About a year ago, I posted about the Minneapolis bike share program that Bike Walk Twin Cities was encouraging with its $1.75 million grant.
Since that post, Minneapolis/Saint Paul has gone from simply boasting a high percentage of bicyclists to being declared this year’s most bike-friendly city by Bicycling Magazine. I’d say that is pretty incredible considering how the weather can go from 90 degrees with 70% humidity to 30 below with snow mountains and glistening ice sheets.
The fact of the matter is that the city itself is promoting bikes as a mode of transportation fast and hard. You can see by Google Maps (now featuring bike lanes/pathways) just how easy it is to get from A to B in the entire metro area.
Furthermore, the bike share program I posted about last year, lovingly dubbed “Nice Ride Minnesota,” has been launched. These attractive bikes are equipped with a basket, a fender, and adjustable seats. Don’t forget your helmet, though, because these don’t come with it. You must to protect your head!
Check out all the locations you can pick them up and drop them off as well:
Currently the bike share program is only in Minneapolis but the plan is to expand it further and further into Saint Paul and surrounding cities. I’m pretty stoked, even though chances are I won’t use it. I have my own bike and its a Panasonic. No joke.
Still, for everyone that just wants a ride once in awhile, doesn’t want to store a bike, can’t afford a bike (even though you can get used ones for cheap from Craigslist and many used bike shops), or needs transportation from bus-stop to bus-stop, Nice Ride Minnesota is for you!
Get goin’!
Best,
Jaell
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