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Welcome to the Hennepin County walk, bike, roll newsletter! You are receiving this mailing because you told us you wanted to hear news and updates related to walking, biking and accessibilty in the county. We hope you find the items below informative and interesting. Please send any feedback or suggestions to ride@hennepin.us.
Biking, walking and rolling are an important part of everyday life for many Hennepin County residents. Whether it is for transportation, recreation or physical activity, we work to create options for getting around that are safe, comfortable and efficient for more people.
Every year, we invest in our growing network of sidewalks, trails and bikeways. In 2018, the county bikeway network grew by 15.6 miles with 22 projects completed and two priority gaps in the network closed. We also installed or upgraded 450 sidewalk ramps and added 32 accessible pedestrian signals.
Check out the full report to learn more about how Hennepin County worked to serve people walking, biking and rolling in 2018.
May is Bike Month!
Every year in May, people of all abilities and experience levels celebrate the many benefits of biking. Whether you’re trying it for the first time, or you have been biking a long time, May is the month to discover and appreciate all the reasons to ride.
Bike to Work Day
Join our Bike to Work Day celebration on Friday, May 17, from 8 to 9 a.m. at the Hennepin County Government Center, North Plaza. A brief program begins at 8:30 a.m.
Ride on your own or join a group ride, starting at locations around Minneapolis and first-ring suburbs and heading downtown. Find ride near you at tcbiketoworkday.org
For more information and more ways to celebrate Bike Month this May, visit mplsbikemonth.org
Several construction projects and studies are underway in 2019 that include major improvements for people biking, walking and rolling in Hennepin County.
Bottineau and Brooklyn boulevards intersection
Recently completed/to be completed soon
Lake Street (County Road 3) and Excelsior Boulevard (County Road 25), Minneapolis
Work to realign this intersection will begin this summer. Improvements will promote safer crossing distances for people biking, walking and using assistive devices.
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Flying Cloud Drive (County Road 61), Eden Prairie and Chanhassen
When this project is completed, a new shared path between Charlson Road and Highway 101 along the north side of the roadway will fill a gap in the trail network between Shakopee and Eden Prairie.
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66th Street (County Road 53), Richfield
Three miles of new protected on-street bike lanes and shared off-street trails are now open in Richfield. These high-comfort bikeways will serve local business districts, jobs, schools and other key destinations. Other pedestrian improvements include new wider sidewalks, green boulevards, enhanced intersections with shortened crossing distances, updated signals and high-visibility crosswalks.
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Nicollet Avenue (County Road 52), Bloomington
Improvements are planned for spring 2019 for this nearly 2.5-mile segment along Nicollet Avenue between American Boulevard and Old Shakopee Road (County Road 1). This corridor will be restriped from four lanes to three lanes in order to improve safety for all users. Dedicated bike lanes are included in this project.
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Studies and future projects
Broadway Street Northeast (County Road 66), Minneapolis
Repaving is planned for summer 2019 for this segment of Broadway Street Northeast from Marshall Street (County Road 23) to Stinson Boulevard (County Road 27). A study is underway to determine if some improvements for people biking, walking and rolling can be made this summer in conjunction with the repaving and restriping.
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Bottineau Boulevard (County Road 81), Brooklyn Park
The Crystal Lake Regional Trail will be extended along Bottineau Boulevard and shared paths will be added along Brooklyn Boulevard (County Road 152) between West Broadway and 83rd avenues. Road reconstruction is scheduled to begin summer 2019.
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Lake Street Connections (County Road 3), Minneapolis
As part of the MnDOT 35W@94: Downtown to Crosstown project, Hennepin County is adding wider sidewalks, improved pedestrian ramps, and intersections that are easier to cross along Lake Street near I-35W. This project also adds a trail connection from the planned transit station at I-35W and Lake Street to the Midtown Greenway.
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Mill Street (County Road 82), Excelsior and Shorewood
A study is currently underway for an off-street multi-use trail facility alongside Mill Street from Holly Lane in Shorewood to 2nd Street in downtown Excelsior.
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