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Watch this amazing video of a
man with advanced Parkinson's riding a bike.
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Take a short survey to help encourage women to cycle more places
more often. more...
Will Google's new biking directions catalyze
development for bicyclists? more...
Conflict resolution tips to
better share the road. more...
Families sought to host bicycle racers in
June. more...
Ever wondered just what causes traffic
jams? more...
Fake potholes to slow
drivers? If only we had that problem! more...
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Bike Walk Week for the Twin Cities is June 5-11. Registration for individuals and teams is now open.
Bike Walk Week website
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April is
Distracted Driving Awareness Month
Please bus or telework instead!
A reminder that in Minnesota it has been illegal to text, read or send messages from your cell
phone while driving since 2008.
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We're
a non-profit that improves access and mobility for those who travel in
and around St. Paul.
www.smart-trips.org
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Local
bike-friendly workplaces recognized nationally
George Hamm from Ramsey County shows off convenient bike parking facilities
Three St. Paul workplaces were recognized last month by
the League of American Bicyclists as 2010 Bicycle Friendly Businesses. Ramsey County, Fresh Energy and Fein Violins were honored among only 48 other workplaces
nationally. Live Green Apartments (Skally Management) also received an
honorable mention.
Businesses that apply for the award are contributing to a
more bicycle-friendly lifestyle for their employees. Our local honorees
serve as an example for best practices and innovations in bicycle
friendliness at the workplace.
Ramsey County makes bicycling an easy option for transportation by
provides amenities such as convenient bicycle parking and bicycle
sharing for St. Paul employees at the Government Center West and Ramsey
County Courthouse.
Interested in being a 2011
bike-friendly business? Contact Damian Goebel at
651-224-8555 x24 or dam...@smart-trips.org.
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This Earth
Day: Think globally, telework locally
 St. Paul Smart
Trips, in partnership with eWorkPlace is encouraging St. Paul commuters
to register and make the pledge to telework for one or more days per
week from April 11-24.
Win an Apple
iPad or a Netbook Computer!
Telework Twin Cities
April 11 - 24, 2010
Register here!
Special offer! Print your
registration confirmation from Telework Twin Cities and show it at CoCo cowork space
for a free day of service.
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Announcing
our new board members for 2010
This month St. Paul Smart Trips will introduce 5 new board
members representing community, business and government interests. All
are passionate about encouraging and improving transportation options
in St. Paul. Welcome!
Joe Barbeau - St. Anthony Park
- Experience
in transit, greenways and trails planning
- Works
with U of M's Center for Transportation Studies (CTS)
- Bus
commuter
- 12
years experience working with elected officials at the state
Senate and County level
- Launched
Active Living Ramsey County (ALRC)
- Long
time West Side resident
- Directs
the Central Corridor and East Metro Partnerships for the Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce
- Experience
working on the Hiawatha Light Rail project
- Walks,
buses and bikes to work
Hai
Truong - Thomas / Dale
- Owner
of Ngon Vietnamese Bistro
- Avid
bicyclist for recreation and transportation
- Active
in the Frogtown community
- Former
Executive Director of The Neighborhood Energy Connection (curbside
recycling programs)
- Director
of the High Winds Fund for Macalester College
- Focused
on livability issues in neighborhoods around campus
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Bring the
Commuter Challenge to your workplace!
 We're partnering
again this year with Metro Transit to bring the Commuter Challenge to St. Paul!
The Commuter Challenge runs now
through June 27, 2010 and
encourages participants to explore physically and environmentally
healthier ways of getting around.
Taking part is simple:
Just replace a trip that you might
normally drive for with one by foot, bike, bus or train. If
that's old hat to you, take it a step further and challenge yourself by
trying out carpooling, vanpooling or teleworking.
Replace just one car trip and you'll be entered into the Grand Prize
drawing for REI gift cards, bike commuter packs, an Amazon Kindle and
more.
For workplaces: Click here to order
promotional materials and schedule a commuter fair!
For individuals: Register now at mycommuterchallenge.org
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St. Paul Transportation Committee seeks members
The City of Saint Paul seeks residents and employees to serve on the
new Transportation Committee, which will advise the Planning Commission
on transportation-related plans, policies and projects.
The committee will consist of four members of the Planning Commission
and eight non-members representing different areas of interest, such as
transit, bicycling, freight, pedestrian, etc.
Members must live or work in Saint Paul, commit to a three-year term,
and attend approximately 2 meetings per month which will be on Tuesdays
from 4-5:30pm at City Hall.
Deadline for application is April 30,
2010.
Learn more: Apply online here
or contact Donna Drummond at donna.d...@ci.stpaul.mn.us or 651-266-6556.
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Central
Corridor: Committees forming to address detailed construction concerns
 The
CAC will be transitioning to Construction Communication Committees,
which will focus more on detailed and localized concerns as a result of
construction.
The outreach staff is seeking nominations this spring and will hold a
joint kickoff meeting this summer.
Last month at the final meeting of the Central Corridor Community
Advisory Committee (CAC), Metropolitan Council Chair Peter Bell thanked
members, including St. Paul Smart Trips director Jessica Treat, for
their work over the past three years.
Bell acknowledged the role that the CAC and its members have played in
impacting the look and operation of the line including full build out
of the three stations at Hamline, Western and Victoria.
Nominate yourself: Contact
Robin Caufman at robin....@metc.state.mn.us or 651-602-1457
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