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🎃 Phantom Screamenson 👻 @patiomensch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The first Saturday ride is the Loons Loop from @bikemn.bsky.social! We meet 8:30 a.m., at Brackett Park for a kid-friendly river loop that’s just 4 miles long. It’s a collab with Joyful, Piecycle and Loons Coffee, where there’ll be free treats and coffee at the shop.

Flyer for the Loons Loop ride on Saturday, 10/3, meeting at Brackett Park at 8:30

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Nietifa Van Suiker @lukewanderer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

MnDOT has identified revenue for roads of $37B over next 20 years and says it needs $15B+ more. So minimum $52B+, or $2.6B/yr. The MAX proposed amount in Bike+ Plan = $146M/yr.or. 5.6% Nowhere near enough.

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BikeMN @bikemn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Somewhere on a Minnesota trail this weekend, a very serious rider in full kit on a carbon road bike got passed by someone on an e-bike and muttered the familiar line: e-bikes are cheating. We agree. All bikes are cheating. Literally every single one. Read more ⤵️⤵️⤵️ www.bikemn.org/all-bikes-ar...

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All Bikes Are Cheating - Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota

E-bikes aren't cheating. All bikes are. And it's past time that the bike community recognizes the shared goals are accomplished together.

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Erik Noonan @eriknoonan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Reading through the comments on the @mndot.mn.gov feedback feedback site for the statewide bicycle plan is a shot of optimism I know we could all use on this Monday morning. Go read a few and then add yours. talk.dot.state.mn.us/statewide-bi...

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Public Comment

The draft Statewide Bicycle+ System Plan is now open for public comment. Minnesotans are invited to leave feedback on the draft plan through Friday, October 23rd, 2026.View the draft plan here before ...

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Erik Noonan @eriknoonan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If you bike in Minnesota, help flood the MnDOT comments to showcase the near-insatiable demand for better bike funding in Minnesota.

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BikeMN @bikemn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The Statewide Bicycle System Plan is at a critical threshold! Let MnDOT know that YOU want a fairer share of funding to be prioritized towards upkeep, improvement, and expansion of bike infrastructure in Minnesota! talk.dot.state.mn.us/statewide-bi...

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Streets.mn @streets.mn · 23/09/2026

The Aunties of Active Mobility: Jo Anne, Jan, and Amy: streets.mn/2026/09/23/the-aunties-o… This is the final piece in an ongoing series about femme/trans/women (FTW) folks working on and practicing active transportation and helping all of us feel and...

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BikeMN @bikemn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It's Fat Bear Week, and you know what that means: It's time to register for the Twin Cities Bike Tour! (We actually have no established policy against attendance by well behaved bears... yet) Register for your right sized adventure at BikeMN.org/TCBT #FatBearWeek #TwinCitiesBikeTour #BikeMN #TCBT

Image of a dog in a dog carrier behind a bike. Text pointing out that this is not a bear.

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BikeMN @bikemn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Ride cozy out there and don't forget to look out for large obstacles placed in your way! 🍂 🍁 🚲

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ALT: Kermit Fährt Fahrrad

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Erik Noonan @eriknoonan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Cities should be paying people to bike. Cities should be buying people e-bikes. Cities should be rewarding people for convincing neighbors to ride bikes. Every trip by bike is a net financial gain socially. And it compounds, the more people who do it.

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🍂 Shel-leaf 🍁 Ca-pumpkin 🎃🚫🧊 [Seasonal Edition] @virtuistic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

📦+🚲= 💖 So looking forward to this event with @bikemn.bsky.social and @sierraclubmn.bsky.social Shout out to @mcbl.bike for all the inspo, and for being awesome. 🔗 to join the Zoom: act.sierraclub.org/events/detai...

Blue graphic with a circular photo of a tan dog wearing a pink bandana and sitting inside a cargo bike with green and orange edge guards, smiling toward the viewer between text and logos got Bike MN Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota and Sierra Club for the Week Without Diving.

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Tuesday, October 6
6-7 pm
On Zoom

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BikeMN @bikemn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The fastest growing population of non-drivers in the state, our older neighbors are facing a transportation reality as they enter a new season of life. One that our cities were not planned to adequately address. www.duluthnewstribune.com/lifestyle/cl...

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Claudia Myers column: I've finally lost my ride

For the first time in 65 years, there is no longer a car in the Myers household garage space.

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BikeMN @bikemn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Closure of neighborhood public schools is a transportation equity decision.

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Erik Noonan @eriknoonan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The @bikemn.bsky.social Loons Loop is a free family event for folks with younger kiddos. It's pretty much the cutest gosh darn thing you'll ever see. Registration is here: www.bikemn.org/all-events/l... If you wanna volunteer to help make it happen, head here: www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4EAE...

Photo of a family with young kiddos biking at the 2025 Loons Loop

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BikeMN @bikemn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Biking in the Twin Cities Bike Tour on Oct 10th is the best thing to be doing in the best place to be doing it. Think: Fall Colors in Surround-Sound + The Best Urban Trail Network in America. Register today at bikemn.org/tcbt www.startribune.com/minnesota-ma...

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Minnesota may be the best place in the country for fall colors this year

The DNR has a Fall Color Finder to help leaf peepers plan their outings.

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🎃 Phantom Screamenson 👻 @patiomensch.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The @bikemn.bsky.social Loons Loop needs volunteers on October 3! They're looking for folks to help marshal, wayfind and do check-in. I can attest from previous years that this event is both super fun AND low key. Register to help out here: www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4EAE...

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2026 TCBT Loons Loop Volunteer Sign Up

Thank you for volunteering! Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. The Loons Loop occurs 1 week before the main the TCBT ride! JOIN THE TWIN CITIES BIKE TOUR PREPA...

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Our Streets @ourstreetsmn.org · 16/09/2026

Autonomous vehicles are a direct threat to thousands of residents who drive to support their families. Use your voice and support protections of vulnerable communities from extractive billionaire tech corporations like Waymo. Make a plan to testify or send an email to decision-makers.

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Workers Drive Minneapolis

Tell Mayor Jacob Frey and the Minneapolis City Council to Pass Workers Drive Minneapolis Ordinance Commercial autonomous vehicle (AV) companies are beginning to map and test in our city, with plans ...

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BikeMN @bikemn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Picture you. (Gorgeous) Now picture the best fall foliage on the continent. (Also gorgeous) Now picture yourself on a bike, riding through it, with snacks and friends along the way. Pretty good, right? Make it happen. Register today: bikemn.org/tcbt

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Twin Cities Bike Tour - Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota

The Twin Cities Bike Tour is an annual autumn bike ride tradition with routes around the Twin Cities Minnesota metro area.

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BikeMN @bikemn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This is true in every city. If you want a hope of getting your bike back in the event it is stolen: 1. Take a photo of the id number (typically found on the underside of the bottom bracket) 2. Take a photo of yourself with the bike and the bike itself 3. Register it on BikeIndex.org

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BikeMN @bikemn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Our unofficial sponsor of the year: The DNR Foliage Map! Twin Cities will be in full splendor on October 10th! dnr.state.mn.us/fall_colors/index.html Don't miss your chance to ride from river bluff vistas, through prairies and gorgeous wetlands, and tributary ravines at the #TwinCitiesBikeTour

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Tinman - Beardo Weirdo Wimp @bcmfietser.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Today would be a great day to register to ride the Twin Cities Bike Tour on October 10! Three routes of varying lengths mean it’s setup for most ages and abilities. Join us, won’t you?

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BikeMN @bikemn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

We're One Month Out from the Twin Cities Bike Tour and those foliage maps are looking like we'll be at peak for the fall colors! Don't miss out on the biggest celebration of the best bike-metro in America! Register today at bikemn.org/tcbt

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BikeMN @bikemn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Thanks to our advocacy, the office of @ag.state.mn.us is looking to crack down on electric motorcycles being illegally marketed as e-bikes. If you are aware of companies doing so, please report them via the online form: ag.state.mn.us/Office/Forms...

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That cheap e-bike online might not actually be an e-bike, bike safety group calling for change

A Minnesota bike safety group wants state leaders to crack down on electric motorcycles and mopeds being marketed as e-bikes.

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BikeMN @bikemn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Housing policy is transportation policy. BikeMN has joined the Yes To Homes Steering Committee because where we build homes decides whether a walk or ride is even possible. MN is short 100k+ homes, shaping everything from school commutes to the cost of living where we ride. Read more ⤵️⤵️⤵️

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BikeMN Has Joined the Yes To Homes Coalition Steering Committee! - Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota

BikeMN has joined the steering committee of the Yes to Homes Coalition, because housing and transportation can only move forward together.

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Ken McLeod @kenmcld.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

For everyone who likes parsing documents that purport to be a strategy, but are more about messaging, here's a blog I wrote about what's in and what's not in the new USDOT National Roadway Safety Strategy bikeleague.org/a-new-nation... Deep cuts include references to an Inspector General Report

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A New National Roadway Safety Strategy...but Without the Bike Safety? | League of American Bicyclists

The Trump administration has published a new National Roadway Safety Strategy (NRSS). It is 12 pages long. The previous one was 42 pages. It contains 15 key activities. The previous…

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BikeMN @bikemn.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We sent a letter to state leaders urging long-overdue action on retailers selling electric motorcycles as "e-bikes." The laws to stop this have existed since 2024 — now they need enforcement. Acting at the point of sale, keeps these machines off our trails and streets and out of kids' hands.

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Minnesota State Leaders Must Act on E-Moto Retailers - Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota

September 1, 2026 The Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota has sent a letter to Governor Walz, Attorney General Ellison, and the commissioners of Commerce, Transportation, and Health, urging a coordinated re...

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BikeMN @bikemn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Do you feel that change in the air? The State Fair signals that fall will be arriving soon with all its colors and apple flavored goodness. The days may get shorter but the biking gets even better! Have you grabbed your Twin Cities Bike Tour Tickets yet? #TheGreatMinnesotanBikeTogether

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Twin Cities Bike Tour - Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota

The Twin Cities Bike Tour is an annual autumn bike ride tradition with routes around the Twin Cities Minnesota metro area.

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BikeMN @bikemn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Our friends over at Oh the Urbanity are looking for some info about cargo-bikes in cold and snowy places.

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BikeMN @bikemn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

It is long past time that leaders stop viewing paint as meaningful infrastructure. If the goal is getting more people, and more types of people riding, and to promote roadway safety, we already have proven solutions. Protected and dedicated bike and pedestrian infrastructure benefits everyone.

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BikeMN @bikemn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

“People of all ages are choosing e-bikes for commuting, running errands, and recreation. For some riders, an e-bike is a way to replace a short trip by car. For others, e-bikes make it possible to ride year-round, carry more, or travel farther.” www.pca.state.mn.us/news-and-sto...

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E-bikes are changing the way Minnesotans get around

The reasons people choose an e-bike can be as practical as they are personal: a shorter commute, a car-free errand run, a way to carry groceries, or simply the abi

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Stephen @stephen.int42.org · 24/08/2026

Peak Minneapolis.

A rideable, triangular-shaped tall bike made from six bicycle frames stacked high and three frames long at the bottom, painted red and white and leaning against a utility pole beside a Minneapolis park.

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Ken McLeod @kenmcld.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Nice article about the Safe System Approach, particularly the @mndot.mn.gov efforts to implement it @bikemn.bsky.social Keys: Adopt a change management model Define and advocate for "safer design first" Speed Management Identify leaders Establish training programs

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Jake, abolitionist @jakeduhjake.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Before moving to MPLS I sold my car. I’ve been here 3 years and have had minimal impact on my transportation needs, being car-free means I can splurge on a meal out more frequently, helping small businesses and allowing me to interact with my community. I have more money and I’m happier! That simple

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BikeMN @bikemn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Avg US household = 1.83 cars 17.9% of 192,734 households is ~34500. 34500 x 1.83 x $12k annual car cost = $757,606,516 going into the local economy or not going into debt servicing. Or about $1762 more for every single resident in Minneapolis, every year.

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BikeMN @bikemn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Landing in mailboxes + available digitally: The Summer/Fall edition of Shift! Highlights from around MN, things to look forward to in the coming months, and reasons to be excited for the changing seasons. All from the only org working on transportation equity in communities all over MN.

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BikeMN @bikemn.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Great new NYT piece on how essential the urban tree canopy is — even small gains in cover track with healthier neighborhoods. We agree. Narrower streets are the key. Protect trees by giving roots room with bikeways and sidewalks. "Save the trees" and "build the bikeway" are the same sentence.

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Climate: Saving Old Trees Might Save Lives

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Streets.mn @streets.mn · 14/08/2026

Research finds pedestrian-focused infrastructure can boost safety: streets.mn/2026/08/14/research-find… New research project evaluates pedestrian safety infrastructure and driver behavior.

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BikeMN @bikemn.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Not only are narrower streets SAFER streets, they are also key to allowing the sort of canopy coverage that we ALL enjoy. Read the latest from tree-smooch appreciator, @blindeke.bsky.social www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...

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A ‘kissing canopy’ is getting harder to find on Twin Cities streets

In many areas, our trees are too small and streets are too big, making it harder to find a branching crown 'kissing canopy' overhead.

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Erik Noonan @eriknoonan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

We are all temporarily abled. We need to build policy and the built environment in a way that reflects this reality.

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