Bicycling in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Bicycling Program helps those who live and work in the city to use bicycles as a low polluting, cost-effective, and healthy way to travel. Minneapolis was been ranked as one of the best biking city in the country by Bike Score, the #2 biking city by Bicycling Magazine, and the #4 bicycling city in the nation by the US Census Bureau. Minneapolis has 92 miles of on-street bikeways and 85 miles of off-street bikeways. The city has also been awarded with the League of American Bicyclists’ Bicycle Friendly Community Award. Minneapolis is home to Nice Ride Minnesota, the Bike Walk Ambassadors, and the Midtown Bike Center.
Learn more about the City of Minneapolis Bicycle Program.
Understanding Bicyclist-Motorist Crashes in Minneapolis
The 2011 Minneapolis Bicycle Master Plan calls for a 10 percent annual reduction in the number of bicyclist-motorist crashes. To better understand what is causing crashes and to meet reduction goals, Public Works examined 2,973 bicyclist-motorist crash records from 2000-2010. Specific crash attributes were extracted from Minnesota Department of Public Safety accident reports, analyzed and mapped.
The analysis found that crashes are complex events and there is no one factor that is contributing to crashes. However, three primary conclusions emerge from the data:
- Most crashes are occurring at intersections along major arterials
- Motorists are not seeing or yielding to bicyclists
- Bicyclists are not riding in a predictable manner
Understanding New Bicycle Markings in Minneapolis
Over the past two years, Minneapolis has doubled the miles of on-street bikeways. Whether you are driving a car or riding a bike, it is important that all road users know what all the new markings mean. Two new videos produced by the City of Minneapolis will help bicyclists and motorists better understand how to safely coexist on city streets. Check out the videos below and visit the Understanding New Bicycling Markings page for more information.
Check out these other videos about biking in Minneapolis.
Biking in the City (English)
Riding a bike is one of the most popular ways to get around Minneapolis. See why it's important for both cyclists and drivers to know the road in this video from the Minneapolis "Did you know..." series.
Conociendo el Camino o Andando en Bicicleta en la Ciudad (Spanish)
Andar en bicicleta es una de las maneras mas populares de ir a muchos sitios en Minneapiolis. Vea porque es importante para los ciclistas y conductors conocer el camino,en este Video de las series "Sabia Usted…" de Minneapolis.
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Last updated Feb. 1, 2013