Bike Plan

Action Request

Friday, October 1 is the deadline for public comments on the draft Minneapolis Bicycle Master Plan. This important document will help guide bicycling improvements over the next 20 years, and the city needs to here from you about ways to improve it.

Here's everything you need to know!

• The public page for the draft plan
• Public comment survey link
• Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition summary of comments

Make sure that the plan is making your neighborhood more bicycle friendly.

Happy commenting!

Goal

The City Council will adopt a Bike Master Plan with a goal to increase bicycling to a specific percent mode share with policies and projects to meet that goal, based on an analysis of existing conditions and a robust public process.

Background

The City of Minneapolis adopted a Bike Plan Map in 2001, and is now in the process of updating the map and developing a full Bike Master Plan. We're working to increase the amount of public outreach and are working with the City to develop a strong existing conditions analysis to aid in future planning.

Our vision for the Bike Master Plan is that it sets a framework for implementing bicycle improvements that serve a variety of user and trip types, supporting bicycling for people aged 8 to 80.

The City's Bike Plan documents are available online:
http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/bicycles/bicycle-plans.asp

 

Draft Bicycle Design Guidelines (warning, 302 pages and a big file):
http://www.nacto.org/downloads/mn_bike_facility_manual.pdf

 

Draft Bike Plan Map:
http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/bicycles/Draft2008BicycleMasterPlanMap.pdf

Boards from 2008 Open House:
http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/bicycles/BicycleMasterPlanOpenHouseBoards.pdf