There are efforts to start a new statewide bicycle advocacy organization. Currently, it is going by the name of the Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota, which is a throwback to an earlier organization that once existed but has long been defunct. If you’re interested in volunteering to work for this organization, the first worker-bee committee meeting is coming up this Wednesday. Here are the details from the email that I received:We have a location for the Bicycle Advocacy Organization meeting:
July 16 – 6:00 PM
Bloomington REI store
MAP:
http://www.rei.com/map/store/15
BIKING DIRECTIONS:
From southwest Mpls. take Penn to 73rd. Then cross 35W on the footbridge, head east to Lyndale and south to the store.
or
From the North take Portland over 494, then American Blvd. to the store.
AGENDA
Status of the new statewide bicycle advocacy organization, The Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota or BikeMN for short
- Organizational Structure
- Committees
- Goals
Launch Plan
- Focus Groups Meetings throughout the state
- Fall Events
Bicycle Education and LCI training
Complete Streets
Bikes at Republican National Convention
Thunderhead meeting and Pro-bike/Pro-walk Conference
I’m not sure that I’ll actually bike there. There aren’t that many bike-friendly ways to get to that particular REI.
