travel for almost all people for every trip of any distance.
And here in Duluth, perched on a steep hill with prominent winters, it makes sense that people want to drive.
So why would a person choose not to?
Video documentary and panel discussion
Carless in Duluth, a video documentary about people
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Posted by Rondi Watson | Published on March 9th, 2012
Multimodal.
Safe, efficient transportation depends on infrastructure that supports multiple ways of traveling from point A to point B. Not just by road, but by air, water, rail, bus, bicycle and on foot.
Locally, there’s a forward-looking, multimodal project that the MIC has been a partner in developing for many years.
Duluth Multimodal Transportation Center
Public taxpayer investments, more than ever before, are being called upon to serve multiple goals. The proposed Duluth Multimodal Transportation Center does just this. It will provide a centrally located transportation hub that serves the City, the northeast region, and the state.
The
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