#uspirg

[yeswecanvass]

Reblog if you’ve ever worked for The Fund.

[milwaukeestat]

Is Milwaukee ready for a bike share?

According to a USPIRG report, our metro lately experienced a 21% decrease in vehicle miles traveled. (The second largest decline in cities where the data were available). I'd say that bodes well for bike share's feasibility.

(via madisonbikeblog.com)

[scottdshaffer]

Their recommendation:

Support the desire of Millennials and other Americans to drive less. The Millennial generation is saying loud and clear that it is looking for alternatives to auto-oriented lifestyles. Reducing the growth in driving on American roads can bring great benefits to society—curbing the nation’s dependence on oil, reducing congestion without the massive expense and disruption of expanding highways, and reducing emissions of air pollutants that threaten the environment and public health.

RELATEDLY, there's a public meeting from 5-7 pm tonight at the Mill City Museum about the redesign of Washington Avenue in downtown Minneapolis. When we rebuild the street, should we make it accommodate bicycle and pedestrian traffic, which would benefit local business, or should we keep it as a barren, dangerous mini-freeway?